The Call

A cry of agony passed through my ears,

A cry which I had not heard even in my fears,

But I realised it was the call of the seers

To the God who wipes off everyone's tears.

For a great catastrophe had befallen the earth.

There took place the disappearance of mirth.

Of violence and untruth there was no dearth,

Which influenced the cycle of birth and death.

The Lord came to the earth in answer to their call

For the benefit of seers, sages and all,

So He awakened the hearts of big and small,

And thus saved the earth from a disastrous fall.

~ Priya Mani ~
(Sanathana Sarathi - Oct. 1995)