Well do they know
To indulge in contentious arguments
For the sake of cubit length of stomach;
Well do they know to stand
Stretching from earth to heaven
With mind whirling in dark confusion;
Well do they know
To assume garbs and robes numerous;
Well do they know
The art of murmuring assent
And thinking different inward;
Well do they know
Like me to expound sacred texts
As an exhibitionist at the market place;
Well do they know,
Like the tiger in rage,
To puff and control the breath
And turn ruddy deep;
Well do they know
To blabber and with low acts
Establish that their own faith
Is the unshakeable Truth;
Who will know Thee
That plays diverse roles
Through all six faiths
With partiality for none?
Oh! Thou, Param that is Bliss
Encompassing in Pervasive Fullness,
The Universes many and Spaces vast!