I saw an astonishing sight.
Wherever I looked and whatever I beheld,
I saw my own Self, I saw God.
Wherever I looked, I saw my own Self!
O Lalli! This is the true seeing.
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While I was yet on the midst of the embankmentwith its crazy bridges, the day failed for me.I looked within my poke, and not a cowry came to hand(or, atI, was there) .What shall I give for the ferry-fee?(Translated by G. Grierson)IIPassionate, with longing in mine eyes,Searching wide, and seeking nights and days,Lo’ I beheld…
Ah me! the Five (Bhuta-s) , the ten (Indriya-s) ,
scraped this pot* and went away.Had all together pulled on the rope,Why should the Eleventh have lost the cow?(Why should the soul have gone astray?)
I treaded on the expanse
I lost intellect, cognizance andThe sensations external:A detective of self.I became myself; Lo and behold: from which earMy (Lalla’s ) lotus blossomed forth?[Translated by P. N. Razdan (Mahanori)]
My Guru gave me but one percept :
And fix it on the Inmost Self.’Taking to heart this one percept,Naked I began to roam.
Lalla wilfully entered the garden door (of self).
I saw Shiva and ShaktiMerged in one:Absorbed in that VISION, IDissolved in Him alive.Realised the essence and,Tasted the sweetness ofThe Divine secret, I would die while aliveHow can He stop me ?
With a rope of loose-spun thread am I towing
Would that God heard my prayerand brought me safe across!Like water in cups of unbaked clayI run to waste.Would God I were to reach my home!