25. Drunken with the Wine Divine
The yogis sunk in Self
See Thee as Knowledge itself,
As Truth and Love, as Life and Bliss,
As Witness of all the worlds.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
26. Oh! Life of all life! Soul of the soul!
The Bhakta’s all-in-all!
Thou art the Yogi’s peace of mind
The sage’s wisdom, the lover’s heart,
The writer’s pen, the painter’s art
The poet’s inspiration.
Of those absorbed in the world
Thou are the only hope;
And final everlasting Bliss
Of those that look beyond.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
27. Thou art the final goal and rest
Of rishis old and new,
Of siddhas, yogis, monks and priests,
Of sufis, saints, fakeers.
One and all, and soon or late
They all are merged in Thee.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
28. Of yogi’s concentration
Thou art the Central Point.
Of bhaktas’ and saints’ outpourings
Thou the Central Theme.
And Thou art the breath of life
Of all who aspire to Thee.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
29. The steady of heart and mind
See Thee always
Within themselves;
And when they see Thee thus within
They see Thee everywhere.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
30. In objects with names and forms
Hidden and immanent
Yogis search and search for Thee
But Thou art never found.
Who can fine Thee, O! ever Unseen?
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
31. Those who choose devotion’s path
Try another way,
With burning heart and humble mind
They strive with all their zeal;-and fail!
None can fathom Thee, my Lord!
Language fails, the mind is dazed
Oh! inscrutable God!
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
32. So countless are the forms Thou hast,
So endless their expressions,
That Thy Vision that each one has
Differs from every other’s.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
33. Who is enthroned in the hearts of all,
Who rules not mind and matter alone
But all this universe
By Satwa, rajas and Tamas, the Gunas three,
That is none but Thee.
Thou art the source from which
The whole creation flows;
And Thou the Ocean Infinite
Wherein ‘tis merged.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
34. All things are equal in Thy eye
None is favoured, none despised;
That is with Thee a rule.
Unattached, impartial, wise and just,
1 The three qualities of nature.
Such, O king! Is e’er Thy rule
Your heart doth still to Bhaktas fly
As like doth like attract.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
35. Go and see Siddha great
Working wonders that astound;
He is noon but Thee;
Go and see a pious Sage
In Love and Joy immersed
And who is he but Thee?
And on this earthy earth Thou shinest
With the light of such alone;
And Thou alone rewardest them
With the Freedom that they want.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.
36. In earth and sky, in space and time
Thou art the all-pervading Life,
And Thou the Lord of all created things—
Be they evolving of mature.
Thou art the Master of all the worlds
And master of their Lords—
Of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and all.
To That Lord of my Heart, I Bow.