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Spiritual Poems
(Translated from Hindi)
Virendra
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1- Who am I?
2-Who is He?
3-Cosmic Consciousness
4-The Glory of Ram
5-Dashavatar
6-Durga’s glory
7-Bhajan for the Lord
8-I have four passionate beloveds.
9-No one knows the Truth.
10-Show Your Form to me.
11-Tell me Who are you?
12-The world appears to be a dream.
13-Now I am in love with dust
14-Your light is seen everywhere.
15-Our life is blessed by the mind.
16-Blessings of the Lord
17-The Supreme Lord
18 -I became an angel
19 -Your glory
20-The speed of time
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Introduction
Spirituality is a belief in the spirit as essence of all human beings. This
spirit emanates from the Creator or the Supreme Lord of the universe. He
has been given many names. He transcends description and His existence
cannot be proved or disproved.
Spirituality does not exclude the reality of mind and body nor the
physical laws that regulate the universe. The reality of the spirit implies the
reality of matter also. Spirituality is a holistic view of the body, mind and
spirit.
Spirituality is universal and is not confined to any limited area or group
of people. It's values and message is relevant to all people without
difference of religion, race, nationality etc.
Principles of spirituality are eternal. They were taught in the times
immemorial and are being continued to be taught at present and will be
taught forever.
Everything in the universe is governed by the forces of nature. which
are properly regulated in time and space. Human beings are also governed
by those forces of nature. Spirituality tries to promote equilibrium among
the human beings through understanding of the forces of nature.
Life of human beings is contained in the body and without this body,
any activity is inconceivable. Spirituality tries to protect the health of the
body and reinforce its energies and vitality.
Human beings try to get happiness through sense satisfaction.
Spirituality tries to promote real blissfulness which transcends the
experiences of the senses.
Human mind is active all the time and is prone to become restless.
Spirituality attempts to promote peace and illumination of the mind.
Spirituality is based on the ideas which are logical and rational. It is
not against any human intellectual and scientific endeavor.
In the progress of mankind, the creative powers of human beings have
played a major role. Spirituality tries to cultivate and reinforce the creative
capacities of human beings through the disciplines of concentration,
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Who am I?
In reality, the God and the Truth are one and the same thing;
There are many sayings of the Vedas and the Sufis to that effect.
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Ancient Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit language.
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A group of mystics mostly in Islam.
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Who is He?
Who bring us here? Who takes us away from here?
Who sees everything here? Who shows all those things?
Who shows the waves of light when our eyes are closed?
Who fills peace and happiness in minds when we meditate?
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Cosmic Consciousness
Colorful things are being seen, that could dazzle the eyes;
Magnificent buildings are being built, that touch the sky;
Enemies of humanity have come to fade the colors and destroy the
buildings;
Teach all people that to protect the humanity is the duty of everyone.
Oh Cosmic Consciousness! Eradicate the restlessness of human beings.
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The Glory of Ram3
Kevat6 had only made you cross the river on his small boat;
In return, you enabled Kevat to cross the ocean of this world.
Your kind eyes did not ignore even the dumb statues on the ground;
By touching Ahilya7, who was lying as stone, You liberated her from the
curse.
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Incarnation of Vishnu,
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Wife of Ram
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Younger brother of Ram.
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A boatman who took Ram on the boat to cross the river.
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Wife of a saint who was turned into stone by curse of her husband.
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Name of a tribal woman.
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Name of a vulture who fought Ravana.
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A demon king , thr ruler of Lanka, who kidnapped Sita.
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How cruel was a human being, this was shown by the abduction of Sita;
In order to protect humanity, you had gathered the army of monkeys.
It was not difficult for You to move in the skies in the company of the son of
wind (Hanuman);
But You preferred to cross the ocean on the bridge built by Niil and Nal 11.
After killing Ravana, You could have Yourself become the ruler of Lanka;
But You gave the entire kingdom of Lanka to Vibhishana12
On return form the forest, You showed a strange form of love to Your
subjects;
On the complaint of an ordinary person, you banished Sita to the forest.
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Names of the two engineers.
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Brother of Ravana.
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Dashavatar13
To demonstrate the evolution in every age, an appropriate form was taken
by You;
Thank You, Oh Lord Vishnu14! Thank you.
Glory to You, Oh Lord!
When the entire earth was an ocean and life was in water only;
You came Matasya15 (fish) and swam in the water.
Glory to You, Oh Lord!
Earth appeared from the water, some amphibious animals came out;
You came as Kurma16 (tortoise), to move in water and on the earth.
Glory to You, Oh Lord!
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Ten incarnations
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One of the trinity of Hindu gods Who sustains the universe.
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First incarnation of Vishnu.
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Second incarnation of Vishnu.
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Third incarnation of Vishnu.
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Fourth incarnation of Vishnu.
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Man of ancient times was wandering in the forest without any fear,
At that time You took the form of Parashuram20.
Glory to You, Oh Lord!
When demons increased in the world, the peace and security was disturbed;
You took the form of Ram21, the protector of human beings.
Glory to You, Oh Lord!
When the desire for knowledge, devotion and action increased for liberation;
You came as charioteer Krishna22, the Lord of Yoga.
Glory to You, Oh Lord!
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Fifth incarnation of Vishnu.
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Sixth incarnation of Vishnu.
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Seventh incarnation of Vishnu.
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Eighth incarnation of Vishnu.
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Nineth incarnation of Vishnu.
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Current age according to Hinu time cycle.
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Tenth incarnation of Vishnu (yet to come?).
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In order to the reform the world, You have descended on the earth;
So far You have taken ten incarnations on this earth.
Glory to You, Oh Lord!
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Durga Bhajan26
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a devotional song
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Bhajan for the Lord
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Sacred river of India
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I have four passionate beloveds.
The first one comes in a red dress,
Full of fragrance and sweet music,
She wakes me up from the sleep,
The glory of Usha (dawn) is very peculiar.
I have four passionate beloveds.
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No one knows the Truth.
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Show Your Form to me.
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Tell me Who are you?
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The world appears to be a dream.
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Now I am in love with dust
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Your light is seen everywhere.
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Our life is blessed by the mind.
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Blessings of the Lord
In pain and suffering, I need you, and there is no need of anything else,
Getting you is the only cure for me, there is no need of any medicine.
You are present in all living beings, and in all the particles,
There is nothing here other than You, and all the show is of only One.
Through Your kindness, I have been able to see the colorful scenes,
With your blessings, I have been able to fathom the mysteries of the
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The Supreme Lord
The One who has created us, why is He far away from us?
Why are we helpless in meeting Him, while this should be very easy?
When all the pleasures are available in the world of beauty and youth;
Why the fairy in the heavens continues to tantalize our minds?
That which is seen, and That which is showing, both are existing forever;
Why a human being, who is seeing only for a short while, is so arrogant?
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I became an angel
When relations with the human beings in this world became fragile;
To build a lasting relationship, I became an angel.
After bearing all the pains on this earth, I will be dissolved in the dust;
To enjoy the pleasures of the sky, I became an angel.
All the time I remained too far from Him who created me;
To stay close to that Creator I became an angel.
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Your glory
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The speed of time
Springs came and went away, and I did not even notice;
At the arrival of the winter, Why do II feel frightened?
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The passage of Life
I thought of getting some relief, if the brain could control the heart;
The intellect could not reduce the pain, it only gave it a different name.
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Moonlight
The doors wrere closed, but I saw that your windows are open;
That is why I came straight to you through the window.
I will stay with you but not wake you up from the sleep;
To spend the night with you, I have come in the form of moonlight.
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Distance among human beings
The destination of everyone is one, and the path of everyone is also one;
Then, why should we keep distance during the course of the journey?
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The Divine Light
Your light contains in it every form and in all those forms it is You alone,
This is being said by others also, and not by me alone.
Without you this is no happiness, even if I get all the world’s wealth;
Whosoever finds you is really rich, and no one is richer than him.
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Loving the Lord
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Divine blessings
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Strength of the spirit
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Devotion to the Lord
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One and zero
You are One and I am zero, who will be able to understand this?
Whoever will comprehend this, his knowledge will be complete.
Difference between one and zero cannot be understood by pundits and wise
men,
But the computers will show the miracle of these two numbers.
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Glory of the Lord
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Passage of time
When the dry weather will come, the garden will be deserted, one day,
In place of the flowers and the buds there will remain only thorns, one day.
Look at your body through the mirror, only for a short while,
This body will sure be converted into dust or ashes, one day.
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The dry weather
The dry weather is coming, all the flowers and buds will wither away,
Flowers, that are full of fragrance in the garden, will merge with the dust.
Those who feel proud of their face by looking into the mirror,
In a very short time, wrinkles will start appearing on the face.
Now, only the death will show the miracle of Jesus Christ,
When his eyes will close, the eyes of the world will open.
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The Kundalini28
No one else can see you, and no one can ever stop you;
There is no fear of an evil eye, and no fear of being defamed.
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The psychic power that can be aroused through spiritual discipline. When it passes through the psychic centers in
the body, it gives blissful feelings.
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Four energies of speech
When we utter the words by mouth to convey the thoughts of our mind,
The energy of speech that is behind it, is called Vaikhari.
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First sound created at the time of origin of the universe.
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Life
Life is like the game of chess, human beings are just its pieces:
On the board of nights and days, we (the human beings) are continuously
attacked.
Ziiro the poet says, the life passes in playing this game,
Everyone has been checkmated, and no one has ever won.
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Search of God
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The Beloved of a mystic
Ziiro says, when I sleep, she stays far away from me,
When I wake up and see, she obliterates my existence.
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The drop and the ocean
The drops are held in the ocean and there is no beginning or end to them,
The ocean is also contained in the drops, this is said by the saints.
This is said by the saints, that the difference between the two is the same,
As the difference between self-knowledge and the knowledge of God.
Ziiro says, the Self and the God are united in our mind,
This way, difference between the drop and the ocean is removed.
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Bhajan30
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a devotional song
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action
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knowledge
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devotion
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Aarati34 of Devi35
You are Atma, inside everyone, You are the supreme spirit;
It is a mystery, but it is true, we are all one spirit.
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Devotional song sung collectively at the end of a devotional ceremony.
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The Divine Mother.
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The spirit.
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Wife of Brhammaa, the first God in Hindu trinity.
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The supreme knowledge.
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Godess of knowledge and learning.
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Godess with playful nature.
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Godess of fair complexion.
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Godess of peace.
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Illusion.
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Godess that rides a lion and destroys the enemies.
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The Supreme Mother Godess,
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Gayatri Mantra is the most popular and is considered very powerful mantra.
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A geometrical formation in square shape having dot in the center and triangles, circles etc. that gives a beautiful
appearance.
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The musical string instrument carried by Godess Sarasvati.
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