Eco-Aesthetics and the Poetry of Longing with Rick Jarow
Deconstructing Yourself
Kalydass Megaduta - The Cloud of Longing
Kalydass megaduta translates literally as the cloud messenger. Megaduta, or cloud messenger, is about ayaksha, who is a semi divine being. There's a whole kind of tradition of yakhas - they're like fairies but naughty and nice. This particular one is exiled on a mountain by his lord, kubera, the lord of wealth. The reason for the exile is never quite clear; he sees a cloud in the sky and starts telling the cloud, please deliver a message to my beloved,. And here's the route you should take.
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