BatukAnna

BatukAnna

You came running when my soul cried,

not in a temple,

but in my house, in a helpless situation.

I knew not of your existence,

yet you sent your grace through wagging tails.

I was always afraid of dogs,

but suddenly, you sent a sick one,

and everything changed.

Oh Batuka, I didn’t rescue the dog,

It rescued my Jiva from the clutches of Kali-Purusha.

Every small heartbreak,

every shameless mistake,

you carried them all, asking for nothing in return.

You placed me before my Guru,

even though I had not put forth steady effort in questing one.

Even now, when I feel unsafe,

The presence of a small dog calms my restless mind.

I have not realized much yet,

still but a pashu at your feet,

and you, the complete embodiment of Mahadeva’s Guru tattva,

hold me in your arms,

gently guiding me to the greatest Maa Adya Maha Kali,

beyond procedures, beyond rituals.

I never knew which female form to seek,

yet you placed the Guru and my Ishta before me,

not in some distant temple,

but on my phone,

a dissolving of all procedures.

Forever indebted to you, Batuka.

I do not know what you see in this Jiva,

burdened with tons of karma,

but you, the kindest Guru, have always been here,

even before I knew you.

I love you, BatukAnna.

-Kaliputri Shwetha