Translations only
Selected songs from 2001-5018
2001
O Lord,
today, at dawn,
You came
and gave the message
of the approaching new era.
You told me how darkness had faded away
and humanity had enlivened.
Humanity had shrunken
due to demons' excesses.
Today, humanity has developed
the inner strength of consciousness
to cast out those demons.
O guide of the chariot of effulgence!
O cosmic goal!
You brought in hands the water of hope
to shower upon all.
You came with a sweet smile
to fulfill everyone's ultimate desire.
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With today's morning light
You brought the message of a new era
and told that darkness would pass away
and that humanity would be awakened.
By the tyranny of the demons
humanity had been suppressed.
The conscious humanity will, by its might,
today defeat the demons.
You give us direction
and with Your own hand,
bring forth the basket of hope.
You sing with a sweet smile.
Humanity will attain what it deserves.
2036
A mere crescent moon in the sky
is enough to illuminate the earth.
You are the full moon.
Come in Your full form.
and fill my heart with light.
You are the ocean of light
of unbound consciousness.
All microcosms are illuminated by You.
Though clouds may come and go,
You cannot be forgotten.
Knowingly or unknowingly,
all long for You.
By the thread of love only,
all find You close.
Because of Your existence,
I exist in the flow of divine nectar.
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There is a sliver moon in the sky.
By it, the earth becomes flooded with light.
You are the full moon.
You come to us in fullest expression.
You fill my mind with effulgence.
In Your unbroken consciousness,
You are the ocean of effulgence.
All small drops lose themselves in You infinite existence.
No one forgets You, though clouds may come and go.
Knowingly or unknowingly all want You.
All attain You by the force of love.
Because You exist, we all exist in the flow of nectar.
2049
Sitting alone by the window,
I think about Him only.
Who is that stranger,
who, with much love,
covers my sorrows with sweetness?
During leisure hours,
when I am alone,
I see His love in the crimson colour.
Within actions too,
I get absorbed in Him,
as soon as I think about Him.
He does not forget me
even though I may do,
in His viin'a' and His tinkling twang.
My life flows on in hundreds of flows,
expressing a charming awakening.
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Sitting alone beside the window, I think only of Him.
Who is that distant stranger who loves me most,
and envelops my agonies with sweetness?
When left to myself in idle hours,
I see the expression of His radiant love.
When I think of His words I feel His close touch
amidst the whirl of activities.
He does not forget me, even though I,
resonating in His viina (lyre), may do.
My life in sweet eloquence flows on
in a myriad of activities.
2066
O my companion,
O my dear one,
You are eternally with me.
Your love and eternal song
fill my mind.
From which heavenly origin
do You come in an unseen stream?
In what tremendous speed
do You move forward?
You remain unknown in intellect,
but can be realised in ideation.
Only one whom You grace,
knows Your abode.
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O my friend, my dear one,
You are eternally with me,
Your love fills my mind
like an eternal song.
From which origin
have You come in the stream of light?
In what a tremendous speed
are You proceeding forward!
You are beyond intellect,
but can be known in ideation only.
The one whom You have graced,
comes to know You.
2085
O Lord,
You came without telling anybody,
and without informing anybody,
You departed.
I had so many more songs,
in so many rhythms to sing to You.
I could never have imagined
that You would come like this,
and that You would suddenly leave like this,
leaving me amidst tears.
Hundreds of flowers bloom
out of the dust of the earth.
Into the innermost core of each of these flowers,
You have poured sweetest nectar.
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Suddenly, You came without telling anyone;
and You left without notice.
I had so many more song to sing to You,
with so many more rhythms and melodies -
but without telling anyone, You departed.
I could never have imagined
that You would come to me like this,
and that You would leave so suddenly,
leaving me amidst tears.
In however much dust there is on this earth,
thousands and thousands of flowers bloom out of that dust.
Into the innermost core of each of these flowers
You have poured infinite sweet nectar,
filling all beings with on this earth with devotion.
2105
O King of songs,
come into my life.
I love You,
and in Your thought,
I frenzy.
You are present each moment.
The eastern sky is immersed in crimson colours,
the flowers in my garden
spread a sweet fragrance.
New and newer blue loti bloom in my mind.
Come and sit there.
I want to hold and keep You
in the core of my heart,
that I may find You close
in pains and in pleasures.
To this prayer and solicitation
and craving of my heart,
let Your ears listen
by virtue of Your own attributes.
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O king of songs, please come into my life!
I wanted You and became intoxicated by You.
You are everywhere.
When the eastern sky becomes filled with crimson colours
and the flower garden emanates a sweet smell,
a new lotus blossoms in my mind.
Please come and sit on it.
I want to hold You,
and keep You in the core of my heart.
In pains and pleasures I long for You.
This is the humble craving,
the surrender,
the acceptance
and the desire of my mind.
Please have mercy and do not ignore it.
2144
In the forest and on the mountain peak
I have searched and searched for You.
The day passes by and evening darkens.
Yet, You did not respond
nor did You listen to my call.
The burden of my heart is not removed.
(How is Your heart? I cannot understand it.)
I searched for You in flowers and in nectar.
In every particle of pollen I sought You.
I did not find You anywhere
nor could I catch hold of You.
You did not come and tell me where You were.
I wandered through different places of pilgrimage.
How many are lakes, rivers and seas
in which I did not bathe?
With no ritual of immersing my body in water
could I find peace of mind.
My heart still remains unquenched
and my eyes pour out tears.
At last I realised and attained You in my mind.
I saw the sparks of Your light
in the recess of my mind.
You can be realised only within the mind.
In a pure heart only does Your effulgence shine forth.
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I searched for You in the forest
and on the peak of the mountain.
Evening comes and my days pass by.
You did not respond nor did You listen to my feelings.
I cannot understand what sort of heart You have.
I searched for You in flowers,
in nectar and in every pollen of grain.
I could not find You
nor did You appear to me.
Please tell me where You are.
How many places of pilgrimages have I visited?
How many rivers and oceans have I taken holy dips in,
searching You?
In none of these places could I find peace of mind.
My thirsty heart keeps shedding tears.
Finally I understood and found You within my mind.
In a small corner of my mind
I have seen the spark of Your divine light.
It is through a pure mind that Your effulgence shines.
2160
O Lord,
come to me,
come into my small cottage.
I am waiting for You,
sitting with alertness.
You are my hope and cherished achievement.
You are the light and air of my life.
I come and go eternally
for You and You only.
I love You, I cry and laugh for You.
On Your lips lies reflected
the smile of the moon,
of moonlit nights.
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O Lord, come to me!
Come to my small cottage.
I am sleeplessly waiting for You.
You are my hopes and aspirations.
You are the light and air of my life.
I come and go in eternal time
for You, and You only.
I love You.
I cry and laugh for You.
The smile of the moon shines on Your lips.
2192
Let human beings do everything for the sake of all,
and let them also remember
that animals and birds are not distant from them,
and that trees also long to survive.
Losing their way in darkness,
why do humans cry aloud in anguish?
Let our hopes, our love
draw everyone close to one another.
Those who are starving and uneducated, bearing burnt foreheads from
firy heat -
I will take them all and give them shelter.
I will create a heaven on earth.
2209
O Lord,
in my mental lake,
You are the golden lotus.
I dance,
keeping You fixed as my goal.
You are the very hope
in the bubbling vitality of my life.
Your loveliness lies scattered
like the sun's rays
that fill the heavenly garden.
The buzzing bees,
hovering over the shrubs,
find pure honey.
Satisfying You is my spiritual endeavor.
I do not want anything other than You.
O vibrant one of the divine sport,
please fulfill this only desire of mine.
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In my mental lake You are the golden lotus.
I dance on, keeping You fixed as my goal.
You are the hope in the bubbling vitality of my life.
You loveliness overflows,
Your ecstatic expression renders me ever new.
Swarms of honey bees
constantly hover around pure honey.
All my endeavours are but to please You.
Except You, I do not want anything.
O Lord, please fulfill this desire of mine.
O most sportive one, O Lord!
2215
O Lord,
I love You
and do not expect any return.
Your smile and sweet flute
keep my life saturated.
Stay in my mind in all my actions.
In whatever attributes may arise,
just keep an eye on me,
O great one!
I know that I am not alone,
You are my eternal companion.
For the forward movement of my chariot,
O charioteer, provide jerk to me.
In my throat, Your song ever resounds.
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O Lord, I love You unconditionally.
Your smile and Your sweet flute saturate my life.
Stay in my mind.
Be with me in all actions.
Whatever attributes may be displayed,
keep an eye on me, O great Lord!
I know I am not alone,
You are my eternal companion.
For the chariot's forward movement,
provide jerk, O charioteer!
In my throat, Your song is always present.
2229
O brilliant effulgence,
O intense impulse,
O dearest one!
You remain most respectful entity,
even in the form of the moving breeze
or of the vibrant resonance.
How many ropes
have I tried to keep You tied with?
How many ideas
have I been trying to fulfill my shortages with?
I have always remained engrossed and busy
with my own “I” feeling.
Make this “I” feeling of mine Yours.
With my own energy,
I cannot hold You.
I cannot tie You
with my own spider web fibers.
By showing Your grace,
let Yourself be attained.
Just remember this prayer of mine.
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Effulgent light, elation of my life!
You are my dearest, You are my dearest!
In the restless breeze,
in deep memory,
You are eternally welcome.
How much do I want to keep You bound!
In how many thoughts and visions beyond thoughts
do I see Your perfection!
I constantly remain busy with my own ego.
Let this "I" be Yours!
By my own force I won't catch hold of You.
My string cannot bind You.
Please appear graciously before me.
Keep this request of mine in Your mind.
2238
O Lord,
if You had to return so quickly,
why did You come?
This arrival cannot be called coming.
By a very short and deceptive show of love,
will I not be pained on Your departure?
Much time has passed by waiting.
The limits of my patience have broken down.
Having come,
now stay forever.
O timeless entity,
do not reject the flowers of my hope.
A source of kindness cannot be called that way.
Coming close to me, do You forgot Your name?
Between Your greatness and my ego,
do not keep any duplicity.
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Why did You come, if You would go away?
This sort of coming we don't call coming.
Did You not feel sorry
for fascinating and charming my mind
for a short period of time only?
So many ages passed by waiting,
the limits of my patience have broken down.
When once You have come to me,
please always stay.
Do not tear the flowers of my hope.
People say You are the ocean of grace,
but does Your behaviour justify it?
Do You forget Your name when coming close to me?
Your honour and my pride don't permit such duality
to come in between the two of us.
2240
Days are passing by,
evening is getting darker.
The messenger of heaven came rushing down
and said:
"Come to the festival of light.
I wander from county to county,
full of love,
and bring joy to all.
Providing thrills,
with gestures
and flashes of pleasure,
my days pass by.
Filling the whole universe with my lively beauty,
without distinction of small nor big,
I love all.
Thinking of all
and seeing the faces of all,
my mind desires to go forward,
taking all
and overcoming all hindrances."
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Days are passing by,
evening became dark.
The angels of heaven came rushing down saying:
"Come to the festival of light!"
I wander from country to country full of love.
I carry happiness for all.
I bestow the thrill of joy,
dance and laughter,
as my days pass by.
I light up the universe with my loving vibration.
I do not differntiate between small and big.
I love all.
I come to this earth, thinking of all,
and I think, seeing all faces.
My mind desires to march forward
to take all with me,
to overcome all hindrances.
2266
O Lord,
awakening life into my song,
You awakened the world.
By the touch of Your song,
all frenzied with unbound joy.
Since You exist,
we all survive,
dancing blissfully to Your tune.
In the ripples of nectar,
I love only You.
O creator and maker of all forms and melodies,
You are the nearest of all.
You are everyone's closest one.
You are the aggregate of all entities,
in the sweet sound of infinity.
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In song, You were awake.
In Your mind, You awakened the universe.
By the touch of Your song,
all hearts were filled.
Because You exist, do we exist.
In Your melody, I dance in ecstasy.
I love You in the flow of divine nectar.
O Creator of all forms and tunes,
You are related to all souls,
You manifest in the multitudes of existence.
2282
O Lord,
You came into my garden,
ever so untimely.
All my flowers had withered away;
their petals had dried up in the dust.
When, in my garden,
there were flowers full of colours and sweetness,
at that time, You did not come to love me.
It is hard to understand Your play (liila’).
Will not my flowers bloom anymore?
Will not new red colour appear on colourlessness?
Will not the tree of my life become decorated
with tender leaves?
Will not You come with a colourful heaven?
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O Lord,
by Your sweet melodies
You awakenend my mind to Your universe.
By the touch of Your song,
the minds and hearts of all were filled.
Because You exist, I exist too.
to Your delightful tunes,
I keep on dancing eternally.
I continue loving You,
vibrated by the ecstasy of Your bliss.
Creator of all forms and melodies!
Soul of all souls!
In the vast infinity,
all entities are sheltered in You.
2293
O dear one,
You always keep watch
on each and every atom and molecule.
Nothing ever remains hidden from You
whatever the circumstances be.
What a hard duty it is You have!
Even with a soft heart,
You carry a heavy load:
all sam'skaras (reactive momenta)
and all tanmatras (fundamental factors)
at every point in time.
When the universe had not yet been created,
displaying dance, style
and rainbow colours
in the flow of temporal change,
You existed also,
detached from all,
unknown and beyond time.
2300
O Lord,
I am not of exhausted
of continuous movement on the path,
but I am tired and sick of my own repentance.
All my disgrace, all my pride,
destroy it and merge it with the dust.
O Lord,
keep my head lying low
at the dust of Your feet.
Raise my entire being aloft
with the eternal glow of Your glory.
In Your bright effulgence,
I come again and again
and again and again depart.
Don't cast me aside,
making me drift
along the path of negative pratisaincara.
With the gift of Your compassion,
let me move along the positive flow.
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I am not tired of endless waiting.
But I am sick and tired of my own distortions,
all my distortions, the clash of my ego.
O Lord,
bend my head down to the dust of Your lotus feet
and never allow it to rise again.
Raise my enitre being aloft
in the eternal glow of Your glory.
In Your unfading effulgence
I come and depart time after time.
Don't throw me far away from You
and make me drift along the path
of negative pratisaincara (counter evolution).
But with the gift of Your compassion,
let me move along a positive flow.
2409
O Lord,
from which unknown world
did You come
to fill everything with beauty and melody,
and pull the distant ones close?
In the depth of mind,
all want You.
Even without speaking,
all secretly long for You.
You awakened in each pore of my heart
hope, love and language.
Those who were left afar,
came into Your mental mirror,
gently and gracefully,
dancing with rhythm and melody.
Taking all along,
and bestowing love,
You created the universal society.
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From what unknown world, O Lord,
have You descended today
and filled the universe with rhythms and tunes?
You attracted all,
even those who were far from You,
and drew them unto Your cosmic hub.
Every entity of this manifestation wants Your presence
in the inner chamber of its unit mind.
Although not expressed openly,
this desire is cherished secretly in the inner heart.
Today, You awakened hope and love
in every cell of our existence.
Today, every atom and molecule
found language to express.
Those who, for so long, remained far from You,
today found themselves reflected
in the serene glow and divine rhythm
of Your cosmic mental arena.
You remain tied to everybody in bonds of love and affection.
You move with all, along an eternal path,
to build a universal human society.
2460
O Lord,
the garland of my chignon has dried up,
the song in my throat has stopped.
On this tearful evening
my mind seeks only Your grace.
Tell me once:
“There is nothing to fear,
I am with you
and will for ever remain”.
Losing time and again,
I get afraid,
the light of my hope becomes extinguished.
Yet, I shall never become subdued.
By Your ideation,
I shall attain strength.
Into the lamp of hope
that today was about to extinguish,
wick and fuel was poured.
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The flowers in my hair have withered.
The song of my voice has stopped.
In this tear- filled evening my mind craves for Your grace.
You once said,
"Do not fear, I am with You,
I shall always remain with You."
And yet, I feel as if losing You.
The light of my hope begins to dim.
But I shall not lose heart.
The thought of You gives me strength.
With new ghee and wick
I relight this dimming lamp of hope.
2461
My eyes are all forbidding.
They continuously crave for His blissful glimpse.
Whether I be
in caves or in mountains,
or anywhere,
whether within or without,
I always long to keep Him
deep within the innermost recess of my mind.
In the light of the day
and in the darkness of night,
in all the good and evil of creation,
it is His play of light and shade;
it is the spell of His divine sport.
Everything remains moistened
by His charming sweetness.
He took away all my fear and shyness.
I could not grasp what happened.
Everything became lost in the one.
Everything was illuminated
with the effulgence from the one.
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My eyes obey no boundaries.
They want to always see Him.
Whether in mountains or in caves,
whether external or internal,
I want to always feel Him in the depths of my mind.
In daylight and in the darkness of night,
in whatever good or bad prevails in this universe,
He remains ever present.
Under the light of His mystical drama,
we become immersed in His love.
Whatever fear and shame I had,
He removed it up to the last drop.
I don't understand what goes on.
Everything merges into one
and that one encompasses everything.
2486
O my beloved one,
I know that You will come,
that will not remain far.
You know all about the
sincerity compressed within me.
Only for You I survive,
I keep thinking about You day and night.
My restless heart,
leaving behind everything,
wants only You.
With love, You appraoch,
and smile sweetly into the core of my heart.
Tears flow for You,
and shine on the candle base of my life.
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O, beloved one!
Once having come to me,
do not stay afar.
Whatever I have expressed
and whatever pains I have kept suppressed in my heart,
You know all.
I am with You.
I think of You throughout day and night.
Leaving everything else aside,
my yearning heart wants only You.
In love You come near,
and smile in my heart.
It is for You that my tears are shed.
You have lit the lamp of my life.
2505
Victory to Shiva,
who created Himself as Svayambho
and controls the animalistic tendencies as Pashupati.
He is the controller of the primordial
and pre-primordial worlds.
With long, matted locks of hair,
He witnesses all minds
and yet, remains beyond intellect.
Coming from effulgence,
You made the three worlds Your abode
and provide all with a flow of nectar.
You are the Lord of all beginnings,
ancient and eternal,
I salute You, O benefactor!
O attributed and non-attributed controller,
You relinquish everything,
and yet, You control all created objects and entities.
Existing both within and beyond the scope of time,
You smile sweetly,
O controller and maintainer of the three worlds!
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Let the victory be Yours, O Shiva!
Self-created Lord!
Wielder of all animalistic tendencies!
You are the controller of the primordial
and pre-primordial worlds.
With Your long and matted locks of hair,
You witness all minds.
You reside beyond the realm of intellect.
Descending from a realm of effulgence,
You made the three worlds Your abode,
and permeated all with a flow of divine nectar.
You are the Lord of all beginning.
You are ancient and eternal.
I salute You, O supreme benevolence!
You are the controller of the attributional world,
and yet, You remain beyond attributions.
You are the destroyer, controller and creator
of all objects and entities.
You sweetly smile from both within
and beyond the scope of time.
You are the controller and maintainer
of all layers of the cosmic mind!
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Shiva, Svayambhu (the self created Lord),
Pashupati (the Lord of animals),
the first Lord,
the Lord of the beginninglessness,
Dhurjati (one whose matted lock of hair
is always turned upwards),
the witnessing entity of all microcosmic intellect,
the repository of the universal wisdom -
let the victory be Yours!
You originate from the invisible world,
and reside in the three worlds.
You are the one who provides all
with a nectar-like flow of bliss.
You are Adideva Sanatana (imperishable),
Sha'shvata (eternal), Andpuratana (the most ancient).
I salute You, O embodiment of auspiciousness!
You are endowed with all rare qualities.
You are Guna'tiita (beyond attributes),
yet all attributes (sattva, raja and tama) are sheltered in You.
You have no attachment to wealth.
You are the dearest Lord of all created objects and entities.
You are both within and without the scope of time.
You smile in all sweet objects.
You feed the entire creation.
You are the one who maintains all lokas of all created worlds.
2526
Victory to the benevolent wielder of the thunderbolt.
The one with a white complexioned body,
and clad in tiger skin -
'Give me shelter at Your feet.'
Victory to the blower of the long horn,
the remover of all of afflictions.
O supreme entity,
in whom all intellect lies assembled -
'Give me shelter at Your feet.'
Victory to the first father, the first Lord,
the Lord of mantra, the God of gods,
beyond thought, ever new -
'Give me shelter at Your feet.'
One who looks like a silver mountain,
full of sweetness, difficult to attain,
ever-blissful, infinitely radiant -
'Give me shelter at Your feet.'
Victory to the supreme, eternal truth.
2529
O Lord,
the sound of Your flute makes me restless.
It does not heed to any particular tome.
The flute sounds in high pitch,
calling me by name
and I rush along,
forgetting all my shyness.
My mind does no longer adhere to work.
It constantly listens to the melody of Your flute,
which creates utter ruin.
I decided not to pay attention
and respond to it anymore.
But I am unable to ignore it,
and afterwards, I become filled with shyness.
Don't You realise what agony this is!
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The sound of Your flute has made me restless.
My mind cannot tell the difference between time and non-time.
The flute plays to the panchama melody, calling my name.
Without hesitating, I rush towards it.
My mind cannot concentrate on work,
I constantly hear the flute sing its dangerous melodies.
I am determined not to listen to it anymore.
No matter how much it calls, I will turn away.
But alas, I cannot help but to hear it.
And when I do, I become filled with remorse.
How shall I get rid of this bothersome sound?
2562
O Lord,
I love You.
You only reside in my mind.
O dear one,
You alone exist,
as the singular moon in my mental sky.
There is no entity
in this three aspected universe,
whose beginning and end
I do not find.
All come and merge into oblivion,
You only remain.
Night comes after day
and the darkness of night
breaks down in the morning light.
The shine within me
remains alive with expectation,
as long as You keep pouring it into me.
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I have loved only You,
without caring for good nor bad.
I'm like high tides,
moving to the attraction of the moon.
O infinite one,
You are ever calm.
Residing in the very core of my heart,
You are the essence of my life.
O Lord, why don't You speak?
Are You really that heartless?
Don't You understand the agony of my mind?
You are the worthiest of all.
2600
Today, He came as a bee,
not into my floral garden
but into the garden of my mind.
Whispering into the ears of the bud,
He collected honey.
O Lord,
in the hope of Your arrival,
I have remained sitting eagerly,
waiting ages since.
On finding You,
today,
my hope was fulfilled.
You were always in my vicinity,
yet, it was never written down in history.
For You only,
my mind smiles and cries,
and sings and dances.
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He has come in the form of a bee,
not into the garden of flowers,
but into the garden of my mind.
From my mental blossom,
He extracts the sweet nectar.
I had been waiting for You for ages together.
By attaining You today, all my hopes were fullfilled.
You have always been with me,
yet it had never been written down in history.
My mind laughs and cries,
it sings and dances for You only.
2636
O Lord,
O soothing ointment on all my burns!
Come, come closer!
My mind always longs to search You.
Come into my songs,
into all my actions
and into my calm meditation.
Touch my restless heart intimately.
I have no capability;
hence, I beg for Your kind grace.
I am unable to fathom You
by reasoning and logic.
By Your grace,
come to me in charming decorations.
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O Lord,
You are the soothing ointment on all my burns!
Come close, come still closer.
My mind constantly searches You.
Come into my songs,
into all my actions
and into my calm meditation.
Touch my restless heart intimately.
I have no capability
and therefore beg for Your kind grace.
I am unable to fathom You by reasoning and logic.
Grace me and come to me in charming decorations.
2649
Bathed in light,
smiling in bliss,
O Lord,
let this dawn remain with me forever.
In the distant sky
and in the innermost recess of my mind,
may Your effulgence always radiate.
I had been hoping for ages
for this glorious moment.
You fulfilled my wishes today.
Because of Your grace
all of my attempts
- my searching for You -
are now crowned with success.
Let this flow of compassion
flow on and on for ages.
I always knew
You resided in my heart.
Now, today,
You became manifest
in this most beautiful form.
You exist,
therefore I exist.
I exist with all the vitality of life.
I understand that this
is not the end of Your divine sport.
There is still much more to it.
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The dawn is bathing in a delightful smile.
O God, let this dawn remain forever!
In the far sky,
in the corner of my mind,
You are present.
Let Your effulgence ever be expressed!
I have spent ages in the hope of attaining You.
Today, You have fulfilled my desires.
Let the stream of compassion flow on and on for all time.
Be anywhere, be in my heart.
Today, You have manifested in visible form.
You exist - therefore I exist.
With Your heart and soul I have existed.
Today, I realise that Your cosmic play is not the last word.
2677
Suddenly,
from within the world of clouds,
what sort of lightning struck?
You went away without telling Your name,
without letting Yourself be attained in form.
I could not get introduced to You.
I did not even have the curiosity for it.
Due to astonishment,
I could not think anything.
Queries came later.
Enchanting my eyes,
that lighting of Yours hid.
Yet, His divine sport,
His coming and going,
remained engraved in my mind.
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From the arena of clouds,
what sort of lightning suddenly struck?
You went away without mentioning Your name.
You left without me catching hold of Your form.
I could not get introduced to You,
nor did I have the curiosity for it.
Due to astonishment
I was not able think.
Queries came later.
Enchanting my eyes,
that lighting suddenly hid.
And yet,
His divine sport,
His coming and going,
stayed in my mind.
2678
With the fragrance of sandalwood,
intoxicating the world, You came today,
adorned in an enchanting style.
Where were You hidden?
Human beings,
flora and fauna,
have been singing Your praise
from time immemorial.
In which distant heaven were You present?
Now, coming close,
You coloured all.
Nobody possesses any real capability;
all are able to seek You
only due to Your own power.
All want Your grace,
a wee bit of Your love,
to will fill their minds to the brim
and make them dance.
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With the fragrance of sandalwood,
intoxicating the world,
You came today,
adorned in an enchanting style.
Where were You hidden?
Human beings, flora and fauna,
have been ever singing Your praise.
In which distant heaven were You present?
Now that You have come closer,
all are coloured anew.
Nobody possesses any real capability.
Due to Your power, all are seeking You.
They cherish Your grace,
a little of Your love,
which would fill their minds to the brim
and make all dance.
2699
O Lord, for You only
I kindled my lamp and threaded a garland.
I survive by Your thought only.
To attain You, I remain ever restless.
O formless one,
You came into world of forms
and decorated the wicker tray.
You poured love into everything.
Your endless journey thus continues.
Only a wee bit of Your grace suffices
to quench all my desires.
The path You travel on is liberal,
this is what Your divine game shows.
2702
Life after life I have been loving You,
O dear one!
I do not know whether or not You love me,
but I know that You are mine.
The sweetness found within You
becomes a hypnotizing dream to me.
All of life's events encircle You.
Do not stay away any longer.
Come into the core of my mind.
Stay with me forever,
stay with me in songs and melodies.
2737
O Lord,
You came,
You appeared in illumination,
but why did not You come
into the fold of my mind?
I loved You wholeheartedly in meditation,
and yet, why did You not even look at me?
Look at me with merciful eyes;
ever keep me under Your shelter.
I would thus attain absolute tranquility,
if You so desired.
In beauty, You are one without a second,
You remain most revered in attributes.
You are the most respected
and most worshipped one
in the whole universe.
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I hoped You would come
and now You have come.
Why didn't You come to me before?
With all my heart and mind
I wanted to perceive You in my dhya'na (meditation),
yet, You didn't look at me.
Look at me with compassion-filled eyes,
keep me in Your mind.
If You so wish,
I will attain supreme peace.
Your form is incomparable.
You are adorned with all qualities.
Everyone in this universe pays homage to You.
2739
O Lord,
why do You not come closer?
I have heard that You are sweet,
but I do not experience this in actual life.
My days pass by calling You,
my nights are beset with tear- filled eyes.
Are You seeing or listening to this at all?
And yet, on the strings of my mental lyre
tinkling sounds are generated,
as You keep on granting unconditional love.
2746
O Lord, waiting for You,
I have remained awake.
My days pass by in intense heat
and in my nights darkness surrounds me.
I know that I am not alone,
but, unable to catch You,
I turn frantic.
In the vastness of the ocean,
I go on singing the song
which would make my mind oblivious.
My eyes fixed on hope,
I remain absorbed in Your ideation.
The cakor bird of my mind
glides off into the psychic arena,
in search of intuition.
2753
O Lord,
what effulgence have You radiated,
in the garden of my mind?
The restlessly blooming fragrant flowers
have started dancing,
fully absorbed in sweetness.
In the intoxicating wind,
spreading her wings,
the fairy flies on with rhythm and melody,
capturing You secretly
in the colourfully decorated world of her mind.
Do not go,
stay here,
I wish not to leave You.
I have forgotten all wants and achievements,
as I attained You
in the intoxication of my meditation.
2757
The colorful angel came into my life,
and poured love into this world.
Nobody is distant,
all are own.
Small or eminent,
all are to be seated on the same seat.
Pouring illumination into darkness,
He told:
”I see all,
I am always with you,
each and every moment.
Know that humanity will be victorious.
I do not consider microcosms negligible,
I consider the macrocosm
as the aggregate of microcosms.
Wiping out all agonies of the past,
exchange your heart with the cosmic heart”.
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His reflection lit up my life.
He loved all.
I now see that no one is separate.
Big and small all are on the same level.
Everyone's mind is spell-bound.
He makes me understand that no one is separate.
He spreads light in the darkness and says:
"I see all, and I am always with You,
humanity will surely be victorious".
He does not neglect even an atom.
I know the collection of all atoms is the supreme.
Cast off all defects and junk of the past,
and exchange Your heart and mind with Him.
2777
O Lord,
You oscillated the universe with a swing
and made the world dance
with Your illusive game, liila’.
Forgetting the distinction
between own and others,
my doors and windows are kept open.
Now, let there be only forward movement,
forgetting all fear and shyness.
The universe is but the drama
of Your divine game, liila’.
What seems impossible becomes possible
and what is possible becomes impossible.
In the decoration of gesture and flow,
it is useless to cry or pray.
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O Lord, You have swayed the entire world.
By Your divine play the world is dancing.
The world is filled with songs,
in numerous melodies far and near.
The doors and windows are open,
the distinction between thine and mine
has been banished.
Now, only forward movement should prevail,
and fear and shyness should be forgotten.
The world is You enacting the divine play.
Impossible can be made possible
and possible made impossible.
Amidst the display of the cosmic flow,
no such thing as crying and requesting remains.
2788
O Lord,
singing a song,
You moved on the path,
expressing Yourself with resonance.
I stood and watched from a distance,
due to shyness, I did not come closer.
There was fear,
shyness and doubt in me,
and I considered You not my own.
Today, finding You on the path,
my delusion is removed,
and consciousness restored.
I had been searching in forests,
in vast mountains and in snows.
Not attaining You in outer forests and caves,
I today searched within my mind.
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O Lord,
You moved on the path singing,
asking me to sing in tune with You.
Standing afar, I simply looked on
and due to shyness
did not come closer.
I was filled with fear, shame and doubt
and thought You were not my own.
Today, all suspicion has gone.
Conviction to look for You on the path fills me.
I searched You in forests and in vast snowy mountains.
Not finding You in external forests and terrains,
I now search You within my mind.
2800
O Lord,
You came through song after song,
and became mixed in my life.
You came into fold during my meditation
and smiled into my mental mirror.
There exists no comparison to Your attributes;
You are never lost in form.
You are present in everyone and everything,
and yet, You remain above all.
You are the ocean of mercy,
this fact is known to the heavenly and mortal worlds,
to all living and non- living entities.
Though You never desire anything,
You nonetheless hold all.
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You have come in numerous songs.
You have mingled Yourself in my life.
You have come to me in my dhyana.
You have smiled on the mirror of my mind.
There is no comparison to Your qualities.
You are never lost in the beauty of external objects.
Though You remain covert in each and every entity,
You also remain outside them.
You are the very ocean of mercy.
The heaven and the earth,
the moveable and immovable worlds know this fact.
You never ask for anything,
and yet, You have taken away my all.
2827
O Lord,
You exist,
I exist,
and the world exists too.
Atoms are present,
the Macrocosm is present too,
and small as well as big
are likewise present.
With fruits and flowers,
I keep wandering.
In the hope of honey,
I wander all over.
It is within You
that I have now
found the base of all honey.
Indeed, You are greatest.
In the illumination of moonlight,
You are the honey;
You are the moon in the distant blue sky.
Whatever You do
is due to love only,
Whatever You do
You do irrespective of good and bad.
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You exist, O Lord,
I also exist.
This universe exists.
The atom exists,
the vast cosmos exists.
I move from flower to flower.
I move everywhere to taste Your sweetness.
I find the source of all sweetness in You
and in Your greatness.
You are the sweetness of the moon.
You are the sweetness of the distant stars.
Whatever You do,
You do without attachment to good nor bad.
2828
O Lord,
with an overwhelming impulse,
and the exuding warmth of love,
who are You who came into my mind?
I could neither recognise nor understand You,
but became overwhelmed,
I do not know why.
I never saw or heard,
that I shall find Him so close,
not even in dream
was I able to imagine it.
On the shore
of the ocean of effulgent nectar,
beyond all language,
You intoxicated me
with rhythm and song.
I am unable to understand with my intellect,
what You did.
Why do You make living beings revolve around You
with liila’ after liila’ (divine plays)?
You are beyond reasoning
and beyond form,
but You remain within forms.
In the sweet illumination of my heart,
come and smile in my meditation.
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O Lord,
who are You who came into my mind
with a strong impulse
and radiating the warmth of love?
I could not recognize nor understand You.
I became restless.
I do not know why.
I never thought, not even in dream,
that I would find You so close.
Beyond the expression of language,
within the ocean of effulgent nectar,
You intoxicated me with rhythm and song.
I could not understand by my intellect
what You were doing.
Residing beyond this illusory game (liila'),
why do You make living beings dance and play with You?
You are beyond reason.
You are beyond forms,
even though You reside amidst them.
Come into my heart!
Come into my meditation with Your sweet effulgence!
2917
O Lord,
I never tell You to go away,
but rather, ask You to again come.
On this dark earth,
You are everyone's light.
You are everyone's love.
From behind the curtain of darkness,
when I am unable to see,
You pour forth the light of hundreds of moons,
as smile- scattering pearls.
You are everyone's object of meditation.
In the mental world,
You are adorable in speech and rhythm.
Filling me with mental honey,
keep floating in the firmament of my mind.
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O Lord,
when I asked You to leave,
I meant that You should again return.
On this earth You are everyone's light.
You love all.
Beyond darkness, when I am unable to see,
You smile with the light of hundreds of moons,
You smile radiating pearls.
You are the object of ideation of all minds.
You are revered with words and rhythms.
Absorbing my mind in sweetness,
graciously enter my mental arena.
2921
O Lord,
I love You.
I continue thinking of You.
Come near me,
nothing else do I cherish.
You were mine in the past.
Why did You throw me away?
Why did You forget me?
Please tell me.
You will be mine again in future.
You won't reject me from Your mind.
Even if You wanted to, You could not.
This fact I know for granted.
2929
O Lord,
I love You time and again,
You are the essence of my life.
This world of mine has lost itself in You.
You are the realisation of my love.
Your song floats into sky and air.
In the tinkling of Your melody,
the love for humanity is present.
Above all,
within all consciousness,
Your sound resonates.
Errors and lapses are present in human beings,
that is why living beings are called microcosms.
Your wealth remains above the cosmos
and beyond all comparison.
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O Lord,
I am forever in love with You.
You are the essence of my life.
My world has lost itself in You.
You are the practical and real love.
Your song floats in the sky and in the wind.
In melodies and in tinkling sounds,
You shower love for humanity.
From within an eternal consciousness
Your sound keeps resonating.
Defects and errors are present in human beings only.
This is why living beings are called an'u (smallest).
In this world, You remain beyond comparison,
forever topmost positioned.
2956
O Lord,
I do not know Your name,
neither have I become acquainted with You,
and yet, I love You.
Don't You know this fact?
I kept calling and seeking Your mercy.
Are You in a position to listen to me at all?
In intensely dark nights,
and also in the light- scattering,
love- filled,
sweet moonlight,
I call You day and night.
I aspire for You in my meditation,
and continue performing Your sa’dhana’.
I want You in my happy days
and also in the bad dreams of my painful nights.
I know that I am Yours.
I have known You to be mine.
This fact, I am unable to forget.
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O Lord,
I do not know Your name,
I do not know much about You,
and yet, I am in love with You.
Don't You know this truth?
I have been longing for You time and again.
Have You ever heard my call?
In the darkness of the darkest night,
in the sweet effulgence of light,
with all my love,
I have been calling You day and night.
I have aspired for You in my dhyana.
I am continuing Your sadhana.
I yearned for You in the dreams of painful nights.
I know only You.
I experienced You as mine.
I am unable to forget You.
2976
O Lord,
I attained You
across the dark ocean,
on a golden line of light.
My inertial sleep has been broken
by Your ceaseless cadence.
You came through rhythm after rhythm,
floating me into a stream of bliss,
and removing my entire darkness with flawless significance.
Scattering Yourself into all directions,
You filled honey into buds.
You came into my mind with charming feelings,
with the beauty of the ma’dhavii flower.
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I have found You at the edge of the dark ocean,
on a golden beam of light.
The slumber of inertia has been banished
by Your ceaseless cadence.
You came in a beautiful rhythm,
glittering with Your flow of bliss,
illuminating darkness
with the radiance of joy.
You are everywhere,
filling stamens with honey.
You came into my mind with irresistible charm,
as the exquisite beauty of the madhavii flower.