1001

O Lord,
I heard much about You,
but I am unable to recognise You,
what a pity!

After much thinking,
this much only could I understand:
to Your grace
there is no alternative.

How can a drop attain the ocean?
It cannot but dissolve into it.

If the light of a lamp wishes to hold the moon,
it has no alternative but to become the moonlight itself.

The love between You and me,
knowingly or unknowingly
has lasted for ages.

The love You awaken
removes all ignorance
and bestows eternal knowledge.

1002

O Lord,
do not forget
that You love me.

Do not break the garland
that I threaded.

Do not allow the honey
that started flowing in my mind,
at the time of sunrise,
to dry up
by the heat of fire or intense sunshine.

Do not allow the memory
of the song that we sung together,
in the light- bathed moonlit night,
to be wiped out by storms and meteors.

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Do not forget You once loved me.
I have woven this garland with much devotion.
Please do not tear it.

Since the moment of dawn
I have been carrying nectar in my heart.
Let not blazing fire and scorching sun dry it.

On many a full moon night,
washed in moonshine,
we sang together.
Let not blasts of storms and strikes by meteors
wipe out the trail of that memory.

1003

O Lord,
You came and loved,
but You went away right after, why?
Tell me.

Your departure
soon after Your arrival
gives only pain.

Not to come at all
would have been the better thing to do.

The garland that You put on,
spread its fragrance.
Yet, now only the thread
of the flowers that withered,
remains.
Its memory still shines on.

The seat on which You were seated,
absorbed in sweetness,
still brings about sighs in the recess of my heart.
Its memory remains vibrant even today,
in pain and in pleasure.

1004

O Lord,
after much calling,
today only You came.

But You immediately told me
You were again leaving.

In my mind,
I decorated the altar of my heart.
This time I shall not allow You to go.

From selected flowers
I threaded my garland.
To offer my love,
I brought a colourful bouquet.

Just remain seated and watch,
I shall decorate You wholeheartedly.

From the essence of mental sandal,
I made a carefully threaded
mental garland for You.
In new colours,
I shall contemplate Your pink feet.

1005

O Lord,
come in waves of effulgence.

If darkness engulfs me
and there is no sympathiser,
pierce through the darkness,
and, calling me, smile within.

I move on by Your grace,
surmounting obstacles.
I cross even difficult mountains.
I know You love the forward movement.

There is no beginning to my movement,
neither is there an end to it.

1006

On the path of movement so many thorns lie.
Why is that?
I am unable to understand it.

The time spent in lifting up those thorns
could have been utilised in work.

I have heard that if obstructions come
in a full- fledged way,
it arouses energy.

Then, in Your ideation
console me
the reason for so much obstruction.

If darkness was not there,
the value of light would not be understood.

The distressed mind only
understands the magnitude of bliss.

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Why are there so many thorns on the path?
I cannot understand this.
The time I spent to pick up these thorns
could have been utilised for work.

If there is obstructions on the path,
strength increases
and the mind becomes engrossed in Your thought.
Maybe this is the reason why
You create so many obstructions.

If there had been no darkness,
who could have understood the value of light?
Only the mind that is engrossed in pain and suffering
can realise the intensity of happiness.

1007

O Lord,
You continue showing to me rays of light
but keep forgetting the event of Your arrival.

You keep me surviving in hope
but maintain Yourself hidden.

You keep me bound
in hundreds of blind attachments.

What sort of divine game
do You play with me?

You engross all in deep slumber
but always remain awakened Yourself.

The colourful sky,
the essence of flowers,
the sweetness absorbed sandal breeze,
behind them all,
You smile with joy.

Holding or touching You
also takes place with a smile.

1008

O Lord,
By Your grace.
You came in the night,
in the midst of
storms, typhoons and heavy rains.

On a secluded forest path,
alone and in silence,
You stepped forth to me.

You came
during roars of thunder and burning lights,
and sat on the throne of my heart.

Without bothering for obstructions,
You advanced full of love.

It rained heavily
and Your head was wet,
Your eye- lids were covered with water.

Unassailed by it all,
You came to show Your form.

1009

The chariot of light moves on,
it moves on.

Passing through a path spread with shiuli flowers,
it adjoins the forest of tall ka'sh grass,
and, crossing dew- wet fields,
it advances, looking towards the sky.

Taking along the essence of life,
with light, flashing in the corner of mind,
it crushes the walls of obstrution,
and rushes on to an unknown destination.

Removing the accumulated clouds,
raising colours in the sky,
and providing a sweet touch,
it sings the song of the far distance.

1010

O dear Lord,
You came,
with the enchanting ketakii fragrance,
looking for my lost heart
during an intensely rainy night.

In total darkness,
Your unique ankle bell
tinkled again and again.

Single- handed
You removed my entire darkness,
like a single moon,
that radiates light in the blue sky.

O Lord of all places of pilgrimage,
You are the companion of all,
You are reverred by all hearts equally.

Within moments,
You removed my accumulated agonies.
And surprisingly, pulled off my entire disapointments.

I was floating about aimlessly;
You placed me in the tide,
O respected entity!

1011

O Lord,
the fog of winter is gone,
the stars started shining in the sky.

You came smiling
through the soft and sweet sandal breeze.

Tender leaves grew
and buds bloomed on dry branches.
A luke warm flow started flowing in the sea.
The chirping of birds carried sweetness,
and the buds of flowers were filled with nectar.

I decorate the festival of light
in my mind to please You.

O beautiful one,
come with Your red feet,
and colour the earth in various hues.

Decorating my eyes with the mark of love,
come close into my waiting heart.

1012

O Lord,
You know and I know...
this mutual knowledge is confined to the two of us only.

Whom should I convey the feelings of my mind?
Who on this earth can I call my own?

How many agonies remain gathered in my mind?
How many inspiring and good policies merely peek out of it?
How much pain and repentence simultaneously burn inside me?
How many days come and pass by uselessly?
How many nights only tell stories?
How many mirages dry up and
how many hopes float away in delusion?

1013

O Lord,
You are the ray of hope in the darkness.

Removing all agonies,
You drew a bright pious mark.

O dear one,
amidst the dark and rainy night,
You shine like the lightning.

O incomparable one,
on the shivering,
yet smiling, niipa bud pollen,
You poured fragrance.

You are the encouraging heavenly melody,
to a broken heart.

You continuously provide inspirations
for the onward movements on the path.

You never encourage to pause due to obstruction.
You are activity to a dead heart.
You are the sweet embodiment,
full of rhythm and colours.

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You are the ray of light in darkness.
You remove all the guilt of the mind,
and paint it in white effulgence.

In the rainy night of cimmerian darkness,
You shine forth as lightning!
Into the pollen of thrilled and vibrating flowers
You pour enticing fragrance.

You are the colourful hope of the broken heart.
You provide inspiration to move forward.
You never stop when facing obstructions.

You are the vitality in morose life.
You remain full of rhythm, colour and sweetness.
O Lord, You are so full of rhythm and sweetness!

1014

O Lord,
today I lost myself.

What for did I come to this world?
When I probe into finding out,
I realise that I came to perform action.

I had tiredness from previous movements;
I carried the delusion of many mistakes.

I moved on the path
forgetting my purpose
and spoiled things.

Today, tiredness does not arise;
delusion does no longer enter my mind.
I found my objective in attaining You
by surrendering myself.

1015

O Lord,
when we first met,
in an upsurge of love,
the sun illuminated all sides,
with the crimson colour of dawn.

The flowers emanated their call with open petals,
in a sweet sentiment, forgetting all shyness.
My heart was shivering and its pollen were vibrating.

Today, the birds chirp and sing songs,
filling their nests with rhythm.
That chirping fills love into human beings.

1016

O Lord,
is it You who came singing,
in this rain absorbed in water drops?

The kadamba flower pollen shivers with joy.
The peacock joyously dances and sings in rhythm.
The mental bees in groups rush on
with the hope of reaching their pollen.

The murmuring of the stream is resonates with joy,
and the cane grove vibrates with new enthusiasm.
The six petaled flowers,
full of fragrance and honey,
intensely long for Him today.

1017

You are the goal of my meditation.
You are the dearest of my soul.

For You alone in each generation
I return again & again.

I always want to have You with me.
My restless mind goes out towards You.
I know that You are the only entity
& that You are my dearest one:
the essence of my existence.

What do You desire?
What do You want,
remaining so distant from me?
Why do You play with me?

I am weeping;
is that what You want?
If that gives You pleasure,
then I will go on weeping.

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You are the object of my meditation,
You are the dearest of my life.
Lifetime after lifetime
I come to this earth,
just for You, O beloved one!

I want You ever beside me.
I move along Your path without breath nor pause.
I know You are the essence of my life,
my dearest and the most adorable one.

Why do You remain far from me?
Please tell me what You expect from me.
Why do You make me cry
in the games of Your liila (illusive game)?
If my weeping gives You joy,
then let me weep for You.

1018

O Lord,
come into my temple.

In each era,
I have constructed a temple
in expectation of Your arrival.

With a longing from my heart,
I have prepared my altar
that You might relax after carrying out millions of actions.

I continuously look for You
on the path of Your arrival.

I await You with the tinkling sound
of my mental viin'a'.

Numerous springs passed by,
leaving behind paintings of different colours.
Innumerable stars are set in golden light,
but You did not come along that path.

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Please come into the temple of my life.
I have preserved this shelter for eons and eons,
for Your advent only.

I erected this altar with the feelings of my life,
With the jingling sound of my viina-like heart.
I hope and look forward to that You
might once rest there after accomplishing millions of deeds.

So many beginnings of spring went by,
which brought about many a colour.
So many stars twinkle with golden light.
And yet, You do not appear on the road.

1019

O Lord,
I attained You
in the flame of fire that burns the ego.

I continue to see Your glory
in the ocean dance that destroys meanness.

In the points of the deep blue sky,
stars are reflected.
In the meager heart,
an unlimitedly deep ocean is present.

In Your creation,
O moon of the universe,
no existence other than You prevails.

Feelings of love and affection,
of energetic love
and of heartfilled love reside in You.
Within You,
all desires and thirsts are located.

That is why,
O formless one,
I cherish You.

1020

O Lord,
what love of Yours!

You smile from a distance,
filling me with colourful hope.

In the collection of blue waters,
You swing vibrantly as an illusive lotus.

O Lord of the divine game,
in an illusory and deceptive style
You come and go sweetness- filled.

The nebula in the blue sky,
remains ever smeared with sandal
and Your sweet language of love
is marked with melody and tune.

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O Lord,
You have such deep love for me!
Your far away smile fills me with new aspirations.

The lotuses in Your liila (illusive game)
are moving as lively as ever
stirred by the vibrations of ocean waves.
In this sweet game
You are the moving consciousness.

The language of Your love
is filled with the melodies of the blue sky.
The distant nebula remain ever-sweetened
intoxicated by the fragrance and coolness of sandalwood.

1021

O Lord,
even after losing,
You do not accept defeat.

Amidst sufferings,
You bring living beings to this world,
and subsequently have them struggle
to free themselves from it.

On flowers,
thorns are present.
On tides,
a flow also persists.

The bees await to taste the honey,
the essence of this nectar does not mix.

Providing the experience of pleasure,
You maintain pains along that too.

Washing off the agony of darkness,
You place the garland of glory on us.

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O Lord,
although You are in defeat,
You won't accept it.
You bring all creatures for suffering only
and due to it, they leave this creation.

There are thorns with the flowers
and the ebb and rising flow take place side by side.

In the beehive the bees suffer pain
and yet, in it lies the essence of nectar,
without which nothing can exist.

Did You keep pains and sorrows
tied to happiness
to make us realise Your deep feelings?

O Lord,
carrying the load of insult,
You adorn us with the necklace of reputation!

1022

O Lord,
who came from the world of light,
spreading His wings in this darkness?

You do good to all,
and provide us with benevolent intellect.
In Your love is mixed all goodness.

The sky was full of darkness
and within mind it was still darker.
Overcasting it all,
You poured forth effulgence.

The prajapati (a flying creature) glides in light,
small stars smile in light,
and my sweet heart,
with melody and dance,
floats adrift in light.

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Who has come,
into this darkness,
opening the wings of the land of light?

You do good to everyone
and hold high benevolent intellect.
You make good sit together with goodness.

There was pitch darkness covering the sky
and in the mind too, darkness prevailed.
You brought about a flow of light
that enlightened the entire black surface.

The butterfly is flying in the light,
the little stars are smiling
and sweet hearts flow
with rhythm and melodies.

1023

O Lord,
if there be need to forget You,
tell me about whom I should think?
With what consolation did I come
to this void world?

I called You much,
but You did not allow Yourself to be attained.
That is why, I cannot but think this way.

When I see the sky- touching mountains,
I find that they also keep their head bowed
and remain covered with white ice.
By melting into tears,
they display their reverence for Your pink feet.

The blue ocean,
overwhelmingly with a loud roar,
rushes unto Your greatness.
With arms spread out wide,
filled with sweet vitality,
it desires to get hold of You.

1024

O Lord,
You loved me with all Your heart.
I had remained submerged
in the depth of darkness.
You lifted me up onto the chariot of light.

My condition was almost like dead,
passing time in wasteful actions.

Day and night, I kept thinking
I would survive by dying.
In the end, You came
and removed all my agonies.

You coloured my mind and told me:
"Why do you keep worrying,
having already attained me?"

1025

Who is that in my life?
Who are You who came?
Who are You who coloured my mind
with coloured powders?

You opened up all the doors of my heart
and lifted me up, when waking sleeping humanity.
You brought the whole world close to me
and lighted light in darkness.

I will not forget nor leave You.
I shall never pause while moving on Your path.
My life's vow is Your attainment,
ever breaking the web of ma'ya'.

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Who are You who came into my life?
Who are You who came?
Who are You who painted my mind with red colour?

You opened the lock of my heart.
You awakened sleeping humanity.
You brought the world near me.
You illuminated the darkness with light.

I will not forget You,
I will not leave You.
I will never stop moving on Your path.
My life's oath is to dispell the illusion of Maya
by doing Your sadhana.

1026

O companion,
carrying a torch,
with what purpose did You come?

You sang an enchanting song
and overwhelmed my heart.

In this world,
devoid of beauty and melody,
You enacted a festival of light
and filled it with beautiful items.

You filled it with the sounds of numerous tunes,
with tinkling rhythms and melodies.

You filled the breeze with a touch of sandal,
and poured fragrance into the body of flowers.
Into dry hearts,
You filled a juicy flow.
You scattered love all around You.

1027

O endless Lord,
in solitude,
I seek You.

I know You surround me from all directions;
and yet, I become tired of searching You.

You are present in the high waves of the ocean.
You are in solitude and in the noisy forest.
On every pathway,
You remain with me in a calm and tranquil state.

In the clear blue sky,
in the group of stars,
in forests,
in gardens,
and in the sweet fragrance of flowers.

You remain ever peaceful,
amidst all the known and all the unknown,
O infinite one!

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O infinite Lord, I want only You.
I know that You surround me,
but still I cannot find You.

You are in the waves of the great ocean.
You are in loneliness.
You are in the forest and in the chirping of birds.
You are ever present in all walks of life.
You remain calm and quiet.

You are in the clear blue sky with the stars.
You are in in the sweetness of the flowers in gardens forests.

Amidst all known and unknown things,
You are silently present.

1028

O Lord,
who can attain You
by the power of intellect?

All attain their intellect by Your grace only.

Many a time did I come to this earth
and again left,
and observed it all with my intellect.

On each step of mine,
I realised my ignorance.
I came to the conclusion
that, in this world,
You are the only essence.

I used to conceal this ignorance
on my face,
on my eyes
and in my conduct.

And due to the load of agony,
caused by this concealment,
I used to decline further.

When I attained intuition,
then I understood,
that Yours is a non- causal grace.

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Who can find You with the intellect
when everybody acquires intellect from You?

So many times I came and left this earth.
Everything did I measure with intellect.
I now realise my ignorance at every step I made.
You are the only real substance in this universe.

In my expressions I tried to cover up my ignorance,
with the pressure of that guilt,
I degenerated myself.

But You awakened me
and I ultimately realised
Your grace unexpectantly showering down upon me.

1029

O Lord,
how much longer
will I wander about here and there
in search of You?

If my whole life passes by searching You,
then, when shall I make You sit on my throne?

I love You,
I laugh and cry for You.
I remain eager to listen to Your flute.
Day and night I keep thinking of You.

Behind all my losses
lies a single agony.
O ever-new one,
all love remains threaded in a single thread.

1030

O Lord,
who are You who came
to break my long lasting slumber?

To fill light into my dark heart
and sprout leaves on my dry branches?

To flow a tide in my dry river,
and colour my life with golden colours?

By attaining You, I attained all.
On Your arrival,
all my expectations attained fruition.

You made me forget my prolongued tiredness
and enchanted my mind with melodies and rhythms.

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Who are You who came and
awakened my long sleep?
You filled my heart with light.

You enlivened dry branches with new buds.
You brought a current of water into the dry river.
You painted my life with golden colour.

Finding You, I found everything.
All my aspirations found their fulfillment in You.
With Your charming tunes
You removed my long tiredness.

1031

O Lord,
sitting in isolation,
all alone,
and meditating on You,
I am threading a garland.

In the sandal breeze,
on the bank of the river,
only Your picture is reflected.

The murmuring sound of the stream
requested me to listen:

"Your companion is everyone's companion.
It is not possible to see only Him."

The sandal breeze told me
it would have been better
had I not loved Him.

He was the galaxy of distant sky,
smiling sweetly from afar.

And yet, by my love,
I am confident of attaining Him
This love also,
I learned from Him alone.

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Sitting alone in His ideation,
I made a garland for Him alone.
In the fragrance laden breeze from the mountains,
by the bank of the river,
there was nothing but His presence.

The playful waters making chalchal words
had called me, "Listen, O companion,
Your Parama Purus'a is dear to all,
and so He cannot be seen separately."

The fragrance laden breeze from the mountains
went on saying while blowing:
"It would have been safer not to love Him so dearly,
for He is the star of the sky,
the distant nebula,
He smiles sweetly from the distance."

By the love He taught me, I shall attain Him.

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Alone, absorbed in deep contemplation of Him,
I have woven a garland.
Only His shadow was to be seen
on the riverbanks as the southern wind blew.

The bubbling waters said,
"Listen, my friend,
Your Friend is the friend of all;
You will not get the chance to see Him alone."

The southern breeze whispered,
"It would be better had You not loved Him;
He is like a star in the sky -- a distant nebula;
He sends His sweet smile from afar."

I shall yet attain Him through my love,
And I learned this lesson of love from Him.

1032

O Lord,
at the threshold of light,
in a life that seemed a death- well,
O who are You who came?

Opening the door of my dark house,
You stood face to face to me.

I had closed the window,
bolted the door
and was in sleep
in my dark house,
when You woke me up by Your call.

In my mind,
I had been thinking
that whatever I know,
nobody else knows.

You entered into my heart
with the adornment of a king
and pointed at my ignorance.

1033

O Lord,
You came on the cart of fire and light,
and burned down all my darkness.

Who came on this new morning,
utterly removing my night of sorrows?

No one is unknown to You.
No one is outside You.
Your coming and going has been with all.
You have hidden Yourself within all.

You know me
but I do not know You.
You accept me
but I do not accept You.

You know me well and accept me.
That is why
You keep playing Your divine game, liila',
with me.

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In the flaming chariot of light
You burned all darkness.
Who are You who came in this new morning
and removed my painful night?

Nobody is unknown to You,
nobody is outside You.
You brought everybody close to You.
You hide in all.

You know me, but I don't know You,
You accept me, but I do not accept You.

Know and make us accept
that You live with us
in Your playful mood.

1034

O Lord,
in the depth of my mind,
secretly,
I have been seeking You,
O companion!

Tell me,
why did You come to me?
Into this garden,
in silent isolation?
You came and stood smilingly, why?

The flowers have become dull,
the creepers have bowed
and the earth has cracked
due to the intense sun and heat.
Have You forgotten about them?

The cuckoo does no longer coo sweetly,
the papia' bird does not sing in melody and rhythm,
the separated ones cry constantly,
and all are restless with hurt sentiments and agony.

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In the core of my heart I ask hidingly,
O Lord,
why have You come for me,
why have You come
and stood with a soft smile
silently in a lonely forest?

The flowers are fading,
perhaps due to the strong sunshine,
and the creepers are bending down.
The earth is broken from this heat.
Have You forgotten about it?

The cuckoos left, singing sweetly.
The nightingales are no more singing melodiously.
The lower beings, estranged in separation of You,
are offended and weep.
You have overwhelmed everyone.

1035

O Lord,
for You
I am threading a garland,
pouring into it all the sweetness of my heart.

Ideating on You
tears float from my eyes.

I have no strength of sa'dhana',
neither any weight of good actions.
That is why, I constantly beg for Your mercy
that, with Your force, my hopes be fulfilled.

I have neither mundane nor spiritual knowledge.
The thread of my love has also not been established.
Only tears from eyes full of pain do I possess.
With what deception do You keep deluding me?

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I have strung a garland for You,
with all the sweetness of my heart.
O Lord,
With tears, I have surrendered myself unto Your ideation.

I could not acquire the strength of sadhana (meditation),
neither could I earn the credit of holiness.
Therefore, I constantly pray for Your grace.
Could You ever neglect the helpless?

I have no knowledge,
neither mundane nor spiritual,
nor do I possess the devotion filled thread of love.
All I have is a painful stream of tears.
O Lord,
With what excuse would You make me forget You?

1036

O Lord,
You came and brought light,
and dispelled all darkness.

You told me with a smile:

"Open your eyes,
and when threatened by fear,
think of me.

Rose flowers without thorns,
tides without flow,
are not the style,
are not the flow of nature,
this fact you ought to understand.

I am always with you,
loving in pain and in pleasure.
I am yours and you are mine,
hence, discard all feelings of misery".

1037

O Lord,
after having come close
You went far away.
From this ruthlessness of Yours,
I am much pained.

Having once stood in the front,
You hid Yourself in the back.
Do not You have a little affection for me?

Raising me to the top of the tree,
why did You remove the ladder?

Handing over the nectar fruit with Your hand,
why did You throw it into the river?

You bloom buds in spring
and then burn them to ashes
in the intense summer sun.

After lighting the camphor lamp,
You allow it to be extinguished,
leaving behind only black soot.

Removing the sweetness from my green heart,
You leave it stranded as if dead.

I seek only a little grace from You,
in order to survive
until,
in Your ideation,
I merge.

1038

O dear Lord,
come into my life,
I have remained awake for ages,
waiting for You.
Please make me Your own.

There is no place for meanness in Your heart
neither is there false vanity in Your world.

You are the ever bright pole star,
showing the proper path and direction to a lost goose.

In which past did I commence my journey?
Towards which unknown destiny do I keep rushing?
My wings are tired and my eyes dull.
Unknowingly, You tied us both in one same thread.

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O my dearest Lord, come!
Come into my life and make me Yours.
For ages, I have been keeping vigil waiting for You.

There is no place for negligence towards me in You.
There is no false vanity in Your realm.
You are the ever-unfading pole-star.
Please show the direction to the flying swan that got lost.

In which distant past have I started my journey?
On which unseen path am I moving forward?
My wings are wearied, I feel exhaustion in my eyes.

So, please make me one with the unknown.
Be together with me, tied with the same string.

1039

O Lord,
with what support did You leave me
in this lonely forest?
Please tell me.

Sitting alone,
I am crying
and passing time,
my heart sinks with pain.

The flowers contain their own vital honey within,
but, O companion, You took away all my honey
to some distant heavenly world.

In my mind only one matter appears:
the silent pain of my heart,
mingled with restlessness.
It cannot be forgotten even if attempted.

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Under whose confidence am I left alone
in this isolated garden?
I pass the days sitting in lamentation.
My heart faints in torments.

Sweetness is always hidden in flowers.
Yet, all my sweetness has vanished.
O, my own one, where am I left?
In which far distant heaven
and under whose care?

In me, this issue reappears again and again.
An untold heart-beatings sways my mind,
churning an inner longing in the core of my heart.
I cannot forget this forgetfulness of Yours.

1040

Today,
the hide and seek game takes place
between the moon and the clouds
and all witness it.

Hence, my mind too
rushes towards the sky.

The moonlight awakens sparkling waves
in the river water
and all the darkness of my mind dissolves into it.

In the soft light of the evening lamp
I wonder why the day passes by.
It moves forward,
singing songs at the call of my moon.

1041

O Lord,
after having heard much
and having thought a lot,
I finally decided to love You.

After roaming through the sky,
in hell,
in mountains and in caves,
only one gem could I find.

I know love does not care for logic nor reasoning.
I do not love You to attain liberation.
I love You to get bliss.
This is the essence of all I know.

I will continue doing Your work
to whatever extent I am able to,
keeping in mind the highest devotion.

I love You to provide bliss to You.
This is the very last thing I have come to know.

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I heard much about You
and I thought much about You,
and then learned to love You.

I searched for You in the sky,
on the earth, in mountain caves.
And finally I found a unique jewel in my life.

I know that love does not obey any logic.
By my love I don't want liberation.
I only love You to get Your bliss.
This is the essence that I have come to understand.

I will go on doing Your work with sincere efforts,
keeping the supreme devotion in my mind.
I love You to make You happy.
This is the ultimate thing that I have realised.

1042

O Lord,
You are mine only,
even should the whole world be Yours.

The moon reflects itself in the pond
and yet, it remains within it.

Likewise, You continue Your divine game with me,
though You remain within my heart.
And that is why, You are my garland of diamonds.

You know my mind.
You accept me
though I am but a meager living being.
When I make mistake,
You bring me back onto the proper path,
watching me closely with stern, yet love- filled eyes.

1043

O Lord,
if anytime I move on the wrong path,
that mistake of mine,
by virtue of Your quality,
kindly pardon.

If anytime I forget ideating on You,
immediately correct that.

For onward movement,
a goal must exist.
Aimless movement is a waste.

You are my desideratum,
You are my pole star.
By Your momentum,
all move towards You.

Ideating on You
provides inspiration to move on,
during times of rise and times of decline alike.

You are the path
and You are the traveler.
In Your songs,
I sing of Your qualities.

1044

What for do you keep awake day and night?
On whom do you pauselessly meditate?
For whom are you waiting
and for whom do you carry out work?
Please tell me.

Which traveler has kept the door
of the heaven of your heart open?
Which entity has kept all arrangements ready
for the liberation of your intellect?

Tell me about it,
so that I may know about this difficult love.

Whose sweetness pervades the forests and gardens?
Whose glory reflects itself in the blue sky?
Whose excellence pervades the deep sea?
Who is that stealer of mind to be remembered?

1045

O Lord,
in the silent night,
making me forget all my pains,
who are You who came to me?
Tell me.

In this indifferent and calm wind,
has the one whom the mind desires,
come to my home today?

The sprouts of grass want greenness.
The big tree wants sandal breeze.
The pollen in flowers tell to the fragrance,
that they too want it.

The stone pieces on the road say
they want to be constantly trampled upon by Him.
The snow peaked mountains
desire to melt under His love.

The buzzing bees in the lotus grove,
secretly beg:
"You are the ray of our hope.
Come on this golden morning."

1046

O Lord,
You are the eternal and absolute truth,
You are self- dependent,
ever new and timelessly old.

You are the ultimate shelter for the destitute.
You are the arrival of dawn during darkness.

Those who came, have now departed.
Those who have not yet come,
will likewise come and again depart.

O Lord, You were in the past, You are present now
and You will forever remain,
ever victorious over time.

Your ideation enchants those who sing Your qualities.
In Your existence,
they attain a sweet and eternal life.

1047

I move on silently,
now that my chance has come.
The unknown voice is calling me.
Hence, I shall salute all.

I was with all,
day and night,
in pain and in pleasure,
in various actions,
with different forms and adornments.

Now I wish to bid farewell to all.

I did not serve others,
but gave only discomfort.
I got much joy,
but wanted still more.

The night is over.
The morning light appeared.
Hence, opening the door,
I move on.

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Let me go as a silent one.
I dreamed of Your unknown voice
in my relaxed moment.
I bid my pranam (farewell) to everyone.

I kept company with all in their pains and pleasures,
in different works, forms and decorations,
so good bye for today.

I could not give any composure,
I only gave pains.
I got a lot of happiness, and wanted still more.
The night is ending, the dawn is blossoming.
Let me go out, let me open the door.

1048

Who is He endlessly singing His songs?
Who is He playing His flute
in a sweet and enchanting way,
and yet, with silent pain?

He is not concerned about time
nor cares for worldly shyness.

By His distant pull,
He generates pain within me
and fills my heart
with injury and agony.

The introduction of the two of us,
since the first morning,
gradually matured into love.
Place and time drifted away,
and only love remained.

I keep floating on
towards an unknown and heavenly destination.

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Who is He singing endlessly for me?
Who is He playing the flute with enchanting sweetness,
expressing untold pain?

He surpasses the limitations of time,
not paying heed to the formality of worldly affairs.
He attracts me towards a far distance,
generating inexpressible pain in my heart.

The acquaintance I made on my life's first dawn,
is being gradually filled with love.

Time and place disappeared, only love remains.
I am flowing in light, floating towards a heavenly world.

1049

O Lord,
I am in search of You.

I went to my garden to look for You
but You did not let Yourself be caught.

Oscillating in the swing of hope and dispair,
my mind rushes onto innumerable unknown worlds.

From wisdom talks
and discussions on philosophy,
nothing was ever gained.

I searched You
in the depths of the sea,
in gardens and forests,
in the various beautiful forms of flowers,
in the sky and in the air...
but I did not search You
in the depth of my mind.

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I am in search of You.
I keep searching but You do not come to me.
In no place of pilgrimage,
no meadow,
nowhere do I find You.

I swang in the cradle of hopes and desperation
and my mind was lifted unto an unknown world.

I attained nothing in discussions of knowledge
and meetings of logic and reasoning.

I was in quest of You
in the sea,
in deep forests,
in flower gardens,
in the sky,
in the wind
and in so many expressions of flowers,
but never did I try to find You within me.

1050

O Lord,
forgetting You,
I was submerged in deep layers of darkness.
Why did You not prevent this to happen?

I forgot my heart, became cruel,
and adopted devilishness.
Why did You tolerate these afflictions of mine?

Not observing the beacon of light,
neither following the path of logic,
I continued moving about with pride,
blinded by intense attachments.

Not removing my own faults,
but instead blaming others,
I proudly blabbered on,
shaking the sky and the air.

1051

O beautiful Lord,
You came and smiled sweetly.

Spreading heavenly effulgence,
You sat on the inner recess of my heart.
In my garden,
buds were covered with tender leaves.

My mental bee remained awake,
hoping to become absorbed in Your sweetness.

In that loving environment,
with a lively touch,
pollen appeared in flowers.

Enchanted by the sandal breeze,
peacocks then began to dance.

And with divine effulgence,
the ocean started swinging freely.

You entered into my life,
forgetting Your grandeur and attributes.

1052

O Lord,
taking Your sweet ideation,
what happened to my mind?

All worldly bondages snapped off into infinity.
Only tears flow from my eyes,
and my heart has accepted defeat.

In a startling flash,
the stealer of mind won my heart.

Crying and laughing
time and again, coming and going,
do not persist anymore.

At the end of the divine play,
You gave me the most valuable treasure.

1053

From the arena of light,
a fairy came down,
spreading its colourful wings.

It performed excellent actions
and annihilated all mental darkness.

Let none hate anyone.
Let none snatch away the morsel of food
from other people's mouth.

Let all have education,
medical treatment,
housing and clothing.

All human beings are our brothers.
Let there be no disputes.
Pain and pleasure of one
is pain and pleasure of all.

1054

O Lord,
in Your mental arbour of ma'dhavi flowers,
I sat alone by myself.

In that isolated arbour,
at night,
the moonlight peeped through.

The sandal breeze came and again went away,
gently whispering to me:

"Stay here, understand my agony,
listen to what the peacock says.

Put your spare time into action,
forgetting all agonies of the past.

Look forward with courage,
forgetting what came and went."

1055

O Lord,
leaving You,
where shall I go?
Kindly tell me.

By Your light, the world is illuminated,
and life becomes vibrant with joy.

Right from the beginning of creation,
You remain continuously present
in both life and death,
individually as well as collectively.

O tranquil one,
You pervade each atom,
each life and mind.

There is no place, where You do not exist.
There is no form, where You are not seen.
There is no tune, which You do not sing.
By Your rhythm, all become vibrant.

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Where could I go, leaving You, tell me.
The creation is brightened with Your light
and life is glittering with Your happiness.

From the early period of my life
You were with me
in both life and death.

You are in my deep heart,
undisturbed one,
You alone realised me
and only You dwells in every pore
of my cells and mind.

Scarcely a land is there where You do not exist.
Hardly any form exists where You are not present.
There is no melody in which You did not sing.
Everything remains illuminated by Your rhythm.

1056

O Lord,
even after seeing You,
it is difficult to recognise You properly.

Whenever I think
I have recognised You
and understood everything
on the strength of intellect,
then, by striking me secretly,
You make me realise my ignorance.

Whenever I think
I have obtained much
and on the strength of wealth,
could buy anything,
then, by showing me the most valuable gem,
You make me realise my poverty.

1057

O Lord,
I loveYou,
with all my heart.

I developed and gained achievements
such as flowers and fruits,
that are part of Your infinite gifts.

I could not see
how much of my own You were.
You gave me so much
as if in a sweetness absorbed colourful dream.

After such a long time
I came to know and recognise You in meditation.

Much my time passed by in vain,
like a blade of grass, floating in the stream.

Today, sam'vit intuition has come
and now, I utilise my time
in singing Your song.

1058

O Lord,
remain ever seated on my mental lotus flower.

Your effulgence and the sweet pair of Your eyes,
fill my heart with bliss.
I feel shy when thinking
of Your enchanting grandeur and adornment.

You made me float adrift onto some dreamy melody.
I cannot express my mental agony,
my heart, crying in pain.
Why bear such pitiable condition?

Take me to Your heavenly abode.

1059

O Lord,
come, radiating the beauty of light.

Come, riding the cart of seven horses
through the path taken by the creator of mirages.

Come, and love all.

At the end of the dark night,
expecting Your arrival,
all eagerly await You, facing east.
For, You smile softly over the horizon.

Let all the pain of darkness be over this time.
Let the agony of inertia come to an end.
Appear in the sky in blissful light.

1060

Piercing through the bosom of darkness,
the typhoon of light has come.

Many ignorant were enlightened
and many homes became illuminated with lamps.

Now, nobody is distant to anyone.
All are closely related to one another.

There exists only one earth, nourished with nectar.
All are dressed in one adornment.

Let no one exploit anyone.
Let none feed himself by threatening others.
Let all move towards the great
with vibrant faces and raised bosoms.

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A typhoonic light has pierced through the darkness.
A lot of unknown became known.
Many houses are now beaming with light.

None is far from anyone, everybody belongs to all.
Each one is nurtured by the same earth.
All are adorned in the same manner.

Nobody is being exploited by anyone.
None is suppressed in fear.
All are moving towards progress
with bright faces and proud feelings.

1061

O Lord,
the earth became so beautiful by Your love.

By Your grace,
a mark of mercy appeared in the floral pollen.

Amidst floral pollen,
evolved melodies,
and the love filled sandal breeze,
fragrance blows by Your inspiration,
churning the minds of the universe.

The greenness filled sweetness of the earth,
disseminates Your quality of greatness.
It rushes towards You,
adoring You
and declaring You as most beloved one.

1062

O Lord,
You are the rhythm of life.
You are the heavenly bliss.
You are the ray of light in the dark ocean.

By Your touch,
the darkness of fear and agony
is utterly wiped out.

By the stream of Your nectar,
You keep all joyful
and happily accept offerings of love.

You announce in the core of my heart
that I am never alone.

In Your ideation my mind becomes fragrant.
In Your vibration,
the three worlds smile
and the forests,
the gardens
and the frenzied breeze,
all become absorbed in sweetness.

1063

O Lord,
if You do not come
what is point of my lighting the lamp?

What is the use
of my carrying flowers from the water or the land?

Discussing, selecting and utilizing
various tunes and melodies in my songs is useless.

Expecting Your arrival,
the garland of flowers,
turns out to have been
vainly prepared for Your welcome.

I was determined not to think about You,
yet, Your ideation keeps sneaking through.

Hence, in expectation of Your arrival,
I look onto the path,
keeping the door of my heart open.

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If You do not come,
what is the use of illuminating the lamp?
What is the use of plucking colourful flowers
in land and water?

What is the use of singing songs and tunes?
What is the use of the flower garland,
which was meant for You?

I decided not to think about You, but I still do.
I look unto the path in expectation of You,
keeping the door of my heart open.

1064

O Lord,
You came into my eyes.
Spreading light at the end of the dark night.

My doors were closed,
my eyes were shut.
Suddenly, surging vitality,
filled my heart.

I had been attached and bound
to mean thoughts and actions.
By giving me a jerk,
You broke my sleep
and put me into action.

1065

O Lord,
who are You who came
from beyond the ocean of darkness
to make flowers bloom and to radiate light?

You came,
breaking the knot of death,
to fill me with life
and for the removal of fear.

On the path of movement,
You remain.
Hence, there is no fear of getting lost.
You remain awake and fully alert
day and night.

You rectify my mistakes
and charge me with hope.

Whatever is required,
You provide it all.
You make all necessary arrangements for my life.
You smile in the crimson colour of dawn.
You awaken and fulfill my hunger.

1066

With a detached heart,
looking towards the sky,
what do you wait for?

In the silent night,
what do you talk about
with the moon?

The one who illuminated the dark world,
who won the dirty mind with love,
who filled the songless heart with melody...
is it for Him you thread a garland?

You consider neither gain nor loss.
Your heart remains fully concentrated
with only His love.
Your mind rushes towards Him,
who you love, without pause.

1067

O Lord, You are beyond space and time.
You have no bondages.

You are above all dogma.
You bring light into darkness.

Who, if not You, will understand,
the tearful- agony of my heart?
Tell me.

To whom but You can I recount
the core story of my churned mind?

You are the flame in the lamp
to those whose life has become hopeless.
You pull the distressed ones close to You.

You are the effulgence
that radiates in the three worlds,
and within it, I quickly find You.

Because You exist,
everything else exists.
Indeed, You know all.

1068

O Lord,
I kept awake the whole night,
awaiting You,
but You did not come.

You were in an unknown world
and went away to an unknown world,
without saying anything.

Many days and nights passed by.
My garland of shefa'li flowers dried up.

The flowers in my chignon withered away
but still, You did not come into my fold.

You did not mention Your coming and staying,
neither did You forget about it.
You did not You show any displeasure about it either.

If You want, stay in my heart forever
but do not forget my love.

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I kept long vigils waiting for You to arrive.
But You did not come to me, O Lord.

You came from an unknown realm,
And You left for an unknown realm.
But You did not tell me where You went.

How many days have passed!
How many nights!
The shephali flower garland has withered
The flowers in my hair have faded and fallen on the ground.

You never came within my reach.
I will not entreat You to come to me,
I will not beg You to remain with me.
Nor will I take any offence over it.

If You wish, stay with me always
but do not forget my love.

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O Lord,
I have kept awake the whole night,
in expectation of You,
but You did not come.

You were in an unknown world,
and, without saying a word,
went back to an unknown world.

How many days and nights have passed?
The garland of shefa'li flowers has dried up.
The flowers in my chignon have withered away.
But You never came into my fold.

You did not tell anything
about Your coming or Your staying,
nor did You show any displeasure over it.

If You want , forever stay in my heart
but do not forget my love.

1069

O Lord,
You do not know,
how much pain I endure for You.

Day and night,
I search from path to path.
Do not You see me?

Right since the dawn of creation,
I have been moving on Your path
drawn by Your pull.

In sleep,
in dream,
in slumber and
in my awakened state,
I could not come to know You.
Do not You understand that?

In the grass,
in shrubs,
in trees
and in creepers,
I moved on searching.

I know that You remain hidden within them.
Tell me, why did You not come into my fold?
Do not You have mercy on me?

.........................................................

You do not know
how much I suffer for You,
You never know.

I keep searching day and night,
on every path.
You do not pay heed to me,
You never do.

Since the dawn of the creation,
I started out my journey,
propelled by Your attraction.

I do not know anybody else but You,
in sleep, dream
and my awakened state of mind.

I search and tread the path
and find You in grasses,
bushes, trees and plants.
I know You are hiding there.

Please tell me why
You do not come to me.
You have no compassion,
You do not.

1070

Who is He standing on my path?
Tell me.

You told me that You would not allow me
to leave the proper path
and move on the wrong path.

In the front a deep pit lurks.
It is covered by a dark screen.

With my eyes,
I am unable to see it.
For, there is no end to obstacles.

The prison of ego,
and loads of
knowledge,
intellect,
name and fame
all bind me.

Removing these heaps,
and taking on You all my loads,
You taught me the practice of attaining You.

.........................................................

Who are You, who You stood in my way?
Let me know.
I requested You to leave my path,
but You did not let me go on that wrong path.

In front lies a huge ditch,
covered with cimmerian darkness.
My eyes never paid attention to see it.
Only because You hindered me, I escaped the fall.

Prisons of ego used to surround me.
They were bondages of knowledge,
intellect, name and fame.
Shattering those bondages,
You took my burdens,
and taught me the art of sa'dhana (meditation).

1071

O Lord,
You bestow affection and love
to the devotees.

Stay in my heart,
crush my pride
and take me close to You.

Under the impulse of worldly attachments,
I must not forget You due to inertia.

Hence, with tearful eyes,
I beg for You mercy,
O beloved one.

Days come and go,
never to return.
Even happy memories do not look back.

Whoever comes to this world,
becomes lost in a vacuum,
and cannot but declare
that You are the most revered one,
the object of ideation of all.

1072

For whom are you sitting and crying?
For whom are you waiting, looking at the path?

Who is that stealer of mind
who has not allowed
deep drowsiness to come into your eyes?

On the nucleus of a precious lotus
whose sweetness excels and dominates?

Who is that whose unbarred volume of hope
has filled your heart?

How much time has passed by this way,
thinking thus,
and how long
will you continue ideating this way?

Still, on your face,
no trace of fatigue appears,
from all this waiting.

1073

O Lord,
Your throne exists in everyone's heart.
Your effulgence shines in everyone's mind.

You are the essence of bliss in all hearts.
Your praise lingers on everyone's lips.

Due to Your existence, all exist,
and look unto You.

Everyone wants Your shelter.
Your song resonates in everyone's throat.

Due to Your touch,
the world is full of sweetness.
By Your joy,
the mind becomes full of love.

Fearing You,
even fear flees.
This is the eternal law.

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You exist in everyone's heart.
Your effulgence is expressed in all intuition.
You are the essence of bliss in everyone's heart.
All praise You.

All live by Your grace and all look unto You.
Everybody wants Your shelter.
All sing Your songs.

The creation is sweetened by Your touch.
Living beings become filled with love by Your bliss.
The fear of You makes other fears startle -
this is the eternal law.

1074

O Lord,
having come into my life,
why did You again leave?
Please tell me.

You kept me tied to the floral thread of hope,
and going away, left me stranded with tearful eyes.

I was bound in the stone prison (of materialism),
yet, in the stones itself I bloomed a flower.

That flower I offered to You,
with all my heart.

O eternal companion of mine
from beginingless time,
You are the stream of infinite nectar on this earth.

In fire and in air,
in all entities,
You remain vibrant with vigour.

.........................................................

If You came, why did You leave again,
please tell me why You went away.
You kept me in hope,
whilst my eyes were full of tears.

I was captured in prisons of crudeness,
I had grown flowers there.
I offered those flowers to You
and my heart became refreshed.

O companion, since beginningless time,
Your endless charm flows over the earth,
in the air, in fire, in all entities.
Verily, You are the essence of life.

1075

O Lord,
why are You displeased with me?

How many nights have I kept awake?
How many flowers have I collected,
constantly meditating on You?

My dry heart is moistened with Your name.
My valueless life is full of Your ideation.
My restless heart locates itself within You.

I am mad for Your vision.
You do come close
but do not stay nearby.
You do not speak with sweet lips.
Is there no attractive force of love in me?

.........................................................

Why did You not leave after expressing
what made You offended?

So many nights have passed without sleep,
so many flowers have been collected.
With this in mind, I keep doing Your dhyana (deep meditation).

My dry heart melted with Your name.
My meaningless life became filled with Your bhava (ideation).
This restless mind of mine became absorbed in You.
I turn mad for seeing You.

You came near me, but did not sit beside me.
You did not speak with sweet lips.
Do not You have affection for me?

1076

O Lord,
this time I found You close.

However busy in action You may be,
this time, I shall not leave You easily.

All have jobs,
who is free from action?
By action only,
the world moves on.

Fearing You might get caught,
You perform actions secretly.
I have now understood Your game.

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I have got You within my reach this time,
I have got You within my reach.

Whatever things You may be busy with,
whatever works You may be dealing with,
I shall never let You go easily anymore.

Everyone of us has to do something.
Nobody can remain without work,
this is how the world moves.

You work hiding, secretly,
afraid that anybody would catch You.
I have discovered Your tricky game.

1077

O Lord,
crossing the high sea,
You came to my home.

On the solitary path,
You never pause due to fear or risk.

I had not made any preparations for Your welcome.
No useful arrangement was made.
I had only an injured mind and heart,
but filled with love and soaked in tears.

I did not do anything for You.
I simply wandered about behind mirages.
But You held my hand
and with a loud trumpet sound,
showed me a new sun.

1078

O Lord,
Your love and song,
removes the darkness of mind.

By taking Your name
and by Your song,
even intense clods are removed.

I remain by and large forgetful of You,
and call You only when trapped in sorrow.

Yet, my pain and sorrow
shakes Your inner core.

I continue committing sins day by day,
and keep asking You to forgive me.

Due to pity,
caused by my begging for pardon,
Your heart starts vibrating.

1079

O Lord,
You are the pole- star of the dark night.

Looking at You and remembering You,
nobody loses his/her destination.

Throughout beginningless time
we have been together,
O radiant controller of time!

Your call is an all penetrating flow of nectar.
O sweetly- fragrant,
bliss- oozing entiy,
remain with me for infinite time,
ever flooding the earth with nectar.

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You are the polestar in the dark night.
Seeing You and taking Your shelter,
no one remains fearful nor lost.

From the beginning of time,
You have been with us.
Your essence, Your unique essence,
is a flow of nectar which cures all ills.

You will remain with us through endless time.
A current of the sweetest nectar floods this world.

1080

On the path of this journey towards light,
why do you sit in the darkness?

On this shining cart of effulgence,
why do you maintain
discrimination and aversion?

The horizon at the end of the land
calls with hand signals and speaks in sweet language.

Respond to that call and move forward.
Leaving the intense slumber,
wake up, wake up.

The stars and nebulas of the far sky
are not distant,
none is distant.
You are not alone.

Forgetting detachment, recognise all.
Do not think that you are far away.

1081

O Lord,
on a moonlit night,
silently and in isolation,
You came into my mind
and smiled with absorbed sweetness.

The moon in the sky was absorbed
in playing hide and seek with the clouds.

You were pouring nectar
on the three worlds
by sweet gestures
and an overwhelming smile.

The petals of flowers,
leaving all bondages,
moved into the distant sky.

The ever pardoning and beautiful Lord,
with charming love,
floated in the niipa flower garden of my heart,
kindling the lamp of life.

1082

O Lord,
even constantly searching You
in forests and in groves,
I was unable to see You.

I do not know whether You are
in mountains, oceans or in galaxies.

Do not You have feelings
for those who love You dearly?

Don't You have any place in Your mind
for those who offer their life to You?

Today, I understood
that You reside in my mind only
and that You illuminate it.

Struggling to search You in the outer world,
I had only sent my nearest away from You.

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I searched for You in the woods and in the forest
but I failed to find You anywhere.

I searched for You on land,
in the ocean, in the neblua,
in every nook and corner I searched.
I don't know where You are.

Do You not desire to think of those
who have immense love for You?
Do You not have any place in Your mind for those
who have dedicated their life for Your cause?

But I realise today, You reside in my mind.
You brought effulgence and dispelled my ignorance.
Searching in the outer world,
I am sending my nearest to the farthest place.

1083

O Lord,
sitting and waiting for You,
the days pass by.

Alas, during this grand festival of light,
why do You remain afar?

Flowers after flowers bloom,
and, due to pride, wither away.

All long for Your touch and joy.
By dance, song,
rhythm and tunes
I wish to keep You blissful.

If You do not look at me,
it all will go to waste.

1084

O Lord,
You told me You would come again,
but You went away
and forgot about it.

Perhaps Your words of love
were only of a superficial nature,
and therefore,
You did not understand my pain.

The beauty of my once decorated house is gone.
The bondage in my chignon became loosened.
The garland loop on my hairdo withered away.
All is left, is my earnestness.

With concentrated fore,
I await to hear Your footstep.
In the hope of Your arrival,
and with an impatient heart,
I count days and time.

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You promised to return,
but You went away
and forgot Your words.

You loved me only in words,
that's why You do not feel my pain.

The beauty of the decorated house has faded,
also gone is the make of my fair.
The decorating flowers have fallen,
only agony remains.

I am alert with all my patience,
waiting to hear Your footsteps.
I count the days in hope of Your arrival,
as my life is full of worries.

1085

O Lord,
please reveal Yourself to me.

During sleep,
in dream
or in my wakeful stance,
remain seated in my mind.

In Your creation, I am a mere an atom.
In Your mind, I am a mere particle.

This body was created by Your grace,
engage it in Your work.

O great ocean,
there is no limitation to You.

You can be compared to no one.
Unlimited and immeasurable is Your glory.

Let me merge myself in You.

1086

O Lord,
I continue singing my song to You,
tell me whether You like it or not.

I continue moving on,
holding on to Your path.
On this movement,
please accompany me.

I have been rehearsing my melody for ages,
keeping You in my mind.
In sorrow, in distress,
in joy and in effluence
with a blissful heart.

Come close within my mind.
Come in ever- new adornments.
Come in each vibration,
pleasing my heart
and illuminating it with rhythm.

1087

O Lord,
I sat at the base of Your altar,
with a kindled lamp
at that time of darkness.
Have You forgotten?

The light from my lamp
was like the light of a firefly.
You glimpsed at me,
lifting Your eyelids.

Today, how far are You from me?
I find myself in the depth of darkness.
Lift me up from shelterlessness onto Your shelter.

I know effulgence as truth without fearing darkness.
O origin of effulgence,
keep me at the base of Your holy feet.

1088

O incomparable Lord,
come into my mental arbour,
come with plenty of delight.

In a variety of rays from the moon,
You smile nectar like.

In the distant sky,
effulgence spreads.

The home of my swan
became illuminated by You.

Delighting the firmament of my mind,
come, O innermost one!

The earth is lost in Your ideation,
the ocean is filled with crest and trough,
the touch of sandal breeze spreads sweetness,
while, I pay my salutation at Your feet.

1089

O Lord,
on the solar cart of effulgence,
You came to take all with You.
You do not differentiate between small and big.

You listen to all minds.
I love witnessing this,
and become enchanted without listening.

I do not understand good or bad
but know You are always present.

You did so much for me
and never wanted anything in return.
Though knowing the hundreds of my faults,
You nevertheless made me Your own.

1090

All human beings are my own.
In a single thread all hearts are stringed,
for, all have the same objective.

I cry in sorrow,
I smile in joy and,
with a loving face,
love my beloved ones.

I enjoy food
when I am hungry
and drink
when I am thristy -
and so do all human beings.

This earth,
the stars,
the moon in the sky
and the forests
are loved by all.

I dance and sing in one rhythm only
and call my Lord single minded.

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All human beings are our own.
All hearts share the same innermost heart,
the needs of all are the same.
We cry in sorrow, we laugh in joy,
we love to see the faces of our dear ones.

We share food and all drink together.
We realize that all share the same needs.

We all love our universe,
the moon and stars above and the forest below.
We dance to the same rhythm
and sing with the same life's urge.
We link our minds together to call the supreme Lord.

1091

Whose effulgence shines forth
in the corner of my mind,
please tell me!

In my mind,
which long accumulated aspirations
are becoming fulfilled today?

How much time uselessly passed by waiting?
How many ceremonies ended in vain?
Who is this stranger who came today,
dispelling all confusions?

Today, the dry gardens are full of buds,
the dry lips have turned colourful.
Removing all the disgust of despair,
You sparked the candles of hope.

1092

The flow of the stream of effulgence came down.
Tell me, why.

That golden coloured beautiful current
removed all darkness.

All trees and creepers
became decorated in a new beauty.

Humanity is swung into new ideation.
Unto the eager,
You poured nectar.

With fragrance and beauty
flowers are decorated.
The white droplets of water glitter like pearls.

The ever beautiful one
came into the fold of beauteous forms,
showering His purposeless grace.

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A stream of effulgence has descended.
For what reason?
please tell me.

The stream of golden beauty,
dispelled all darkness.

All plants and creepers appeared in new forms.
Humanity became vibrated with a new wave.
You wholeheartedly poured nectar all around,
for what reason, please tell me...

The flowers bloomed in full charm,
in forms, colours and fragrance.
Water drops appeared as pearls.
He gave beauty to this earth,
blessing all out of His own free will.

1093

O Lord,
You came in the new morning,
on the path of light,
providing bliss to all.

Floating into the stream of beauty,
with a soft mind,
You removed the agony of all.

For You,
age after age,
hundreds and hundreds of songs
are sung.

Many invocations are carried out for You.
Many names and mantras
are recited with intense force.

You came to this earth,
to provide satisfaction to all.

All know You are beyond form and attributes,
and yet, everyone longs to see You appear
in form and attribute.

Keeping in mind everyone's desires,
You made all understand the absolute truth,
in meditation and in intellect.

1094

Why did the bee come into mind
and why did it again fly away?

Why does the papiha' bird sing in the grove?
At whose call did it respond?

In my mind,
I could see who sat in the forest smiling.

Why has this happened this way?
Why is He hiding within my mind?
And why does He stay in the forest?

Mentally, tell me all about these affairs.

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Why did the black-bee appear in my mind,
and where did it again disappear to?
Why did the nightingale sing in the forests,
to whose call was it responding?

I see someone sitting within my mind.
When I am in the forest, I see Him smiling.
Why has all this happened?

Why is He hiding within my mind?
why is He present in the forests?
Please unveil to me these secrets.

1095

O Lord,
whatever anybody is to tell me,
I will continue loving You.

Your love and my song jointly play the flute
in the mental Gokul.

In the eternal garden of Vrindavan,
I secretly roam.

You are the gem of my eyes,
I exert to search You.

My mental Jamuna river
flows in a reverse direction,
and speaks of Your love.

With You only lies my world.
And it is You who all inhabitants of the world seek.

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No matter who calls me what,
I love You so dearly.
The immortal songs of Your love
resound within my eternity.

Always in the forests of Vrindavan,
I wander around in secrecy.
You are the pupil of my eyes,
I aspire to find You.

The Yamuna river of my mind overflows,
and tells stories of Your love.
This experience of mine is for Your sake,
and it is for You
that all the people of the earth aspire.

1096

O Lord,
come, come into my desert heart.

Make it green,
let flowers bloom in it
and fill it with sweetness.

I have no flower to offer You,
nor any provision to satisfy You.

By Your touch,
sweetness will fill my heart.
Come and decorate it with beauty.

Touch the hot sand in it,
and, by Your blessing,
bring about more and more coolness.

By Your touch,
by a sweet flow of mind,
fill and enliven it with sweetness.

1097

Kindling my lamp,
I could remove the darkness of mind.

To remove the darkness of mind,
nothing was at my disposal.

Outside, deep darkness prevailed,
yet, it mixed with the smile of stars.

Due to meanness,
the darkness of mind further darkened.

Secretly, within my mind,
I bring a lamp with the oil of ideation
and place it on a series of waves,
that arise from the ocean of beauty.

In the firmament of my mind,
I keep on remembering You each moment.

1098

O Lord,
You are the heavenly effulgence;
I am a meager flame of lamp.

You are the nucleus of all thoughts.
You exist unseen in all actions.

The whole world and the universe are outside me.
But, sheltering them totally,
You remain greatest.

You are the gravest Guru
and You are Greatest.
In Your world, none is alone.

In which long forgotten night,
forgetting You,
did I move along the wrong path?

Today, rectifying my mistake,
I came back unto Your lap.
I observed that the wheel of Your cart
revolves around pain and pleasure.

1099

O nebula of the distant sky,
why did You remained far away?

The ideational introduction between You and me
has been one of prolonged and warm love.

You forgot in whose house,
You kindled the heavenly lamp.

I love You,
I cry and smile for You.

Carrying the welcome garland
and a tray of colours,
I await You.
I know You see it all.

1100

Which unknown traveler has come,
raising vibrations in my mind?
He brought the distant one close
and removed the bondage of obstructions.

He brought whatever only existed in the psychic realm,
into the world of forms.

With sound, touch, smell and flow,
the flood of experiences arose.

The mystic traveler
for whom I had been waiting for ages,
responded to my call.

He came to my abode without considering
whether it was an auspicious moment or not
for Him to come.

 



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