The Ultimate Liberator!

For the seekers of knowledge
Can there be a knowledge?
better than
The Knowledge of The Divine, Shri Rama!

The one who liberated
Even the blades of grasses
And all the swarms of ants

Leaving none behind
That ever existed
In the Good City of Ayodhya

And placed them in
An exotic heaven
Created exclusively for them
By the Great Grandshire Brahma!

-Nammazhvaar


Ramayanam is Agriculture
Bhagavatham is Harvest
-Me


The twin-syllable, Rama
When a devotee exalts!
The Birth-Death cycle
It permanently halts

Goodness and Wealth
It everyday brings
Sin and poverty
It cleanses and shrinks

-Kambar


Goodness Honesty Sweetness Simplicity
Gentleness Strength Humility Bravery
Valour Talent Prowess Success
Memory Trustworthiness Heroism Genuinity
Such adorable qualities and so much more
By chanting Rama's name you will score!

-Me

My Lord's Story: Goodness Incarnate

Ramayanam in English poetry.

The Supreme Lord of the Universe was once born on this earth as a Human Being, faced challenges and had His share of pain and pleasure going through both good and bad times like any of us. Like any of us He too, took His turn in laughter and cry.

This humility of The Lord, that makes Him come down to earth and share with us our difficulties to show us a way to handle them is what I admire in Him. This quality of Him, makes me surrender to Him unconditionally and makes me want to sing His Glory on and on and on.

My Lord's Story is an out pour of my devotion that seeps out in gratitude for the pains He took to be a lighthouse for us, to cross the ocean of Samsara.

Links to all the posts have been provided in an order on the right side column.


Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Sugar to the Soul.

Of all the names, I've ever heard
Of all the names, I've ever uttered
Your name, my Lord, is a sugar to my soul
It makes me feel complete and whole

Everytime I utter your name
My turbulent mind becomes tame
Heals me off my wounds and pain
How do I express the joy I gain?

Like a chocolate that melts on the tongue
My heart does melt when your name is sung
Like the sweetness that spreads from the sweet
My hearts pumps bliss at every beat

Shiva Himself cherishes it
Mighty Hanuman lives by it
Mystic Kabir was drunk with it
Gandhi Mahathma relished it

Wonderful devotees you've always had
Delight to the good, terror to the bad
On goodness' head you are the crown
Your devotees are gems that you adorn

I too want to be one of them
On your jewels, a tiny gem
I always want to chant your name
Forgetting health, wealth, money and fame

The tastiest of all is your name
The mightiest of all is your name
The beautiest of all is your name
Cherishable of all is your name

The day I found joy in chanting it
I realised what is contentment
There is nothing else that makes me yearn
There is nothing more I want to learn

I always want to chant your name
And live a life that spreads your fame
Take from me anything you want
And make me more eager to chant

I will always chant your name with joy
Like I called my mother as a boy
For your name, my lord, is a sugar to my soul
It makes me feel complete and whole.

Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram
Om Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram
Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram
Om Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram!

27 comments:

venuss66 said...

Very peaceful and spiritual. Loved it much.Thank you.

ramesh sadasivam said...

HI Venus, Thank you very much. You read it so soon :)

KParthasarathi said...

I have no words to express my happiness when I read your poem.It triggered in me the desire to utter continuously the taraka nama.It is beautifully written.

Faith Lasts said...

Ah! Wonderful...yes the joy cannot be expressed only felt and reflected ..
Keep writing :-)
Jai Sri Ram

ramesh sadasivam said...

#KParthasarathi

Dear Sir,
I can understand how felt. It was the same joy I experienced while writing it.Thank you.
And yes, Please go on chanting the taraka nama. Drink that tasty honey as much as possible.:)

#Bhaw
Hi Bhaw,:)
Thank you. Yeah, I will.
Jai Shri Ram

Prasad shetty said...

Wonderful work Shri,Really a feel cannot be expressed only felt.......U rock Shri............Jai Shri Ram......

ramesh sadasivam said...

Hi Prasad, Welcome. Thank you very much. :) Jai Shri Ram

sri said...

well writtern - very good! :)

Parv Kaushik said...

enjoyed it a lot!!! radiates a peaceful vibe!! carry on the good poetry!!

ramesh sadasivam said...

# Srivats,

Thanks :)

#Parv

Nice to hear that it radiates a peaceful vibe. Thanks.

venuss66 said...

Hi Shri, thank you for your kind words. Take care.

Salil said...

Hi Shri,
Very well written.
Nice to see you are into poetry big time these days.
Keep them coming.
Cheers,
Salil

Rhapsody Phoenix said...

Namaste...
Well done, thank you for sharing

KParthasarathi said...

There is a long gap since you posted in the blog.I am waiting eagerly to read one.Find some time amidst your busy schedule to regale your readers with your soulful writings

Anonymous said...

Hi Sada,
Just now I have a chance to visit your blogs. Everything is fine. U can visit my blog again.

thank u
Bhagavathy
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ramesh sadasivam said...

#Venus
Hi Venus, Welcome.

#Salil
Thanks. I will try to write more poems.

#Rhapsody,

Hi. Welcome here. Thanks for your comment.

#K.Parthasarathy,

Dear Sir, Thanks for your interest in my blog.

#Bhagavathy,

Hi. Welcome here. I will visit your blogs. Thanks for your comment.

ramesh sadasivam said...

#Parthasarathy,

Dear Sir,

I wasn't very busy. But I had to take a small break from blogging. I will soon start posting. :)

sri said...

Waiting for your next post :)

Vishwanath Seshadri said...

What a lovely poem and thought, Ramesh !! I have decided to follow your blog, by just reading the first one and your introduction..

Thanks to Mani for referring me your blogspot.

cheers

Vish

ramesh sadasivam said...

#Srivats & Vishwanath Sheshadri

Hi friends, Thanks for your interest in my blog. I will post soon. :)

venuss66 said...

Hi, how are you? No update?

ramesh sadasivam said...

#Venus,

Thanks for asking. I have updated. :)

venuss66 said...

:)New posting?

Baiyu said...

Dear Ramesh,
I felt a feeling of bliss when i went thro' your poem "Sugar to the Soul"just a little while ago.I only wish to add to conclude-----
"Call Him Rama, Call Him Jesus
Call Him what you like
Justice is what He gives
To One And All alike."
Well written Keep it up.
Incidentally I was out of touch with your writings since last two months or so due to other preoccupations.Now that I have come back to normal you can expect more regular comments from me from now on. Baiyu

ramesh sadasivam said...

"Call Him Rama, Call Him Jesus
Call Him what you like
Justice is what He gives
To One And All alike."

Very beautiful lines....

I am sure this will be the feather on that poems cap...

Thanks for your contribution sir.

Niru said...

This is lovely & I have no words to express my feeling.

I liked the following a lot:
''I too want to be one of them
On your jewels, a tiny gem
I always want to chant your name
Forgetting health, wealth, money and fame''

I remembered Hanuman once I read this.Because I always pray him to accept me as either his footwear or toe ring.I wanna be like that with him & forget everything.

ramesh sadasivam said...

Dear Niru,

Thanks for ur comment. I know how u would have felt while praying like that. Thanks for sharing that prayer here.