How to Escape?
by Ravidas
How to escape? I recite the name Ram.
Lord, if you are sandalwood, I am water;
with the fragrance in all parts of my body.
Lord, if you are a cloud, I am a peacock;
looking for you like a chakora for the moon.
Lord, if you are a lamp, I am the wick (bAti);
with the light burning day and night.
Lord, if you are a pearl, I am the thread;
together like gold and suhaga.
Lord, you are the master and I servant;
thus is the devotion of Raidas.
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Songs of the Saints from the Adi Granth | Songs of the Saints of India | Sri Guru Granth Sahib | Sri Guru Granth Sahib | Guru Ravidas: Life and Teachings (Mystics of the East series) |