Thursday, September 24, 2015

THE DEFEAT OF MARA (CUPID)--- 'KARUNASRI' Jandhyala Papayya Sastry


                        

 Mara,  the director of Maya vowed to rupture

The resolve of   Gautama

 And reached the Uruvela  with his forces magical

Would the son of Mahamaya  care about these tricks?
 

The ignorant Mara aimed  his arrows

At  the man of equilibrium

The arrows turned into  garlands  

And fallen at the feet of the Lord.
 

The nymphs sent by Mara

Sang , danced and bickered

Their legs turned wooden and voices lost

Gautama didn’t open his eyes.    

 

The beautiful and  romantic dance poses

Of Mara’s women  suffered shame

The sound of their beautiful bracelets

 Turned futile in front of Siddhartha.
 

The heroes ,knights, and the

Entire army of devils of Mara

Turned their tails in fear

 At the fierce looks of Gautama. 
 

As if Suddhodana came and chided him

       “ Siddhartha! What’s this, get up”

As if  the queen Yasodhara begged him

               saying,“ Lord! Forgive me!”

As if mother Prajavathi arrived and cajoled

                     “Why tapas! Give it up’

As if Rahula stood before him with eyes tearful

        Saying “ Lift  me into your hands”

All the gimmicks of Mara

And his crooked tricks fell flat

Before Sarvardhasiddhu ,the blissful mind

 that grasped  the  laws of knowledge pure.
 

Once his magical  spells failed

Vanished Mara and his army

Can the jealous fox

Face the lion of Sakya clan? 
 

Moved the waves peaceful in the visage of

The sage supreme in deep meditation 

Filled the moonlight of the full moon day  in his  heart

Thoughts rose like the sea of milk uniting the earth and heaven. 

At that moment most calm

In the  deep heart of the sage with eyes closed

Came   enlightenment illumined by the suns a thousand

 Unfolding   the mystery of the universe to the  sage of Sakya.
 

The beams of light bloomed in his heart

Appeared the light of truth and beauty

Siddhartha became the Buddha

 The banyan tree turned into  Bodhi tree.

 

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