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Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)
Sikh
12th Century

About Jayadeva

Timeline (12th Century)

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English version by
Nirmal Dass

Original Language
Sanskrit

Raga Maru

Themes
  Heart
  Honey
  Water
  Wine
 

 

Recommended Books

Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gitagovinda, Translated by Barbara Stoler Miller
Songs and Saints from the Adi Granth, Translated by Nirmal Dass

I drew up breath
through my left nostril,
fixed it
at the bridge of my nose,
and then forced
out that breath
through the right nostril,
while repeating "Om"
sixteen times.
I broke the strength
of my weak heart,
steadied my inconstant spirt,
and gave form
to my inchoate mind --
thus did I drink ambrosia.

O my heart,
sing the praises
of God the primal --
thus shall you lessen
the difference
between you and Him.

I worshipped
the Worshipful,
and trusted
the Trustworthy --
like water
can easily blend
with water.
Jayadeva says,
I praised
the victorious Deva,
and found that Brahma
who Himself has no desires,
who is lost forever
in the vastness
of His own self.

 

 

-- from Songs and Saints from the Adi Granth, Translated by Nirmal Dass

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