Gratitude

Gratitude

It was a vision that had brought me here

And the message being conveyed was crystal clear.

I was not meant to come here as a tourist….

Indeed, I had a mission to accomplish.

Facilitating many a smooth passage

Through the hallowed precincts of the Darbar Sahib….

Was it just a transit

From the sacred sarovar to the exit,

Washing away the impurities

That had accumulated without ambiguity…..

…..Over so many lifetimes?

Or was my soul, like a mighty river in spate,

Surging ahead in search of the ocean

Where it could finally pour forth the ecstasy 

That overwhelmed it,

That made its sheath quiver in bliss?

As the sacred shabads escaped softly through my lips,

My covered head bowed reverently in prayer,

The only words I heard myself say were,

I’m grateful to You, Waheguru,

With your divine blessings

I’m finally here!

© Falguni Chakravarty

Amritsar, 2011