KK10---AGNIPUNEETA

Why did I set myself on fire?
Why this urge to understand the depth of anguish more and more?
Why did I dig my own brain?
Why did I need this self-inflicting pain?

My mind had to burn to analyse and understand the causes
Of agony of all life's pauses
I walked with people who underwent the ravages of cold
My heart needed to bleed to know the distress of the world

My eyes had to shed tears to clean
All the dirt accumulated in my body and make it gleam
My soul needed the fire of pain to purify me
From arrogance and ego that was a picture of me

To understand the philosophy of life
I needed to go to the roots of strife
To become a complete person
I needed to take the help of reason

After all this is verified
Now that I am purified
I know what living is all about, what humility is
What pain is, what compassion is

My mind has been sanitized
My world has been glorified
This suffering only brought me gain
I can never be dirty again!

Yes, now I am an agnipuneetha!

((Agni= fire, Puneetha= a woman purified (by))
(Based on my painting with the same title)
Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa
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