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VERSES
CIDANANDA
27
I have taken refuge in thee, Oh Lord Candraprabha, I have taken refuge in thee. I have borne so many times The intense pain of life and death. I tell you this For ye are well-known As destroyer of others' sufferings. Says Cidananda, The very sight of thee Has burnt the outcome of my evil deeds.
28
I have a prayer to submit to thee Oh Parsva, the Lord of Godi, Hark me, Oh compassionate, The knower of the inner self. Gazing at thy moon-like face Full am I with limitless bliss. Cast as I am in the whirlpool of mundane world While thou art beyond the senses five. A victim of likes and dislikes I While thou art wholly devoid of these,- Effortless, desireless and pure. But on viewing thee as ideal My self is now set on thee. A protector and redeemer Art thou renowned in the three worlds, So doubtless will thee redeem me, And so am I reposeful at heart. In the year 1904 V.S., at Bhavnagar I stand before thee. Says Cidananda, By thy grace, do I rest In the bliss of ocean of realisation.
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