They came here, drawn by love for this land,The ancient Andhra warlocks still walk this sand.Their homeland vast — sixty times our shore —Yet here they wander, seeking more.Oh Radhe! Radhe! Across the sea, a heaven lies near,Still they swim, still they fly, still they gather here.The ones who live now have lost their flame,The…
Hear me, Ajjuna… hear me, Pajjuna,When you journey toward Thiriya, seek news of my eldest son.The spies have whispered—he prays by the river’s edge. Anuradhapura burns beneath the hand of our foes,so our kin in Kaduruwela know nothing of his fate.Do not let him know my heart still searches.Discover his needs in silence, and ease…
Kavadi music, Kavadi dance, born in Kataragama’s land,As soon as you cross the Manik River, that rhythm calls the soul.I do not plan to dance—yet my body moves on its own.What shall I do, my friend? I dance, I dance unbidden. Shall we journey to holy Sella-Kataragama,And listen to the tale of Goddess Valli?Shall we…
Worship Lord Shiva!I have wandered through many lands of this Hela Dveepa seeking aid,Yet only in You—my radiant, solar, ancestral Shiva—Have I found true refuge.You are the guardian of my soul. As the elephant calf is sheltered by the might of the herd,So too does Your protection surround me.Each dawn You arrive—A newborn ray of…
Rain-forested peaks rise to kiss the clouds,Great rivers wander, flowing in every direction.In secret caves, sages dwell in silence,Guardians of the hidden powers of the universe.This is the paradise isle—Its forests breathing the air that sustains mankind. O Plata, Sandara, Arittha,Shiva, Vessavana, Vishwadeva! The palaces of ancient Hela were carved of moonstone,Gleaming bright beneath the…