Sunlight made visible
the whole length of sky,
movement of wind,
leaf, flower, all six colours
on tree, bush and creeper:
all this
is the day's worship.
The light of moon, star and fire,
lightnings and all things
that go by the name of light
are the night's worship.
Night and day
in your worship
I forget myself
O lord white as jasmine.
Like a silkworm weaving
her house with love
from her marrow,
and dying
in her body's threads
winding tight, round
and round,
her house with love
from her marrow,
and dying
in her body's threads
winding tight, round
and round,
I burn
desiring what the heart desires.
desiring what the heart desires.
Cut through, O Lord,
my heart's greed,
and show me
your way out,
my heart's greed,
and show me
your way out,
O Lord white as jasmine
~
from: Speaking of Siva
translated by A. K. Ramanujan
