Dewi Damanam

Food, wine, merry making -  the Gods partied, reveled

A tenuous war with the demons had just been won.

And the gods seemed unaware of alien presence, that had aided them in battle.

Uma looked concerned.
And accosted the king of gods.
She lead them to the edge of woods, where they sighted the alien.

The yaksha threw at them a challenge - a dried blade of grass.

Wind could move it not, nor water wash it away.
Untouched by fire and the rumbling thunderbolt, the humble hay stood its ground.

Emptied Indra asked, 'Who the hell are you?'

The alien vanished.
Uma became a column of light.
The Gods transcended.

Chronicled in the Kena Upanishad, this ninth day of spring is listed in almanacs as 'Dewi Damanam'.

-Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Kanchi.