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Bitter Alms
Poetic RenderingThe alms of a devotionless mantrue devotees cannot taste them.Like bitter neem sweet only to the crow,never to the cuckoo,so is the speech of those without the bond of…
Posted inPranalingi - Bhakta BHAKTA
Pulse of Divine Continuity
Poetic RenderingIf in every pulse of my being,in every beating moment of existence,I am Your Bhaktathen in that very repetitionYour grace reveals itself.By offering worship to the Linga,and drawing living…
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Miner of the Heart
Poetic RenderingHidden deep in the earth lie treasures untold;only a practiced eye knows where the richness sleeps.So fear not, childlet no doubt divide your mind.For within the Jangama toothe Linga…
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The Unshaken Heart
Poetic RenderingCan an elephant’s shadowmake another an elephant?Can the ant-hill that mimics a serpent’s formbecome the serpent itself?So too, O Kudalasangamadevathough I move among Your devotees,will their greatness make me…
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Substance to Form
Poetic RenderingClay must exist before the pot can be shaped;gold must shine before ornaments can be made.So too, before one walks the path of Shiva,the Guru must arise within one’s…
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Vacant Temple
Poetic RenderingWithin the house, does the Master dwell?Or have we filled His seat with pride and shell?In the courtyard of devotion, new grass may grow,but weeds of ego steal its…
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Restless Monkey and the Still Tree
Poetic RenderingLike a monkey scrambling up a tree,I leap from branch to branchthought to thought, desire to desire.This fierce, untamed mind of minehow can I trust it?How can I lean…
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Wood to Flame
Poetic RenderingWhen two dry sticks strike each other,fire awakens and burns the very wood that bore it.So too, in the company of noble souls,the fire of knowledge arises,consuming all faults…
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Heaven Is Forged Here on Earth
Poetic RenderingThis world, O Lord, is Your workshopthe great forge of creation.Those who fit rightly herewill fit rightly there as well;those who falter here,shall falter there too, O Koodalasangama. In…
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Unwashable Stain
Poetic RenderingCan a cloth stained through and throughbecome white againhowever hard you wash or beat it clean?So too the deed you have doneit never leaves your side.Even if you heap…