Leaving it all behind

(1019)  Je analashikha dahe ahamika

The flame that consumes vanity,
In that fire may I get Thee.
May I get Thee, may I get Thee.
In the ocean-dance that ruins what's petty,
In that I keep witnessing Your majesty.

Star-specks dot a sky of flawless blue;
A tiny heart contains the sea with no root.
In Your grand creation, oh my Cosmic Moon,
Nothing else is there without You.

Tender affection and love's feeling,
Cordial friendliness and wishes sincere...
Invested in You are all of my yearnings;
Hence, Unbodied One, I crave Thee.

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Keeping His home ready

(1018)  Tumi eso mor mandire

Lord, enter my place of worship;
In each age a temple I've built
For the sake of Your arrival.

I have raised an altar by dint of heart's yearning
That You may take Your ease after doing myriad deeds.
The path of Your coming I am watching endlessly,
With my mental lyre jingling.

Having brought much color, gone are many springtimes;
And many stars have fallen, dressed in golden light.
But still upon that avenue, You did not arrive.

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Your plaything

(1017)  Tumi amar dhyaner dhyeya

You are the object of my meditation—
You are the beloved of my life.
For Your sake, I take birth time after time,
Coming and going, my Chosen One.

Near to You I want to be incessantly;
Without pause, on Your path do I proceed.
As I know the meaning of life to be You only,
It is You that I esteem more than everything.

Why stay afar; say what You want from me...
With cosmic game's deceit, why cause me to weep?
But if You take delight compelling tears,
Then make me cry for Thee.

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The more things change...

(1016)  Tumi ke go ele ei varasay

Oh, in these rains, Who appeared,
Drops of water smeared upon Your body?

The kadam pollen quivers with a thrill;
To a dance beat, delightedly the peacock shrills.
Psychic bees move about in swarms;
They race in hope of flower-nectar.

The tune of the riverstream now surges with bliss;
With new zeal the bamboo grove is restless.
Filled with sweet scent, the lotus petals,
With whole heart, for Whom do they yearn at present?

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Consecrated

(1015)  Surja takhan digvalaye

The sun was then upon horizon
In dawn's crimson color.
Twixt You and me our viewing was
Bursting with fervent emotion.

Its petals outspread, a bloom went on calling,
"Hola, Sweet Friend", bashfulness forgotten.
In its heart was a fluttering
With vibrating pollen.

From its nest with a mellow chirping
Is one bird today in cadence and song.
For all good people, through that very cooing,
It infuses them with devotion.

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Lost in Thee

(1014)  Hariye gechi aj ke ami, gechi hariye

I have gotten lost; who am I at present?
Lost I have gotten.
Pondering why did I come, I have perceived
It was with work... some deeds to achieve.

Great was my road-weariness;
Delusions aplenty there had been.
I've walked the path, forgetting destination;
So everything got muddled.

Now weariness no longer rises in my mind,
Nor does delusion infiltrate my life.
Today, my goal I've realized...
I found You through self-sacrifice.

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The bright white line

(1013)  Tumi andhakare jyotirekha

You are my lightray in the dark;
Averting all my downfall,
A bright white line You draw.

On a night of rain and dense darkness,
Lightning-like You dazzle, oh Beloved.
On startled but thrilled kadam pollen,
Matchless One, You lavish a sweet fragrance.
In my broken heart the hopeful, crimson Lord You are.

On my pathway constant inspiration You do give;
You never say to pause due to obstruction.
You're the zest within a lifeless heart,
Full of cadence and color, Sweet and Subtle One.

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