{"id":93504,"date":"2021-06-26T16:39:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T20:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=93504"},"modified":"2021-06-26T16:45:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T20:45:41","slug":"the-immortals-of-meluha-surya-t-poetry-marathon-poem-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/the-immortals-of-meluha-surya-t-poetry-marathon-poem-8\/","title":{"rendered":"The Immortals of Meluha | Surya T | Poetry Marathon Poem 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book – The Immortals of Meluha by Amish<\/em><\/p>\n

[Spoiler Warning]<\/p>\n

Running from the daily violence
\nin the snow-clad mountains to the North
\nArriving in a land that is conflicted today
\nTo find a secret legend and himself<\/p>\n

Neelkanth, the one with the blue throat
\nsuddenly finds himself at the altar
\nstanding among gods of the past
\nand being treated like one everywhere<\/p>\n

Embarrassed at a title undeserving
\ncovering his neck in the name of religion
\nhe travels to the capital to meet the king
\nand meets the lady of his life instead<\/p>\n

“A dire evil threatens the Land of Meluha”, the king says
\n“The systems are perfect and the country in order”, Shiva replies
\n“You’re the only one to root out evil”, the king says
\n“Where the hell is evil here?”, Shiva wonders<\/p>\n

He dances for Sati, the love of his life
\nAfter saving her from an attack in a village
\nHe touches her hand to show a dance pose
\nWhen she’s aghast at the fate that might befall upon him<\/p>\n

“Get a Shudhikaran done”, Sati exclaims, running away
\n“What the hell?” Shiva thinks, and gets it done anyway
\n“Vikarma’s touch is poison and can cause bad fate”
\nShiva’s aghast at the superstition that still goes on<\/p>\n

“Maybe this is evil” he wonders
\nBut the world has another answer for him
\n“The Chandravanshis and the Nagas together”, the king proclaims
\n“They are our enemies”, Shiva decides<\/p>\n

He meets the scientist and learns the secret
\nthe fountain of youth and the formulation method
\nHe meets a brother in Brihaspati
\none who doesn’t devote his life because of a blue throat<\/p>\n

Sati’s the princess, he later finds out
\nSati’s husband died and child was stillborn
\nSati’s life is extraordinarily honorable
\nDespite the ills that has befallen her<\/p>\n

The Vasudevs appear across temples
\nNever revealing who they are until the end
\n“We are to help you, Mahadev”, they answer
\nWhile they give him the answers to questions he struggles with<\/p>\n

The king announces the arrival of the Mahadev
\nhe is paraded across the kingdom
\nA blind vikarma veteran shows up in one
\nand Shiva gets his blessings<\/p>\n

Everyone is aghast at what the Mahadev has done
\n“Past life is not a reason to discriminate one”, he says
\n“I need to change this law and I will do it”, he proclaims
\n“Are you doing it for Sati, Mahadev?” a Vasudev asks him<\/p>\n

Society needs balance and flexibility
\nThe vikarma might destroy the world because of rage
\nhence the past life sins as a counterweight
\nto restore balance to society<\/p>\n

“It is still wrong and I’ll change it” Shiva says
\n“Here’s where you sign, my lord”, the king replies
\n“The law is hereby banished” he says
\n“No Vikarma shall be discriminated against”<\/p>\n

He wins Sati’s love, after giving her what she wants
\nRespect from the people she cares about
\nThe union is announced eventually
\nand the couple tie the knot in a grand celebration<\/p>\n

Brihaspati leaves for some work early
\nDespite Shiva’s pleas to stay for one more day
\nShiva is woken up mid-sleep the next day
\nBrihaspati’s lab is being attacked<\/p>\n

Brihaspati’s lab is attacked by soldiers
\nled by a Naga, the deformed and cursed ones
\nShiva vows to avenge his brother
\nEven if his own soul is corrupted in the process<\/p>\n

Shiva sends a message of war to Chandravanshis
\nA “NO” from them angers him even more
\nA war must be waged, he decides
\nAnd thus, he proceeds to Swadweep, the capital of the enemy<\/p>\n

“You can direct the war from the viewing platform” the king says
\n“I belong to the battlefield and not the sidelines” Shiva says
\nHe rushes into battle to kill the enemy
\nLeaving a pregnant Sati in the care of the doctor<\/p>\n

“Har Har Mahadev” he yells a war chant
\nAll of us are Gods
\n“Har Har Mahadev” the army repeats the chant
\nAll of us are Gods<\/p>\n

The war is won and the royalty imprisoned
\nThe enemy king sees the Mahadev and is aghast
\nThe princess comes and claims their Mahadev is yet to arrive
\nThat’s when the truth dawns on him<\/p>\n

The two kingdoms were enemies but not evil
\nEvil resides somewhere else, not here
\n“In a clouded state, I have killed innocents
\nWhat have I done?” Shiva cries<\/p>\n

“You aren’t the first one to do so” a Vasudev pandit says
\n“You won’t be the last one too”
\n“But you realized it soon and now, your question begins”
\n“What is evil and where can you find it?”<\/p>\n

“Your quest just started, my friend” the Vasudev pandit says
\n“We are here to help you on the way”
\n“But the path is yours to walk alone
\nand so is the responsibility of finding the truth”<\/p>\n

–Surya T<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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