Omkareswara Poem by Mula Veereswara Rao

“Omkareswar “


“Narmada “
filled with serene waves,
flowing eternally,
chanting “Om”!

Narmada,
Drawn people
To dip in it
To dwell in pious thoughts
In the early dawn!

On the banks of Narmada
Juxtaposed by Jyotirlingam
“Omkareswar”!

Traveling towards
Lord Shiva,
by passing through curves,
with sensuous nerves,
into the hearts of the hills,
creates transcending experience!

Upon reaching the shiva,
People pouring sacred water,
putting sacred leaves,
putting sanguine flowers
on lingam,
worshipping with devotion!
Temple echoing eternal “Om”

People returning from the temple
Failed to notice the existence
Of shiva in the heart of the “beggar”!
resides besides the temple.