Against the grain

(3526) Bandhan chinre beriye elum

Tearing chains apart, out I came;
Who's aware of when and why?
Oh who knows, who does realize,
Anywhere, does anyone recognize?
By some magic in regard to want-and-gain,
I looked not at any face.

I listened not to the plea of anybody;
No obstruction did I heed.
Those who've said "foolish and frenzied",
I did not take that talk to heart;
I did not pay it any mind.

By paltry means I obtained the Great;
A resident of Truth I became.
All that I'm due I let float away
Upon the cosmic soul's high tide,
In the bud of every trice.  

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