His stick

(659)  Cetanashalaka sathe madhumalika hate

With a stick of consciousness and a wreath of kindness,
How many were the nights that You had come?
Forgotten, oh, I have forgotten.
Tracing salve 'round blackened eyes,
Seeing neither virtue nor vice, when prayed You arrived.

With Your light, the earth has become sweet;
With Your touch, all life has gotten speech.
In Your mirth, the whole world was awakened;
All hearts rose up dancing, each with one another.

Sad and sleepy eyes are dabbed with the nectar of Your stick;
Everyone's warmly invited – Your world will be built.

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Soul and inspiration

(658)  Amrtasar divya adhar

Essence of ambrosia, source of divinity,
Throughout the world You're overflowing.
You're everyone's warm wedding song,
The cadence in every existence.

Amid the desert, You are water streaming,
The cooling shadow of a tree.
The gentle touch amid storm and tempest,
In shattered lives only You give strength.
When the temperate southern wind gets lost,
You are the vanished-but-regained sweetheart.

Starshine and moon rays,
Pleasing scent of a bouquet,
Hunter within drowsy feelings,
You goad us onward in adversity.

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Self-sustained

(657)  Rauniin phanus uriye diye

Setting aloft multicolored balloons,
Who appeared, oh, Who appeared?
Drawn near is the One I choose,
Who could bring Him here?

Anticipated age after age,
I had been awaiting Him.
At daybreak He received my garland,
Was feted from my wicker tray.^[1]

The One Whom I could not realize,
He came today by His own right.
The gloom removed with crimson light,
Golden rays He did ignite.

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Ironic

(656)  Gan shonay aji ke e bhaunga mane

Today, in this shattered mind, Who is singing?
He sings, yes, He sings.

An unknown tune has arose, sonorous—
It has filled the sky and the wind.
And it has touched the core of my heart,
Giving a stir that heeds no proscription.

In lovely radiance, Earth became splendorous;
Melodic moonbeams have abolished all despair.
Creating a flood of tender sweetness,
Who rocked Heaven with an unfamiliar strain?

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Awakening

(655)  Kali phuteche ali juteche

Blossomed is the bud, assembled are the bees;
Blowing is a sweet and gentle breeze.
Desperate now, keenly I long to find
That nymph divine who's carried off my mind.

On this moonlit night, forgetting fear and shyness,
My naked, questing heart catches sight of the miscreant.

A fragile blade of grass, fitted out only in green,
Waves about, summoned by an unidentified mind-thief.

On mountains and in the sea, and in my deepest feelings,
By the touch of consciousness, a buzzing's been awakened.

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What hurts more

(654)  Toma lagi mor mane kata vyatha

Due to You, so much pain is in my mind;
This fact, don't You want to recognize?
Gone is the apple of my eye;
Seeing that, how are You blind?

On my eyelids there's no sleep;
So much time is passed in weeping.
Oh Philosopher's Stone, why be distant,
After You've come smiling, imparting a thrill?
Enter my mind, and sense my pain;
No longer remain inhumane.

You went away, my Friend and Lover—
What a night of storms was that!
My heart is breaking from the agony;
My grief is filled with memories.
Sit by my side, and smile tenderly;
No longer hurt my feelings.

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Only one place to go

(653)  Tomay chere kothay jabo

Forsaking You where would I flee?
Is anything outside of Thee?
And if I were to go somewhere,
Under the soles of Your divine feet,
Into the cosmic nucleus, I'd journey.

Taking Your name expels all shame;
Every fear is washed away.
Each and every heart is glowing,
A stream of light, ever flowing.
Your song of a love tryst—
Vibrant, it plays constantly.

Clinging to Your ideation, mind is satisfied;
The heavy load of pain is washed away.
All creatures who are lively,
Their bright eyes fill with tears.
Your smile and Your enchanting flute
Give impetus for every work.

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Overwhelmed

(652)  Tomar kache caite giye

Having gone to You to beseech,
Feeling ashamed, I beat retreat,
Seeing all my needs and my provisions
Contained within Your imagination.

Whatever I may know about me,
Whatever I may deem as mine;
You know so much more than I;
What's to be done, Lord, let it be.

My Perpetual Companion,
You've painted me with Your affection;
My garland of love alone will dwell
For Your beauty and Your disposal
With devotion in my mental temple.

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Not ready yet

(651)  Jeo na tumi jeo na

Don't leave, please don't leave...
I've more words to speak,
More songs to sing,
And many other things still pending.

In yon corner of the northeast sky,
Lightning bolts are summoning me.
Often attended by thunderous war cry,
They strike me with fear.
Stay by my side and in my mind;
Please don't leave me lonely.

Everything of mine has disappeared;
Now on this stormy night.
My unnerved heart, it fails to grasp
How to proceed along the path.
Stay in my mind, filling my life,
Please don't smash my flower petals.

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Good logic or mere wishful thinking?

(650)  Asha niye patha ceye

Your coming, expectantly anticipating,
I've been waiting night and day.
Though the lamplight is now fading,
My bosom brims forever and always.

Pray tell, other than You does anyone
Understand how to transmit love?
You are the luster of the world,
And so to Thee this heartsong I sing.

Beloved, should You not arrive,
Then kindly bear one thing in mind:
Crushed be the hope in a broken heart.
Your fame won't be enhanced by that,
Even if no heed You pay
To any voiced censure or praise.

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Maker and Taker

(649)  Akashera cand tumi

You are the moon of my sky
And the pearl hidden in my sea.
You are the one whom I've desired;
Why that is so, I can't conceive.

Breathtaking is the splendor Thine;
Your divine drama fills the mind.
That very feeling I've received,
So as my dearest I Thee recognize.

Why do You call me from afar
And spatter me with luscious nectar?
At every moment, You are drawing me near;
Can it be You need a piece of my heart?

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I am Yours

(648)  Esecho ghare mor jakhan

When You have come into my shrine,
Then kindly be seated and gently smile.
Emanate, emanate, please emanate
Ions of light in a constant cascade.

Pardon all errors and sins that I've done;
Forgetting the past, Yours I have become.
Take me with You beyond my pile of vice;
Please do not adopt a very hard line.

You are the one Who is my most close;
Without You I've none else to call my own.
With heart throbbing in extreme ecstasy,
Me You've set dancing, oh the Mind Thief.

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Superlative

(646)  Tumi jagattarana cetanaghana

You are impervious consciousness, the cosmic salvation,
An ocean on the opposite side of existence.
You are vision's collyrium, affliction's expulsion,
A stupendous storehouse of psychic amusement.

You were one, and You became many;
But You stayed the same mid diversity.
The One's commands, all His decrees,
Everyone heeds with great piety.

Immutable, innate conscience You be;
You go on doing Your duty incessantly.
Your inspiration and Your prodding
Furnish speed and oust all fear.

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BFFs

(645)  Tumi jeo na jeo na ogo sakha

Oh my Bosom Friend,^[1] don't leave, don't leave;
Upon my heart-lotus, come take Your seat.
Please oh please, don't make me lonely;
Laugh and look at me, tell me a story.

In the colorful play of autumn clouds at evening,
When an indolent wind keeps on singing,
In that beauty and hue, it's You Whom I seek,
With my heart-beams honing a winning beat.

Amid the gala of flowers at Spring,
When drunken bees keep on singing
In their rhythm and tune, it's You Whom I seek,
In the azure sky with tender yearning.

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Oxymoron

(642)  Tumi ucchala caincalata

You are lively restlessness...
Also, in sum, its antithesis—
You are transfixed stillness.

On mind's mirror You steadily cast light.
The people who had fallen behind,
You spur them on, enheartened;
You afford encouragement.
Rousing psyches that were fast asleep,
Suddenly, You bring them to reality.

Those awakened by Your beam,
They pray for Your blessing.
They know that very restlessness;
They also know great calmness;
Those unlike names portray the same Entity,
In Whose presence intellect admits defeat.

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He completes us

(641)  Tumi mor sab ceye apanar

You are my nearest;
You are my dearest.
You are my lost heart's sweetness;
Please take me, and make me Yours.

In the heat of sun, my shady protection;
In the dark of night, You are the light.
In lush verdancy and desert drought,
You distribute refreshing love.
Take my everything, leave nothing behind;
Grant me only Your touch of life.

Amid thunder's roar, lightning You ignite;
In rain's downpour, like screwpine^[1] You thrive.
You ride cool winds in pleasant fragrance,
To my psyche You bring assurance.
You are my shelter and mental nutrition;
You are my Most Cherished One.

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Light of love

(640)  Amar andhar gharer alo tumi

To go forth toward effulgence,
This time everyone is summoned;
So I make an invitation.
Swaying in the cosmic cradle,
Earth's become so beautiful.
Today, there is no hint of prejudice.

Forgetting rivalry, let everyone declare:
We are only one, and one we will remain.
In but one jeweled garland hearts are linked;
Let's all sing in the same melody.
There is no high or low, no white or black;
Cosmic siblings are we all.

The sorrow of one is the sorrow of all;
The ardor of one is the ardor of all.
Every heart is swung on the same swing;
In the ocean of nectar is one song only.
Full of goodwill and awakened prospect,
Speaking the same language, we gaze ahead

Extending love to all, friend or foe,
I go forward singing of forgiveness.

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Kindred spirits

(639)  Alor ei jatrapathe

To go forth toward effulgence,
This time everyone is summoned;
So I make an invitation.
Swaying in the cosmic cradle,
Earth's become so beautiful.
Today, there is no hint of prejudice.

Forgetting rivalry, let everyone declare:
We are only one, and one we will remain.
In but one jeweled garland hearts are linked;
Let's all sing in the same melody.
There is no high or low, no white or black;
Cosmic siblings are we all.

The sorrow of one is the sorrow of all;
The ardor of one is the ardor of all.
Every heart is swung on the same swing;
In the ocean of nectar is one song only.
Full of goodwill and awakened prospect,
Speaking the same language, we gaze ahead

Extending love to all, friend or foe,
I go forward singing of forgiveness.

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Gateways

(638)  Ruperi aloke arupe peyechi

In the light of form only, the formless we have found;
One beyond form has come into our house.
In the bud of mind only, the Sweet we've embraced.
One beyond thought, His apprehension He gave.

With philosophy we can't behold, with science we don't know;
Confined to theology, we don't find Him even close.
Through love we've realized Him and held Him in our heart;
And all eyes have seen Him now to their heart's content.

Full of rhythm and song echoing devotion,
Gripped by a dance beat to sweet-scented conception,
Filled with honey of goodwill in tones that are dreamy,
All beings have surely understood through genuine experience.

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With a smile

(637)  Ke go mohana haso

Who are You with such a charming smile?
Enchanting all, You smile.
Infusing hope and spreading light,
You love each one vested with life.

That smile was scattered on creepers and herbs;
In fruits and flowers it flourished.
On earth's dust motes, sweetness is dabbed;
You oust all darkness from the pitch black.

That smile reached to mind's hall bejeweled,
And it caressed heart's tenderness.
A gentle flower beckons the sternness of a thunderbolt;
Having filled it to the brim, on my mindsky You float.

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Dance me away

(636)  Tumi nrtyera tale jhaunkrta hale

You jingled to a dance beat^[1]
And were worshipped in the worlds three.^[2]
You rang out with great implication,
Giving purpose to our existence.

In every divine realm, perpetually,
You are filled with paramount glee.
In the three spheres,^[3] there's none like You;
Never asleep, You rise to remove gloom.
Turbulent minds You've kept enthused;
Beyond all traits, You speak with such virtue.

Please enter my heart's core privately,
Arriving with Your much-sought rosy feet.
On Your supreme jingling, worldly pleasures
Fail to satisfy like that sonance.
All my diffidence, all my avarice,
And all my despondence come to a finish.

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You only

(635)  Nandana madhu sukhe duhkhe bandhu

Darling, in joy and grief the pleasant sweetness,
Upon my eyelids, nothing other than You exists.
My earnest hopes, my dearest loves,
And all my words, You've taken off.

I pour out my soul before You only,
Wringing my heart in warm revealing.
Listening, I hear it on the sky and breeze,
So many things that You've been telling.

In all that is perceptible or implied,
In every atom and molecule of the vast blue sky,
In pitch darkness and in bright moonlight,
And in my empty mind, You graciously reside.

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