The Tale of The Goddess of the Grain


    Lo, I speak of the Goddess Dhena


    And Her Origin, the Goddess Sala


    I speak of them and the tale of the Goddess of Grain.


    Many moons ago, when men had been merry


    Sala sat upon the mountains and spoke with the God of Fire


    He, whom we call called Mere.


    They spoke of their power


    Mere, in his pride, decided to challenge Sala.


    He said that he could provide wealth and fortune


    And Sala accepted this, and so went Mere over the skies


    He became as the sun, but his power was great


    His harsh heat burned the four corners


    And ripped water from its rivers


    And crushed down the grains of the earth


    Lo, the mortals prayed in their hunger and sorrow


    They beat down on the earth


    The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.Mere too saw the sorrow of his actions


    And began prostrations, a god to a god.


    Then, Sala broke from her meditation.


    She looked upon those who prayed and understood.


    From her hair, she plucked a strand and threw it onto the earth


    From it came the Goddess Dhena, born of Sala.


    She bore the flowers of the four corners on her hair


    In one hand, she bore a jug which carried the Life Waters


    And in the other a loaf of seed bread.


    She poured water from her jug, and water returned


    She fed the earth of her bread, and grains sprouted


    She became the Goddess of Grain and Food


    And so nurtured her devoted


    Mere, astounded by the beauty of Dhena,


    Begged for her hand and so she accepted.


    This is when Mere and Dhena became one


    Mere’s power was soothed by the Compassion of Dhena


    And Dhena’s compassion was measured by the Justice of Mere


    For where this is power, there must be control and wisdom


    And where there is Mercy, there must be fairness.