Gods and Goddesses – One Great Power

a poem by Ramesh T A

Bead-String in one hand and Book in another hand Goddess Saraswathi sits on a White Lotus
Victoriously invoking art with her beautiful Veena eternally divine notes infinite
To grace the ardent one with knowledge to stand in this world
    and have a permanent place in that world!

Sitting on a Pink Lotus Goddess Lakshmi shines bright
    in all her glory wearing Ornaments of Gold and Diamonds
Gracing the suitably great persons with progress, prosperity and wealth;
Briefly, beautiful Sri Lakshmi symbolises all wealth, comfort and jollity wherever she is present!

Goddess Sakthi majestically sits on the Red Lotus with a Trisul in one hand and
    a Tambourine in another hand
Ready to slay down the formidable foes, who act arrogantly against dharma in the world;
Also, without Sakthi no one can survive fighting courageously against adharma in the world!

So, Saraswathi is the source and for the development of Knowledge for everyone in the world;
Lakshmi is the source and for the development of Wealth for everyone in the world;
And Sakthi is the source and for the development of Power for everyone in the world!

Without knowledge creation of any kind cannot be good and great;
Without wealth protection of lives cannot last longer;
Without power destruction of evil cannot be perfectly complete!

To accomplish all these aspects the Consorts of these Goddesses,
    Brahma, Vishnu and Siva are there respectively
Looking after eternally the works of Creation, Protection and Destruction
    both in the world and the Universe
In many Forms of Incarnations variously pointing out the One All Pervading Great Power!

Four Vedas in the four hands of the four headed Brahma sits on a beautiful Lotus Flower,
Whose stem is connected to the abdominal navel point of Lord Vishnu
Doing the duty of creation of Stars, planets and living beings in the Universe!

Lord Vishnu reclining over the five headed Snake Bed
    comforted by the hand pressings of Lakshmi of His leg calves,
And surrounded by the Gods of Heaven ponders over the ways to protect the Good against the Bad
Keeping ever ready in His hands weapons like Chakra, Conch and Club
    to do His duty of protecting dharma!

Sitting on the highest Snow Mountain top in a best possible yogic position
With a String of Beads, Holy Water Pot and Trisul in His hands
Lord Siva coolly calculates each and everything and performs His duty of destruction in time!