Legend of Supreme God as English Sonnet
Posted on 30 July 2024; 11:55 PM IST. Last Updated 15 Aug 2024; 11:50 PM IST.Summary: Legend of Supreme God is an English poem (Sonnet), which attempts to describe the hymn of creation, which was given in Rig Veda, as Nasadiya Sukta.
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Legend of Supreme God
Swirling and whirling energies, in celestial confine,
stood still as an ocean, frozen in space;
Amidst darkness and void, of creations design,
None but One persisted, in the daunting horrid place.
Manifesting himself, as fiery immense heat,
God of Gods ended, his blissful solitude;
Splendid sparkling lights, were beamed as a treat,
desires arose to dwell, in the Lord’s servitude.
Goddess of Energy, emerged with golden radiance,
joined God of Gods, to initiate the creation;
All that exists arose, from their holy confluence,
None but themselves, could exist, in their seclusion.
Time and space are bound, to state of Almighty;
All of existence, is bound to laws of conformity;
- - - Pilla Gurumurty Patrudu
Hints on how to sing the Sonnet:
Warning: The voice in the audio files has a heavy tone weight, so it should be heard on low volume, especially when headphones are used.
Remarks:
This sonnet uses Nasadiya sukta of Rigveda for the first quartet, and for the first half of the second quartet.
The second half of the second quartet is based on vedic puranas (particularly, Sri Shiva Maha Puranam).
The third quartet can be traced to various sources listed below:
- Devi Suktam - Rig Veda
The word "Devi" in Rigveda means Goddess of Power (or Energy). This word later became a title to all feminine deities, and Goddess of Energy, became "Maha Devi" or Supreme Goddess.
- Devi Atharvashirsha - Atharva Veda
Rig Veda gives a very broad outline of Supreme Goddess, and Atharva Veda adds more detail.
The Supreme Goddess is described here as: tam agnivarnam tapasa jvalantim;
which means, radiant glow with colour of fire (gold?).
- Devi Mahatmyam
This is also known as the Durga Saptashati (which has 700 verses) or Chandipath, and is a part of the Markandeya Purana.
The most popular Devi stotra "Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu" was given in Devi Mahatmyam.
- Durga Suktam - Mahanarayana Upanishad
Authors Note:
It is the opinion of the author that Nasadiya Sukta can be interpreted in many ways. The author attempted to interpret it from a religious perspective. A rigorous analysis of Nasadiya Sukta is available at this weblink.