Lalla (Lal Ded): For a moment I suppressed the bellows of respiration

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For a moment I suppressed the bellows of respiration

Lalla (Lal Ded), Lalla (Lal Ded) poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Shaivite (Shiva) poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

by Lalla (Lal Ded)
(14th Century) Timeline

English version by
B. N. Paramoo

Original Language
Kashmiri

Yoga / Hindu : Shaivite (Shiva)

14th Century

For a moment I suppressed the bellows of respiration,
Lo and behold! The Lamp lit up brightly and I realized my Self!
The light within me sparkled out;
In the encompassing darkness, I seized at It and gripped It tightly.

-- from The Ascent of Self: A Reinterpretation of the Mystical Poetry of Lalla-Ded, by B. N. Paramoo

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Themes

Light

Night

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