Tirumantiram

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TANTRA TWO

Verses 337-548

337: The Lord Corrects the Earth's Balance Through Agastya

"Hail! Our Lord Supreme!

This earthly orb from its epicentre sways,

And dangerous on its side swerves"

Thus they bewailed, the Beings Celestial

And the Lord spoke:

"Agastya!

You that sit in tapas hard

Amidst the blazing sacrifice--fire

Hasten to the globe's swerving side

And there be seated, its balance to redress."

338: Agastya--A Pervasive Light

Unfailing at dawn

With the sun that doth in high heavens

Agastya lights the Fire divine;

He is the holy Muni of North

Whence the Primal Fire was born;

And the radiant light, pervasive-all.

339: The Eight Mighty Deeds of Siva--Destruction of Antaka

"Antaka, the Asura

Frightening unto God of Death

Whose name he bore

Armed with boons divine

Harassed worlds all"

--Thus the Celestial Beings moaned to the Lord;

And the Lord,

Lifting high His trident sharp

Pierced him straight to certain death.

340: The Lord Punished Daksha

Daksha, the son of Brahma fatally erred;

Deadly was his sin

To defy the Lord's primacy;

And the Lord smote his head

And consigned it to flames

And then bethought;

"Such like are needed for this world

An object lesson to serve"

And so, fixing a sheep's head to the trunk

Thus let him be.

341: How the Lord Punished Aya and Atchutha

All pervasive are the Lord's feet

All worlds they support

All life they sustain;

That this the Heavenly Beings may know

In mounting anger He nipped Aya's head

And in the skull drained Atchutha's blood

(When they His supremacy defied.)

342: How the Lord Destroyed Jalandhara

The Lord pervades all,

My heart too He fills with joy;

He spoke the Vedas and scriptures all;

Him--the haughty Jalandhara challenged in duel

And the Lord with his toe marked a circle

And into it He saw his final end.

343: The Lord Burnt the Cities Three

The Primal Lord,

Who on His matted crimson locks

Wears Ganga's water sacred,

He destroyed the Cities Three

--Thus say the ignorant;

The Three Cities are the Triple Impurities

It is them He burnt

Who knows this truth thereof?

344: The Lord Unsloughed the Elephant

They lit the Fires Three

The sacrificial blaze roared high;

And from inside it arose

And Elephant of Evil Power,

Whose hide the Lord peeled;

Why the Lord did it, they know not;

Seeking to rival the Lord's might

The Heaven's beings performed a sacrifice unholy

And all those who from that fire arose

The Lord smote for the very fire to consume.

345: The Lord Scorched the God of Death

The Kundalini Fire coiled in Muladhara

Upward He coursed it to Hollow on top;

That Fiery Yoga Way He scorched the God of Death

That was at Kadavoor, the holy shrine here below.

346: The Lord Vanquished Kama, the God of Love

The Lord was seated in Yoga

His thoughts stilled in meditation deep;

Lo! there came Kama

To tempt the Lord with shafts of love.

But the Love-God's wiles, the Lord foiled in Yoga Way;

This He did at Korukkai, the shrine divine.

347: The Benevolent Deeds Of The Lord--

How Sakti Won the Lord

"Of a certain will I espouse

My Lord of Divine Feet" thus saying

As Mountain King's daughter incarnate

Sakti performed penances severe;

For all celestial beings to witness,

For all earthly beings to delight,

In adoration intense to Primal Lord Divine.

348: The Lord is not Beyond Reach

Mighty is the Lord

The Flying Fortess He destroyed.

Thus despair not

That He is your reach beyond;

Sure is the Lord to seekers true

In them He abideth, Grace abounding.

349: The Lord Blessed Aya and Mal

The Lord is the Primal One,

He is the Light Effulgent;

Seeking Him they went--Aya and Mal

Girdling the boundless oceans

And across the endless aeons;

And to Atchutha He granted the Disc Divine

And to Brahma, Jnana's Sword Eternal.

350: Lord Blessed Ravana

Of peerless in might and shoulder twenty

Ravana the Giant lifted lofty mount Kailas;

With toe down, the Lord but gently pressed

And lo! the Giant screamed: "Lord Eternal."

351: The Lord Blessed Chandeswara

Dandi, that knew the way of Hereafter

Heaped sands into linga shape

And poured on it in adoration

The five products of his herd of cows;

His father seeing beat the boy

And kicked his fond image off;

Dandi flew into a blind rage

And smote the parent's leg with sword;

And lo! the Lord

Bedecked Dandi with His own garland of flowers forever to sport.

352: The Lord is the Refuge of the Heavenly Beings too

Faces drawn in care

Hearts stricken with grief

The Devas together rushed and cried;

"Lord! we bow to You"

And thus they prayed, prostrating low;

And He of Renown unsurpassed said;

"Arise, fear not."

353: What Befell Celestials at Daksha's Sacrifice

The Heavenly Father walked in boundless fury

Into the raging blaze of Daksha's sacrifice,

And lo! as the Lord in wrath rose

Helter-skelter ran the Devas

Deranged in directions all

--Their depraved worship unconsummated.

354: What Befell Hari

In a vain attempt to quell

The confusion that ensued

Hari rising bragged:

"Not He, but I am the beginning of things"

And so fell into this world below

A prey to Passion's consuming fetters;

Then repentant he performed tapas

And the Lord that has no beginning nor end

Bestowed His Grace on him.

355: To Each According to His Desert--the Way of Siva's Justice

And so it befell at Daksha's sacrifice,

And so indeed it befell;

A wonder though it be,

Verily that is what there befell;

Thus does the Lord lend His Grace

In the knowledge of each according to his desert.

356: Gods Got What They Deserved

And thus it is with Aya, Mal and the rest of Gods;

And thus it is they came to what they are;

And thus it is that they are there;

And thus does the Lord sit serene within

To reward the heart that daily seeks Him true.

357: The Lord Comes to Those Who Seek Him in Yoga Way

While the heavenly Beings sang of Him

As seated in rapture serene,

He came rushing

To me along the highway of bliss that opened up

As from Muladhara the Kundalini fire shot up

To the crimson spheres of Sahasrara

In the way that is yoga.

358: For Want of Hara's Grace They Lost All

Lacking Lord's Grace

Many the high and handsome

That destruction and disfigurement met;

Thus Hari, Brahma, and Daksha

The Sun, Moon and Fire and Indra as well

All these Gods lost

Head, face, nose, hand and shoulder; some limb or other.

359: Self-Seeking Mantra Has Fatal Consequences

If the holy Devas

Who should Upadesa mantra chant,

Instead in self-seeking power evoke

Sacrificial mantras in Japas numberless

That verily will spell

Their own deadly end.

360: The Lord Destroyed Asuras to Protect the Sacrificial Rites of Devas

The Immortal Many prayed to the Lord;

"O Lord ! protect the nine sacrificial pits

For the holy ones to delight"

And the Lord, who bending His Mountain-bow

Sent forth shafts of fire at Asura's city

Destroying the evil ones, never to rise again.

361: Repent and Pray; Lord Blesses

Well may the learned in lores waver

But waver not;

Melt in love for our Primal Lord

And you shall have him sure;

He destroyed the unholy sacrifice of Daksha

And yet turning back

As they repented and prayed

He blessed them all,

He our Lord of holy speech.

362: The Lord Blesses the Two Who for Primacy Contended

When the swelling deluge at the end of Time

Swallowed the black mountain tops

Hari and Brahma fought

For primacy contending;

And then from amidst the floods arose

As an immeasurable mountain of Light

The One Lord, manifesting the Truth,

And thus blessing both.

363: The Lord Saved Mortals

And as high amidst the surging flood

The Lord as Flaming Mountain stood

His primacy for the Gods to know

The mortal ones

Powerless to stand the Fire-Mountain's radiant glow

Rushed to the surging waters in trembling fear;

The Lord then said to them: "Fear not! you shall be saved."

364: Lord is Ocean of Grace

As the Ocean's swell subsided;

The ocean of immortals and Devas sang;

"Praised be Our Lord;"

Little do they know

That He who created the ocean and the firmament

Rises beyond to the Ocean of his benignant grace.

365: To Quell Rising Tides Lord Placed Primal Fire

The Lord, He creates all

Himself the Being Uncreated--

Who is there in the world below

That thinking thus holds Him to heart?

When the oceans ebbed and roared

He placed the Primal Fire to quell the tides;

How compassionate He was!

366: The Lord Severed Head of Brahma Who Sinned

Brahma that is seated on the lotus comely

Sauntered in the Lord's path in manner unseasonable

--The sinful wretch!

The Lord sought Him

And in his severed head gathered alms

In ways the Gods approved.

367: Through Arrogance Mal Lost His Chakra

Filled with arrogance as Guru Supreme

Mal vaunted his egoism about;

Then away flew his heavenly discus,

Atop the Silver Mountains

Of the Lord of Celestial Beings

That created the seven worlds of delight.

368: The Lord Split Power of Chakra

He bestowed on Damodara the divine discus,

But potent far was it for him to hold

And so he prayed to the Lord in fervour

And the Lord split its power in twain.

369: The Lord Split Power of Chakra*

Splitting thus the power of goodly Chakra

One part He gave to Vishnu,

One part He gave to Sakti,

And that part He on His forehead assumed.

370: At Daksha's Sacrifice Chakra Lost Power

At the crescent-bedecked head of Valiant Lord,

That destroyed the depraved sacrifice of Daksha,

Damodara aimed his discus;

And then the doughty Lord sent forth a sneeze;

And lo! a gusty tempest blew

And down fell discus, powerless against Supreme God.

371: Why The Lord Wears Skull and Bone

He is the Lord of all Celestial Beings,

Who wear bejewelled crowns of dazzling beauty;

But the Lord did bedeck Himself in Skull and Bone

How is it?

If He bears not skull and bone.

Dust unto dust will theirs be.

372: Brahma and Mal Seek His Feet

In ignorance gross, Brahma and Mal

Each bragged Himself as Lord Supreme;

Then as a pillar of Fire the Lord stood before them

And they search and scream

In vain His Feet to behold.

373: But I Knew Lord, By His Grace Abounding

Yet I knew the Lord

Through His Grace abounding;

He who fills the seven heavens

He who stood as Pillar of Fire

The seven worlds pervading,

He of the bejewelled throat.

374: Lord is Omnipresent

The Lord is life, body and consciousness

Fire that enveloped the firmament far

Transcending sun and moon

He pervades the Cosmic space--

Holy thus His Form of yore

Support of Universe vast.

375: The Two Saw not His Form Entire

He stood filling Cosmic space

And the two in fear trembled

They went searching His Form entire

The one seeking the crown

The other His Feet

Neither found them.

376: The Two Contended For Primacy

Vishnu, adored of the Devas,

That asked of Mahabali for three feet land

And Brahma

Whom the rishis in hymnal praise please,

The two in ego contended

For primacy to gain.

377: The Lord Animates Within Brahma and Vishnu Also

The four headed God on lotus seated

The comely lord on dark sea sleepeth

They both are of the essence same

Of the One Great who cognises all,

As unto life within the fleshly body.

378: Know God's Truth and Be Blessed Now and Hereafter

Know afore

The Truth of Divine flame that enveloped all

And hold fast unto that;

Then may you receive

The sceptre to hold domain over earth

And the Grace to follow in heaven above.

379: Only in Self-Surrender Will the Lord Be Truly Known

The Lord granted the Sword of Protection

To Beings Celestial that prayed to Him

But they know Him not entire

As I who His vassal became;

He granted me Himself

He granted me Bliss

And His Feet's grace as final prize;

They approach not His Feet thus.

380: Lord Decreed Brahma's Fate

Inscrutable is the Lord

He defies Time's infinite vistas;

The four-headed Brahma prayed;

"Do reveal Yourself

And on this bowed head decree my Fate,"

And the Lord,

Surpassing far the dazzle of the sun at end of Time

Revealed Himself as Light Pure.

381: Act of Creation by the Primal One

Paraparam that has neither Beginning nor End,

In pure Consciousness consorted with Paraparai

And in that Light Pure arose Param;

And from union of Param with Parai immaculate

Was Nada born.

382: Creation Continues

Nada united with Bindu

From the union of Nada-Bindu

Was Siva and Sakti born;

From them evoluted the three--

Jnana, Kriya and Iccha;

Iccha then sought union with Bindu.

383: Latent Maya Evolutes

From thence evoluted Maya

Latent in Sakti like lustre in crystal

Mighty its power

Beyond power of speech to recount.

384: Evolution of Maan Sakti--the Substratum of Matter

Away in the far distance of Time

Paraparam and Paraparai conjoined

Then did Nada with Bindu;

And further on Sadasiva with Sakti;

Thus was Maan born

The finite support of elements five.

385: Universe of Five Elements--Evolutes

Out of Maan evoluted space

From space, ether

From ether, water

From water, earth's hard crust;

Thus they formed in succession

The elements five;

They were for the universe

The nectar unto Flower.

386: Sadasiva is the Source of Creation

Sada-Siva, the He-She, creates universe all,

He has sons five

The Holy One that creates universe all

Himself as lotus-seated Brahma

The Creator became.

387: In the Union of Sadasiva with Maan Sakti Blossomed the Universe

The Holy Nandi that is Sadasiva

And the Sakti that devoluted Maan

Together in looks united in full;

And from that union arose the universe

As unto a blossom gently opening.

388: How the Elements Five Evoluted

From Fire emanated water

From Wind emanated light

From Space emanated sound

From Water emanated earth

This the way the elements five evoluted.

389: The Primal One Created the Universe With Brahma and Vishnu

With Hari who spat out the seven worlds

With Brahma, the four headed maker

The Primal One, the Lord of Celestial Beings

Created, of yore, this universe vast.

390: Creation is an Act of Pure Consciousness by the Primal One

The Supreme One aloft the Mount Kailas

With Hari in the ocean bed

And Brahma on the blooming lotus

Created life

By Consciousness Pure.

391: The Primal One is Narayana and Brahma as Well

He is the First Cause,

All-pervasive in love;

He is Vishnu; He is Brahma,

He is Veda, the Cosmos, the Abiding One.

392: As Light Within Brahma, the Primal One Creates

A rare Ruby--He is easy of reach,

The One Lord--He is easy of love,

He is the light within Brahma;

And now I know why the Creator does it easy so.

393: At the Creation the Compassionate One Pervades All Space

Death and birth, the Holy One in Grace ordained;

And in that hour when by His Thought

He Commenced the act of Creation

He fills and pervades in eight directions

He, the Compassionate One.

394: The Lord Animates the Body in Justice

The Immaculate One creates all;

And as He created me too,

He animates within me

A support to the body, an heir to karmic ills;

Verily, the Lord is the Just one.

395: Lord is the Refuge of All Departed Life

In the act of creations

He stands adorning death's bones and konrai's blooms,

His resplendent Form out-shines red-hot gold;

A refuge vast of all departed life;

The Lord that performs the act of Becoming.

396: Creation the Play of He-She

He-and-She commenced play

The play of Two produced all;

With seasons changing, diverse the produce;

When He-and-She in holy union join

Complete be the act of creation.

397: The Three Gods Enter Within Us and Know All

The Lord of universe vast enters within and cognises

So does Hari that wields the Chakra;

And so too Brahma on the lotus flower seated;

They Three stood within

As treasure-heap of cognition all.

398: The Five Gods Were Born of Anava Sakti

Out of the union of Anava Sakti with Bindu

The Five Gods were born.

Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Sadasiva and Maheswara.

For the five acts to perform--

Creation, preservation, destruction, obscuration and redemption--

As One from the other in causative succession;

Born as they were of the Anava Sakti,

Of Anava they were not rid.

399: Creation the Play of the Ultimate

Out of Ichcha of the Saktis three arose Maya;

And Maya in union with Bindu yielded

The rest of Mayas three (Suddha, Asuddha and Prakriti)

(The Bindu was of Nada born)

And Nada was of Parai born;

And all this in the Creative play of Parasiva, the Unltimate.

400: The Five Gods Were the Primal Family for Five Duties to Perform

From out of Anava Sakti

Arose the Primal Family;

Sadasiva was the First Born;

With Him came the brothers

Maheswara, Rudra, Vishnu and Brahma--

Each to perform on heaven and earth

His allotted function--Creation, Preservation and the rest.

401: Maya Sakti Born of Bindu Performs the Five Acts

From Bindu by Orderly triangle denoted

The honeyed Sakti Tripurai devoluted;

She it is the Compassionate Sadasiva became;

She it is the five merciful deeds performs.

402: Names of Glories of Maya Sakti

She is Manonmani, the ample-bosomed;

Mangali, the ever auspicious;

Varani of elephant form

Arani of haunting forests

Mohini of tempting beauty

Poorani--the Perfect Being,

Cause-Effect conjoint in one

--She, Consciousness beyond Consciousness.

403*36One Sadasiva Became Five

Sadsiva that stood as One

Animated Maheswara;

And then Hara, Hari and Brahma,

Thus did the One become the familial Five.

404: Sadasiva Alone Performs the Five Functions

The One alone created the worlds seven;

The One alone spanned the worlds seven;

The One alone survived the worlds seven;

The One alone pervaded body and life.

405: Of Red Lotus Hue is Our Lord!

Of red lotus hue is our Lord!

Of Crimson fire hue is our Lord!

He sundered the chain of births,

That the dark cloud hued Mal in pasa bound,

And to flower-bedecked Maya-Crowd, consigned.

406: Sadasiva is in the Heart of Even Those Who Doubt Him

He is Nandi the Great;

In directions eight,

He is life pervasive;

He brings body and soul together in birth;

Even in the heart of those who doubt Him, He is;

And from there He seeks them;

This I have known Him oft perform.

407: The One Holy Family Performs All

The One Family creates the worlds seven;

The One Family preserves the worlds seven;

The One Family destroys the worlds seven;

The One Family pervades all life and body.

408: The Act of Genesis

The One Lord and the goodly two (Maya Saktis)

Together stirred and Commingled the Family Impure (of matter)

The Two then besought of the Lord:

"What shall we make? Command us, O Lord"

And the Lord Himself then spells them out.

409: He Pervades All Creation as Life Within

And so,

Through creations four and eighty lakhs of species

He filled as life within;

Then men who in doubt ask: How is it?

Are verily to enveloping darkness condemned.

410: Varieties of Creation

The Sun, Moon, Agni and rest of celestials,

The space, air, fire, water and earth

The sound, word, mind andd the like

All these were of Maya born,

In union with Bindu.

10 SUSTENANCE

411: The Spirit Pervades All

As Light and Darkness He pervaded,

As Fame and Blemish He pervaded,

As Body and Life He pervaded,

As my constant thought He pervaded.

412: He is the Totality

Himself as space and celstials stands,

Himself as body, life and matter stands,

Himself as sea, hill and dale stands,

Himself--all worlds' Lord Supreme.

413: The True Way*

As body, life, and world,

As sea, cloud and cloud-laden sky,

Permeating all, indestructible and continuous

The Lord stands in Majesty

The True way that never closes.

414: Sadasiva is in the Heart of Even Those Who Doubt Him

He is Nandi the Great;

In directions eight,

He is life pervasive;

He brings body and soul together in birth;

Even in the heart of those who doubt Him, He is;

And from there He seeks them;

This I have known Him oft perform.

415: Lord is Diverse*

At the end of aeons,

Once He stands as Pure Light,

Once as the tempestuous typhoon,

Once as incessant rain,

Once as Vishu, floating on the deluge.

416: He Stands in Divine Love*

As love, wisdom and meekness He stands,

As pleasure and pleasureable union He stands,

As Time's Beginning and End He stands,

As Five elements filled He stands in love divine.

417: He Fashions Things Big and Small

Himself fashions worlds all in detail minute

Himself fashions life, conferring birth

Himself fashions things big and small

--The cauldron, the pitcher and the pot

Himself He fashions these and more

--He the Architect Almighty.

418: He is Nandi*

He is Life within; He is the body corporeal;

He is Spirit Pure; He is space Infinite;

He is Light Radiant; He is Consciousness inside;

Animating life in the body

He supports me;

--He is Nandi.

419: He Supports All Worlds

A miracle indeed it is

To sustain the myriad lives in the Universe;

Not less so,

When after total destruction

He draws them unto Himself;

He supports too

That Seventh World

The Path of yoga leads to.

420: He Grants Immortal Body to Those Who Seek Him in Love

Well may you seek Him

Through rituals before fires,

Distant only shall He be;

Seek Him in yearning love

Bend low on ground

Hanker after Him life after life,

The great One Shall Grant you the body immortal.

11 DESTRUCTION

421: Fire is Lord's Shaft*

With fire the Lord burnt all Space

With fire the Lord burnt the Oceans,

With fire the Lord burnt the Asuras

Fire, verily, is the Lord's shaft on hand.

422: Three are His Layas*

Three are His layas--the moments of Repose

Of them one, karpandha--the end of aeons,

I witnessed;

All things fell uprooted in destruction

This orb then was unto a boiling rice pot

Its mountains and valleys alike burnt to ashes.

423: The Fire Spreads*

The earth on which we tread

The snow-clad mountains eight.

The seven seas whose ebbing tides roar,

Over all these and else

The Fire that resides in Muladhara spreads;

And the spreading conflagration turned

Earth and sky seem alike;

--This the truth, imagination none.

424: The Fire Spreads to the Seas Also

From aloft the cloud laden mountains

She descended--

The benign river Ganga;

Into the earth the waters seeped

In directions eight,

Emptying itself eventually

Into the deep pit that is the Ocean,

That Constant sings the praise of Lord

With Chant of "Aum"

--That Ocean too the fire gulped in fury.

425: Four Forms of Death

Four are the forms of death

Daily death is the state of sense loss in sleep;

Fated Death is no-return to waking;

Pure Death is when the Soul reacheth inertia;

Redeemed Death is being in Lord's Grace True.

426: What Transpires in the Four Deaths

In Daily Death, are bodies gross and subtle transcended;

In Fated Death, is the Mayaic body annihilated;

In Pure Death, Mind and cognates merge in Infinite

In Redemption Death, Siva's Grace descends true.

427: Four Forms of Death

When but birth--impediment uprooted,

Daily Death is unto Fated Death

And Fated Death unto Pure Death

And Pure Death unto Redemption Death

In that alone is the Truth--Jiva becoming Siva.

428: Thus Four are the Deaths

Thus are Deaths Four;

The Daily Death in deep Sleep;

The Fated Death that gives the soul a longer rest;

The Pure Death that puts the Soul in primal quiescence;

The Redemption Death that steeps the Soul in Lord's Grace.

429: Void the Beginning and End

Out of Void, a plant (soul) it sprang,

To the Void it returns;

Yet shall it not be Void again;

In that Void, exhausted, it shall die;

That the fate of Hari and Brahma too,

Who the holocaust of Samhara survvive not.

430: Scorch Your Karmas

Scorch the gathering Karmas

And exhaust them;

There is One who annihilates them

And the city where He does it

He fashioned the body, He pervades everywhere.

He placed the Mind and cognate tattva group besides,

He gave us Wisdom ample to discriminate.

12 OBSCURATION

431: He is Within You Yet You Know Him Not

He is the One within; He is the Light within;

He moves not a wee bit from within

He and your heart are thus together,

Though, the heart His Form knows not.

432: The Lord Gave This Life

The Lord who gave life so sweet

Imprisoned me in pasas miseries;

A skeletal frame He fashioned,

With flesh and skin He clothed it;

Lighting then the spark of life

To annihilation He hastened me.

433: Even the Three Gods do not Know the Mystery of Life

With Hara, Hari and Brahma assembling

The Primal Lord fashioned this body,

The subtle organs of sense built-in;

Why the Holy One did it,

The three know not the mystery.

434: Adore and Attain

The Lord is the light of our eyes

He loves us

He is the Primal One

--Male, Female and Neuter is He;

Tongues praising and hearts melting,

They seek not the path

That leads to the Celestial Lake.

435: He Dispels the Darkness Within

The Primal Lord blesses all

Denizens of earth below and heaven above;

From the black chamber of the Soul

He dispells darkness;

And within radiates the pure rays of His dazzling light.

436: Dispel Darkness and Give Thine Light

Lord! Your Form fills all the worlds

Yet You are invisible;

How my eyes long to see You!

My senses clamour aloud

In desire contending;

Save me, my Lord;

And bless me with Your grace inscrutable.

437: The Hidden One Will Reveal Himself

I held my Lord in me concealed,

I adored Him in my heart's depths,

Lo! He revealed Himself unto me

And blessed me--here below,

Well may you adore Him

Revealing the rapture abounding and love endearing

That too pleases Him far.

438: One Became Five*

The Sadasiva that stood as one

Animated Maheswara;

And then Hara, Hari, and Brahma

Thus did the One become the familial five.

439: He is the Pure One

He is the Pure One

The Siddha in whom Pasa lies prostrate;

Be firmly seated on land here below

And Seek Him in ways falicitous--

That you may vision the Land Beyond;

Not doing this,

You are like one

Who is seated on the banks of Ganga,

Yet remains unwashed and impure.

440: The Eye Sees Not Itself

One clay, many the receptacles

One God, pervades species all;

The eye sees things several

Yet itself it sees not;

Thus it is, we see not the God in us.

13 ARULAL

441: Life and Death are Acts of God

He is the Wind that Blows in Directions Eight

He is the wavy ocean that girdles the earth,

He is fire, earth and sky;

Know this:

He is the One that binds and unbinds

The body that holds life precious.

442: Lord is the Substance and Architect

Who seeks the luminous Nada atop

And of its sweetness savour

Know of death--no more;

The Lord is the seed of all

Of Sun, Moon and Fire

Of the Universe Vast

That Architect that builds all as well.

443: Potter Fashions as His Fancy Takes

The potter mounts the clay on the wheel

The potter fashions as he conceives

Even as the Potter our Lord Nandi is;

He sways the world, this way and that

The way His Fancy takes.

444: He Dwells in My Thoughts

He is Lord Supreme;

He has bull for His mount;

Mighty demons for army;

Boundless is His munificience

He gifts the world for us;

His goodness alone is goodness;

He is of matted locks;

He dwells in my thoughts.

445: In Love, He Created

In fondness for us He created the seven worlds,

In fondness for us He created the several aeons

In fondness for us He created the five elements;

In fondness for us He created this body and breath.

446: God Created All, Himself the Param Uncreated

Of yore He created worlds seven

Of yore He created celetials countless

Of yore He created species numberless

He who of yore created all

Himself stood as Primal Param uncreated.

447: He Who Created, Sustained As Well

The Primal One created the elements five;

The Primal One created the endless aeons past;

The Primal One created the countless heavenly beings,

The Primal One created and sustained as well.

448: The Pervasive Siva is Here as Well

The infinite spaces of the Seven worlds

He filled in oneness, expanding limitless

Yet is He not easy of reach;

Siva Himself into myriad Jivas pervaded

In this worlds as well, He our Lord.

449: He is the Object of All Knowledge

He is the light within

He is the body without

The precious object, beloved of immortals above,

The Holy Form, adored of saintly beings below,

He is the pupil of your eyes;

He the Object of all Knowledge.

450: The Lord Pervades All in Partiality to None

His is the Cosmic Form that none know

He is the infinite space that fills the universe;

He is the space in the tiny pot too;

Inseparable as water in milk

He pervades all in union close;

Impartial indeed His Goodness;

Unwearied His bliss--I knew.

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451: God Creates From Within the Womb

He conjoins the tattvas five and twenty

That in life past departed from me;

To my dear life awaken;

Thus He creates, seated within the globular womb

He the Primal One creates

Knowing what I am to be.

452: The Lord Grants Breath and the Child is Born

Above the Muladhara

The Kundalini fire abides;

There in the water-filled womb

The infant lay, its tiny feet entangled;

That the sweet life in patience waiting

Its onward course may seek,

He ordained, releasing the Pranas ten.

453: The Course of Life Was Ordained at Time of Union

When parents two in pleasure united,

Then was ordained, this body,

The sorrow-house of vexing pasa;

When that is to be,

At that hour of union, He ordained;

He, the Heavenly Lord.

454: Through That Union Entered the 25 Tattvas to Make the Infant Body

They who birth's finale saw,

Alone knew how purusha,

Of Tattvas five and twenty

The body Corporeal entered;

None else know,

That which sought woman's birth-pit,

In form twain, rushed within.

455: The Tattvas Remained in the Forehead of the Foetus

The penis pierced; the vagina opened,

And together they rushed in

The Tattvas in groups of Five--

The Elements Five,

The tanmatras Five,

The sense organs Five gross,

And the Five Subtle,

And cognising organs four--Mind, Intellect, Will and Egoity

And in the Centre of Forehead they all lay, concealed.

456: Prana Enters Jiva at Birth

As unto when flower blossoms, the breeze spreads fragrance,

In spaces all around

So does Prana over Jiva extend,

Gently unfolding at the time destined.

457: The Lord Drives in the Tattvas into the Infant Body

The eight constituents of body subtle

That ultimately leave,

The eight and ten Tattvas that sneak in,

With Purusha in them immersed

The orifices nine,

The Kundalini that serpent-like coils,

The life breath twelve-finger breadth long,

--If these, the Divine Charioteer drives not in,

Verily may the infant be less than human (say, pig).

458: The Child With the Three Gunas in Balance is Fit for Rulership

When in sex union,

The male flow in force dominates

The infant is born with Tamasic qualities of Rudra;

When the flow in reverse is,

The Sattvic quality of Hari dominates;

When the two in balance flow,

The Rajasic quality of Brahma prevailes;

He is to kingship born

In whom gunas three proportionate sway.

459: Into the Foetus Mayaic Mind was Placed

There two in accord united;

And from their vital flows

Emerged the infant form;

But when into it Jiva,

Who in myriad bodies has dwelt of yore,

Now entered,

Lo! it is dominated by Mind;

Maya subtle pervades it.

460: Jiva Gets Consciousness and Desires

There in the pregnant womb,

The soul lay in Primordial quiescence (Turiya State)

From that State Maya and Her tribe aroused it;

And conferred Consciousness;

And Maya's evolutes eight--Desires and the rest,

Thus say scriptures, holy and true.

461: How the Body is Fashioned

With skeletal bones He erected the frame;

With tendons circuitous He fastened it;

With blood and flesh He cemented it;

Thus did Lord fashion this body-mansion,

For dear life to dwell

Him I seek forth, endearment increasing.

462: The Lord Contains the Fire in Muladhara

He is milky white in hue,

Effulgent is He unto the sun;

He is benignant;

He pervades the entire body

And diffuses His tenderness;

He contained the rage of fire in Muladhara

This He ordained, in ways diverse.

463: The Lord Preserves the Foetus

Even the day, ruinous Karma trailed after Jiva,

He designed ways of preservation numerous;

He surrounded the foetus with water

Kept it safe from burning Muladhara Fire,

He drew charmed circles eddying,

Around the budding life, from Pasa harassing

And so preserved it safe and cool.

464: Breathing and Size of Infant

The Silvery semen welled up

And met the vaginal flow, alike surging,

And lo! then was born the infant

Inhaling eight and exhaling four

Finger-length of breath,

And measuring eight finger-span

Of its own tiny palm.

465: Body of 25 Tattvas

In to the union, the Holy One entered;

Gathering Tattvas five and twenty

Fashioned the (five)-sheathed body;

Munificient indeed was his gift!

A veritable Bundle of Desire He made.

466: After Death, Senses End With Body; Jiva Ends in Nada

The five senses with their foolish ways

Are in this body born;

And there they subside;

So does Jiva

That permeates macrocosm

Surely subside in Nada.

467: The 35 Tattvas Introduced

As on to a leaf-like device

He mounted my life;

And there;

With balance like precision planted,

Subtle senses five;

And other Tattvas thirty;

And thus fashioned a body;

A steaming cauldron with openings nine.

468: Lord Creates

In union's rapture they kneaded the clay

For Him to fashion sorrow's tenement;

The kiln burnt, the pitcher emerged,

With channels nine and Tattvas eighteen.

469: Lord Placed the Six Adharas

You know not the six centers within;

You realise not the great good that wells therein;

You seek not the Siddhis within them;

Know this,

The fleshy body is but of ten senses made.

470: Lord Placed Divine Jnana in Cranium

He fashioned this body,

Into that body He breathed life;

And set gates nine;

And then into the lotus-like cranium

He lit the Fire (of Divine Jnana),

The Lord made these,

And Him I salute in endearment intense.

471: Lord Creates Life From Primal Seed of Causation

The Lord is Limitless Light;

He kindles all life from Primal Womb;

He stirrs the liquid-seed of Causation;

He endows it with form expansive;

Him I seek in heaven and earth.

472: Body's Impermanence

In the union of sexes opposite

The light of life is born shielded true;

A bubble it is in Life's watery expanse;

A shadow that spreads on earth below;

Sheathed in the subtle Body-Eight.

473: Lord Gives and Lord Takes Life

Of the eight organs of Body Subtle,

Are senses protean five

And cognitive instruments three--

Mind, will and cognition;

Know the dear Lord

Who fastened this body-bag,

With Desire's sticky glue

Will in time unfasten it too.

474: Lord Gave Means of Redemption

The Lord made the body,

A name and form it assumed;

Then, for Jiva his redemption to seek

He created earth and Tattvas many,

--Thus speak the Vedas.

475: He Placed Jiva in Care of Two Foster-Mothers

None the Grace but Hara's,

None Hara's but the Grace,

And so as He bestows life,

He bestows, too,

The Loving care of foster mother twine,

(Maya and Mamaya.)

476: Then Siva and Sakti Pervaded Jivas

Sakti, the Conjoint Cause of creation,

The Luminous One that dispelled darkness total,

Together created the myriad lives,

Their genus and species,

And having done that, they pervaded them too;

Oh! magnificience non-pareil!

477: He Printed the Sex of the Infant

The seed of life,

As a steady flame in womb burns

It takes shape one of three

Male, female and hermaphrodite;

How the father and mother at union were,

Even so He printed the sex,

Righteous indeed was that Lumninous One.

478: Sex Determined at Sexual Union

The masculine flow dominates, the infant is male born,

The feminine dominates, the infant is female born;

When the two are in force equal, a hermaphrodite is born;

When masculine flow gushes in plenty,

The infant born will sway the world entire;

When masculine flow is scanty,

Naught indeed conception is.

479: Age is Determined

If after emission,

The male's breath five finger-length extends,

The infant born lives a hundred years;

When breath to four finger measure stretches,

To age eighty the infant lives;

The Yogi who knows the science of breath control

If in sex act He indulges,

He, the vital flow, accordingly regulates.

480: Birth Imperfections Explained

When after intercourse, the man is short of breath,

The infant born a dwarf will be;

When breath spires feeble,

The issue may, of defective limbs be born;

When breath halts in mid-act

A hunch-back will be born;

All these apply not,

To woman's breathing rhythm.

481: How Deaf, Dumb, and Blind are Born

When at the time of union,

The mother's bowels are heavy exceeding,

A dullard will be born;

If urine exceeds,

A dumb will be born;

If both exceed,

A blind will be born;

Thus is it for the infant born

The mother's condition according.

482: Breathing at Union Decides Sex of Baby

If breath spires leading on nostril right,

The infant born will a male be;

If on the nostril left,

A female will be born;

If the descending current Apana,

Opposes the ascending current Prana,

Twins there shall be;

If in measure equal the breath rhythm runs,

Through nostrils right and left,

Hermaphrodite shall be the baby born.

483: How a Handsome Baby is Born

If in Male and Female breath runs

In measure equable,

The infant born will exceeding handsome be;

When in both breath rhythm falters,

No Conception will there be.

484: How Infant in the Womb Grows

The infant-seed,

The damsel in her womb bore

Nourished by bright milk

That is fed by Sakti in Eye-brow Centre

Grew,

Beaming like the golden rays of rising sun

Inside, it took form appropriate.

485: Maya Fosters the Baby

In months ten, it forms full

And then on earth in time appointed, it lands;

And grows, Maya fostering;

But who knows that Formless Maya!

486: Maya's Hidden Act

He who planted seed, knew it not;

She who received saw it not;

The Creator knew, but he told none;

The Lord who Truth reveals is also there;

Yet I saw not Maya,

How cunning was her stealthy Conduct!

487: In Manhood Jiva Seeks God

Seeking pleasure, the two met;

In pasa's misery was it born and bred;

And having grown to stature

Grew to manhood here below;

Well may it seek the Ancient One

That before all worlds was.

488: How Maya Fosters Babe

The koil bird leaves its egg in the crow's nest;

The crow hatches it, nurses it, suspecting nothing;

It does not move it, does not reject it,

Does not ask why,

So does Maya the young one foster.

489: God Protects Jiva at All Stages

The Lord is the Primal One;

The root, the shoot, the plant and fruit;

Thus He blesses all life;

To each, He grants his life's pleasure,

With each, He stands according.

490: Lord Appears in Prayer and Penance

My Lord is of infinite greatness,

Yet is He within the littleness of this fleshly body;

Beyond the ken of Celestials is He;

Yet in prayer and penance

He himself shall appear before you.

491: Birth is by Lord's Grace

Even unto the salt that from wavy sea emerges,

Out of Tattvas that arose in Para,

Was this body formed;

To be born thus is His Grace indeed!

15 THE THREE CATEGORIES OF JIVAS

492: Play of Sakti-Siva Infuses Divine Spirit

Out of Sakti-Siva Play

Life blossomed;

And Jiva who was in pure Kevala state

Of Turiya quiescence

Was freed and consigned to the folds of Maya,

And the Lord then entered Jiva's thought

And suffused his being with Divine Spirit.

493: The Three Categories From Ten Classes

Vignanars true are of groups four

Pralayakalas are of three;

Sakalars below are another three

Thus are Jivas grouped, ten in all.

494: The Four Classes of Vijnars

Vijnanakalars are of classes four;

Those who are in Kevala (Anava) state,

Next are those who are Self-realised;

Those who reached the state of Eight Vidyeswaras,

And finally are those who rank as the Seven Crores of Manthra Nayakas;

Those who are of Egoity Impure rid

Are the truly realised beings (no more are they Jivas).

495: The Three Classes of Pralaya Kalas

Of the Pralayakalars three,

Are those who Mukti attained;

Another, by malas twine (Egoity and Karma) bound;

Yet another, the Rudras Hundred and Eight;

The Sakalas have all malas three.

496: The Three Classes of Sakalas

Sakalas three are:

Those who have attained Siddhis miraculous,

Those who have attained Mukti (Jivan)

Those who have attained neither

--All powerless to conquer Malas three

And in sound and other senses immersed.

497: Stages of Attainment in Mala Riddance

They who are of five malas hard rid,

Themselves Siva become;

They blemishless become,

They become Siddhas,

Attain state of Mukti Finale,

They uproot Jiva's bondage,

End cycle of births;

They alone are,

Who truth of peerless Tattvas realised.

498: Nine Gradations of Jivas

Vijnanakalas are of gradations three;

Those who in quiescent Anava alone abides; (the Pralayakala among Vijnanas)

So are Pralayakalas of gradations three;

And Sakalas too;

Thus are there nine classes of Jivas,

Evolving in gradations separate.

499: How Sakalas Among Vijnanakalas Attain Siva-State

Vijnanakalas may by karma assume form corporeal;

But by performing holy deeds,

Acquire Celestial frame

And higher Jnana Form;

And Constant striving thus,

Gain wisdom perennial

And in the end Siva Himself become.

500: How Jivas Reach Siva

Rid themselves of Anava entire

And consciousness lost of all Jiva memory,

They Bindu and Nada become,

The highest heavenly goal

Of one-ness with Siva Tattva;

Albeit all three, Sakala and the rest of yore possessed,

The primal impurities triple,

Anava, Maya and Karma.

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501: Give Freely to Sivajnanis

Give a wee bit to Sivajnani,

You shall attain Siddhi, Mukti and heavenly bliss;

Give a world of gold to the witless,

You shall become poor losing all joys.

502: Lord's Devotees are Elevated Souls

Death waits for the moment due

And seizes lives;

But the Lord seizes Death's life;

Such indeed, His Prowess is;

He blesses all who know Him true;

They who sought Him, immortals became.

503: Lord's Feet are unto a Self-Effulgent Lamp

I gave Him not up even while in womb;

I forgot not the truth of His holy Feet;

I gave up falsehood and sought them;

The Feet of Lord of matted locks

Are a Lamp no oil feeds.

504: Lord does Things Appropriate to Those of Tender Love

Those that are destined to be

Let them be;

Those that are destined not to be

Let them not be;

Those that are destined to go

Let them go;

Those that are destined to come

Let them Come;

The Mighty Nandi shows all

And witnesses all:

All things appropriate,

He does

To those of tender love for Him.

17 THE UNWORTHY SOULS

505: Giving to Unworthy is Undesirable

Well may you tender her;

And with fresh grass feed her,

The barren cow can no milk give;

Even so is giving

Unto those who neither good nor holy are;

Unto a crop they are,

Raised in season improper.

506: Do not Give to Those Who Have no Love for God

Give only unto those

Who follow the way of Yoga, Iyama, and Niyama,

And who adore Lord, in constancy abiding;

To give those who have no love for God,

A heinous crime, indeed it is.

507: He Who Gives to Sivajnanis will Become a Jnani

He who gives to Gods, Guru,

And the Goodly ones

Who are of passions rid,

Will a Jnani become,

Imparting Jnana appropriate to disciples several;

For him is not the burning hell,

That is destined for perpetrators

Of deadly sins five,

Who know not consequences dire.

508: Do not Give to Unworthy; the Giver and the Receiver Both Reach Hell

You may give away wealth

As massive as a mountain;

Yet if you give it

To those that adore not our Lord,

You shall with them reach

The Seventh Hell of ineffable pain.

18 HOLY WATERS

509: The Holy Waters are Within Us

Within this body are many Holy Waters;

They take not gentle dips in them

And drive Karma away;

Vainly do they roam hill and dale,

Witless men of confused mind they are!

510: Lord Abides in Jnana Thought

To them who love Him dear,

The Lord will appear delicious cool;

To them steeped in worldly pleasures,

He will appear never;

To Yogis who breath control;

But sure does He

In thoughts abide,

Of Jnanis, who doubt-free see.

511: Men of False Faith do not See Lord Within

The Lord is within them,

Yet they know Him not,

They of faith false;

Limitless the flow of their evil deeds;

Down down the deep drain it goes,

Never its destination to know.

512: Bathe in Ganga and Be Purified

They who adore Him,

Reach His heavenly abode;

Thus it is,

Immortals know Primal Lord;

Bathe in pellucid waters of Sacred Ganga

That from Lord's crest here descend;

You shall holy become,

Saved of impurities sinful.

513: Seek not Lord Elsewhere; He is Within Thee

They dropped gold in sea,

And looked hard for it in pond;

Nothing indeed to match their folly;

Within you is Nandi,

Firm as rock of ages,

Yet they know Him not, and seek Him not

Lacking in Grace, they sure are.

514: Water Within Forms Vital Body Constituent

Water that mixes in body, black urine becomes,

Water that mixes in body, red blood becomes

Water that mixes in body, white semen becomes,

Water that primal arose,

Land, wind and rest of elements became.

19 THE HOLY TEMPLE

515: Dangers of Transplanting Linga

Let them beware who transplant

A Linga at a Shrine 'stablisthed;

Even before the transplant is completed,

The Kingdom will to disaster fall;

And disease fell chased culprit to sure death;

Thus did He declare,

Nandi, the Divine Protector.

5163*6Dangers of Destruction to Temple

As they move away,

A single stone from temple wall

That shall spell the Crowned King's ruin;

Be he a sage, be he one learned in Vedas,

Sure the crisis; certain the ruin;

--So Ordained Lord.

517: Dangers of Skipping Performance of Puja

Rains fail; epidemics spread;

The mighty king his prowess loses;

All this sure happens,

If worship in Lord's temples falters,

--The Lord who spurned the very God of Death.

518: Dangers of Puja Ceasing

When in Siva's temple worship ceases,

Harm befalls the ruler;

Scanty the rains;

Theft and robbery abound in land,

Thus did my Holy Nandi declare.

519: Puja to be Performed Only by Qualified Priests

If he is but a priest in name

Who, Lord's worship performs,

Deathly wars rage in fury

Fell diseases spread;

Famine stalks land--

Thus did goodly Nandi in truth declare.

20 DARSHAN OF DOWNWARD-LOOKING FACE

520: Manifestation of Downward-looking Face

"Hail our Lord! Our God!

Deathly is might of Padmasura

Save us, help, oh!"

Thus did Celestials to Primal Lord pray!;

And the Primal Lord to the Six-faced God

Of coral hue beckoned;

And said, "Proceed and smite the enemy."

521: Blue Throat of Downward-looking Face

He sports the garland of white skulls,

His spreading locks are matted;

He supports Universe vast,

He fills Space in directions eight,

On the throat of His Downward-directed Face

Darkness suffuses;

They say, "He swallowed poison;"

They are ignorant, they know not truth.

522: The Truth of Lord's Blue-Throat

Ye men!,

Who in this sea-girt globe live

In falsehood and flattery!

Why His throat gleams dark,

He knows who made it so;

When you realize the truth

He will make,

Celestial beings bow to you.

523: The Downward-Looking Face is of Sadasiva

Inside Primal Fire that is Siva

Nandi rises in the centre, gleaming

He pervads worlds all,

His hue is of the twilight sun

Who the world in glory ambulates,

He is the Lord of the Downward-looking Face--

Athomukha.

524: The Face Creates All

The Ancient One of Athomukha

Created Universe vast here below;

In Athomukha He animates all life;

He is Lord of Athomukha Sakti of lotus eye;

He is Lord of Aeons' End.

5253*6It Blossomed Into a Hundred Worlds and Impregnated Them With Energy

Hearken to this,

How Athomukha blossomed into a Gigantic Flower

Then, it transformed itself into a hundred worlds;

And into Limitless Energy

Animating them;

And then as Athomukha,

The Lord remained as their Support as well.

21 ABUSE OF SIVA

526: Abuse of Siva Brings Misery

Those who have Jnana attained,

Rid of all doubts in their thoughts

Seek Him in love intense

Shall reach the World of Celestials;

If the low-born think any the less of Him,

Dismal indeed is their fate--

Unto the parrot in cat's claw.

527: Adore Lord and Attain Jnana

The Devas and Asuras wasted their lives

And finally died;

They attained not Jnana true;

They alone can attain Truth

Who adore Primal Lord in devotion intense.

528: Abuse not Siva Even in Fun

They defied the Lord,

Devas and Asuras,

And they defied themselves one another

And destruction met;

However little, defy not Lord,

Not even for fun,

They snow-ball, one into ten.

529: Dare not Forget Lord However Holy

Learned are they in Vedic lore;

Knowing God is within them,

They bethought themselves to be God

And Plunged into pleasures distracting

Forgetting all thought of God.

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530: The True Disciples are Blessed

The lowly ones

Care not for their parents,

They abuse their kith and kin in words foul

Only those who take to the way of Guru learned,

Are in truth blessed,

None else indeed.

531: Consequences of Abusing Guru

The Guru taught the wisdom

Of One-Letter mantra (Aum);

He who speaks derisive of Him

Will be born a lowly Cur;

And having led a dog's life for a Yuga entire,

He will be a worm born;

And then to dust shall be consigned.

532: Consequences of Abusing the Good

The virtuous wife, devotee true, and Jnani Great

Those who have done exceeding harm to shock them

Their life and wealth will in a year disappear,

True this is,

Upon Holy Nandi, I swear.

533: Do not Abuse Guru

Those who wounded feelings,

Of Holy Guru who taught,

The One-lettered mantra, "AUM"

Will be a dog born,

And after a hundred dog incarnations

Will die a human out-caste.

534: Harm to World by Maltreatment of Gurus

If Gurus who are devout of God

Are caused pain in heart

The country, people and their greatness

Will all as one destroyed be;

The thrones of heavenly king Indra,

And of kings mighty here below,

Will alike Crumble down;

Sure This is,

I swear by our Nandi true.

535: Do not Utter False-hood in Gurus Presence

Utter not falsehood in holy Guru's presence;

Then will goodness and wisdom depart;

Forgotten will be,

The time-honoured path of righteousness,

And all else that to prosperity leads;

The land a prey to famine falls.

536: Jnana Guru is the Real Guru

Who will throw away the precious Gem in hand

And carry a heavy stone instead?

Who will part with milk, curd and ghee on hand

And prefer the bitter poison, fatal?

Such indeed are the Gurus of Karma path;

Will they ever with Jnani compare?

23 ABUSE OF SIVA JNANI (MAHESVARA)

537: Consequences of Abusing Mahesvara

The Lord's devotee lives by alms,

Those who show animus to him,

However humble his condition be,

And those who abuse him as they will,

Shall into lowly hell fall.

538: Blessings of Jnani's Presence

Those who deride Jnani

Are rid of benefits of goodly deeds done;

Those who revere him as holy,

Are rid of harm of evil deeds done;

Those who reach Jnani's presence.

Will verily taste of Siva Bhoga.

24 TO BE POSSESSED OF PATIENCE

539: Patience is the Sheet-anchor of Yogis

In the hearts of those who are firm of mind

Lie the (Varmamus) lizard of Yoga Vairagya

It lay besieging nose and tongue--(in Kesari Mudra)

In the troubled thought that knows but torture,

The only thing that stands still

Is devotional Patience Exceeding.

540: Celestial Beings Worship Lord*

The Lord was seated on His throne;

He was of milk-white hue;

Surrounding Him stood

Celestial Beings in number countless;

Hari and Brahma too,

Whose King He is;

And low they bowed at His Feet,

And prayed for His Grace,

And the Lord blessed,

"They shall on earth prosper high."

541: Lord Grants Grace to Those Who Adore Him

The Lord is of wisdom ripe;

He is our King,

As unto an army they swell,

In directions all to pray;

He creates the fleshly body,

He is the Primal One of Celestial Beings,

If you adore Him in love earnest,

He will His Grace grant.

542: Lord's Patience

Inside home and outside

By force and means gentle

The Lord prepared you--(in patience surpassing)

He dances on the burning ground;

Many and varied are His play.

25 TO SEEK THE COMPANY OF THE HOLY

543: Walk With the Holy

I walk with those who go after God,

I live with those who sing His praise,

The Lord blesses those who seek Him,

With them I consort,

Their feet I seek.

544: Holy Company Saves You From Distress

You may in distress

Unto a tender leaf quiver,

What avails you if you are distressed,

My Heart!

Yet you love not Lord;

Do you go with me,

To where the Lord succours.

545: Holy Company Leads You to Bliss

The Jnanis seek the Lord of Celestials;

They who seek the Company of Jnanis

Will attain Siva Truth;

They indeed Walk in the Path of Virtue

And are truly blessed;

To consort with such

Is indeed Bliss Supreme.

546: The Holy are Kin of Lord

The Holy are kin of Lord

They reach Golden Feet of Father;

He, of flowing matted locks;

Whose fame envelopes worlds all,

He blesses those,

Who seek Him in silentness of their hearts;

Reach the King Almighty,

You shall attain the Regal Goal.

547: Siva Welcomes Devotees of His Devotees

I walked with them--

Devotees of Lord's devotees

And reached the City of Fire-hued Lord

Sporting weapons divine

They who stood at gate saw me,

And announced me to the Lord;

And the Lord said "Come in"

And they all cried "Hail! You are the Refuge."

548: I Joined the Company of the Rich in Grace

The Devout Supreme will in, be;

The Devout Eminent will master eddies of birth,

Devout Dear realizing self will immortal, remain;

With them who are Rich in Grace

I joined to consort.

TANTRA TWO ENDS

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