Saturday 4 July 2015

Flute Player

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The Dark One*

Played His flute

The peacock feather

Attached to His hair

Swayed by the breeze

Yamuna** shivered

In pleasure

The little butter-thief

Stole everyone’s heart

Vrindavan is still there

So is Yamuna’s flow

Where Art Thou

My flute player

Make my heart Thy Vrindavan

Come Gopala***

Live here

Play Thy flute

Forever

  

*Krishna [1](/ˈkrɪʃnə/; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, Kṛṣṇa in IAST, pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂɳə] (  listen)) is considered the supreme deity, worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. Krishna, the Dark One is often described and portrayed as an infant eating butter, a young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana,[3] or as an elder giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita.[4] The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions.[5] They portray him in various perspectives: a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero, and the Supreme Being.[6] The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, theBhagavata Purana, and the Vishnu Purana.: Wikipedia
**Yamuna is a river
***another name for Krishna

 

Posted for the prompt Flute given by Celestine @ A Prompt Each Day

9 comments:

  1. There is something mesmerising about the flute and its music. I can see how it would capture hearts. What an interesting look in.

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  2. To welcome the flute player into one's heart is to welcome joy!

    Bamboo Flute

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  3. He is sooooo beautiful, like one's child in their many ways of being.

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  4. Interesting, Sumana.

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  5. I love reading your work and learning more about the Gods and Goddesses!

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