The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 8/Writings: Prose And Poems/Shiva In Ecstasy

Shiva is dancing, lost in the ecstasy of Self, sounding his own cheeks.

His tabor is playing and the garland of skulls is swinging in rhythm.

The waters of the Ganga are roaring among his matted locks.

The great trident is vomiting fire, and the moon on his forehead is fiercely flaming.