Dyous(The Vedic Day God) Poem by viren dangwal

he is a sacrificial fire
in which the gods are constantly putting fuel

when darkness spreads its vast sheet
even then
he is the untiring life flaming in the background

dyous, o ancient father
it is you who has made these wonderful seasons
you the wrinkles on the face
the blood of the shoots
the drying up of wounds

you are love
like a beehive full of honey
warm and sweet
present in our souls
you are
the agitation that turns the earth upside down.

Translator: Ashok Pande