Once Narendra had decided <br />An ascetic life to lead, <br />To go ahead in that route, <br />His Guru’s help he sought <br /> <br />In the meantime, he secured, <br />A small job that provided <br />Just enough for the family <br />To manage their needs daily. <br /> <br />He told his guru one day, <br />“Oh Guru, why not you pray <br />To Mother Kali to take pity <br />And remove my poverty.” <br /> <br />Guru replied, “Oh my son, <br />True, Kali will surely listen <br />If you also sincerely pray <br />On this auspicious day.” <br /> <br />“Since you’ve doubted her, <br />And also her real power <br />All these days, you had to suffer, <br />But she fulfils her devotee’s prayer.” <br /> <br />To the Kali Temple he went, <br />Late by the same night, <br />But he forgot about his poverty, <br />When he stood before the Deity. <br /> <br />He saw her as real one, <br />Not an ordinary stone, <br />Ready to give him boon <br />When he asked for one. <br /> <br />This, he told his Master, <br />“I saw real Kali Mother, <br />And before her beauty, <br />I forgot about my poverty.” <br /> <br />In his life, this incident, <br />Acted as a turning point, <br />Bringing a change in him, <br />On the spiritual platform. <br /> <br />He became an ardent devotee <br />Of Kali, the presiding Deity, <br />From that moment onward, <br />Not turning again backward. <br /> <br />In the cycle of manifestation, <br />Mother Kali is all in one; <br />To the virtuous, a kind Mother, <br />And to the offenders, a terror. <br /> <br />As the Universal Mother <br />She has all the powers <br />Of creation, protection, <br />And also destruction. <br /> <br />As a Universal symbol, <br />Her manifestation is total. <br />She’s the Most Merciful, <br />And also All Powerful.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/15-vivekananda-prayers-to-goddess-kali/
