It was such a peaceful morning that is beyond my expression . I was standing on the sea beach of Sagar Dweep waiting for the sun to rise in the East .
The Night Before The Morning :
I do not know why I felt much restless in the previous night and could not join my eye lashes together . After the day’s journey I took my dinner quite early .It is my practice that when I go to any place I take my dinner and go to bed early so that I can get up well ahead to catch some moments of sunrise . That day was also no exception to that . But the only difference was – that night I was feeling too excited to sleep . I was in a trance like situation , feeling as if I could not get up early in the morning .As a result after every half an hour or so I was checking the wall clock or else I was hearing the tick tock sound of the clock in my half sleep .
At Dawn :
Finally I woke up at 3 o’clock in the morning .I opened the door but it was dark outside .So I started to get ready .Time was flowing very slowly at dawn .Suddenly heard some hymn like sound outside . Again I opened the door and found the purohits or the priests of an ashrama have started their morning prayer at the Brhama muhuto ( a time that marks the transition from night to day ). I was listening to the mantras uttered by them piercing the all pervading darkness . I was feeling like an enlightened soul . The vibration of the mantras was purifying the atmosphere as the morning light started to appear in the East sky .
Journey To The Beach :
Quickly I picked up my camera and started to walk along the road that goes to the beach . Some other people were also going to the beach . It was already 5 o’clock and the sunrise time was around 5.15 a.m. It was almost a kilometer or so from my staying place to the beach . I was lucky to get a van rickshow at that hour in the morning to get to the beach .
At The Beach :
I thought there will be none in the beach but I was wrong .Life has already started its activity long back before I reached there .The visitors have already started to gather on the beach . A woman was collecting something from the beach and collecting in her bag .Two men , perhaps vendors or could be fishermen ,were pulling their van to their destination . People of different ages were strolling and waiting for sunrise .
Look At The Sky :
Wow ……… The sky looks so beautiful .It is a bit cloudy which brings a doubt in my mind – will I be able to watch sunrise this morning ? But the freshness of the morning with its bright colours makes the East sky just wonderful .Have a look at the golden lining of the cloudlets .It is just amazing . The contrast between the red sky and the dark beach makes it more vibrant .
Prayer To The Sun :
Om
Jaba Kusuma Samkaasham Kaashya-peyam Mahaa-dyutim
Tamorim Sarva-papaghnam Pranatosmin Divakaram
I pray to the Sun, the day-maker,
destroyer of all sins, the enemy of darkness, of great brilliance, the descendent of Kaashyapa, the one who
shines like the jabaa (hibiscus) flower.
What A Grand Way To Welcome A Day
Nothing could be more beautiful than this moment
Am Blessed
Am Grateful To You Sun For Giving Me The Chance To Watch This Moment :
asato ma sadgamaya
tamaso ma jyotirgamaya
mrtyorma amrtam gamaya
om shanti shanti shanti.
Lead me from the asat to the sat.
Lead me from darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality
Om Peace Peace Peace.
(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad — I.iii.28)
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