A Charming Quandary
"A Charming Quandary"
Pieces of thy heart
were fed to nourish thee
a charming quandary
seeks the purveyor
of all things seeking thee
inside the hungry
I Am
sits at a table
waiting for you
to take your seat
left or right
it does not matter which
the conversation
will be the same
what do you think of me?
The paths you had
to take to find me?
your chair waits
left or right
it does not matter which
you are not early
you are not late
two plates
at either seat
sides left or right
irrelevant, yet solely
two plates set for thee
Pieces of thy heart
were fed to nourish thee
a charming quandary
seeks the purveyor
of all things seeking thee
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
VI, 12.
1. As the sun (goes around) the heavens I have surrounded the race of the serpents. As night (puts to rest) all animals except the hamsa bird, (thus) do I with this (charm) ward off thy poison.
2. With (the charm) that was found of yore by the Brahmans, found by the Rishis, and found by the gods, with (the charm) that was, will be, and is now present, with this do I ward off thy poison.
3. With honey do I mix the rivers; the mountains and peaks are honey. Honey are the rivers Parushnî and Sîpalâ. Prosperity be to thy mouth, prosperity to thy heart.
VI, 77.
1. The heavens have stood, the earth has stood, all creatures have stood. The mountains have stood upon their foundation, the horses in the stable I have caused to stand.
2. Him that has control of departure, that has control of coming home, return, and turning in, that shepherd do I also call.
3. O Gâtavedas (Agni), cause thou to turn ill; a hundred way's hither shall be thine, a thousand modes of return shall be thine: with these do thou restore us again.
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