When God Revealed Himself

When God Revealed Himself

The God stood displaying
All the splendor, wonder, dread
Of His vast almighty head.
Out of countless eyes beholding
Out of countless mouths commanding.
Countless mystic forms enfolding,
Countless radiant glories wearing.
Countless heavenly weapons bearing.
Blinding brilliance overspreading,
Boundless, bountiful, beautiful,
So he showed like a sunburst of a thousand suns.

Poem by Edwin Arnold
Rangoli Painting by Trimbhak Joshi