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APRIL, 1967
Men who worship thee,
Can have instant victory even in the arena of warThat has invincible arrays of mighty foes With sharp-tipped spears in their hands; And haunted by thick-necked herds
Of elephants wild, with fearful look ;
Bespattered with corpses pierced by weapons deadly With scores of greedy crows shouting joyfully over oozing gore; And covered all over with arrows
Cast by indomitable foes. 17-18
Thee for whom the embrace of mokşa15 is all achieved
Thou like Indra art the cutter of wings of attachment,
Thou like bolt art the uprooter of all ills
That bar the way to the coveted goal, Oh Lord! The remover of all vices
Who in the universe worship thee not? 19
And when ye move, my Lord! from one place to another The towns and the country
Every nook and corner of this earth
Is full of thrill, ecstasy, festivity
Being devoid of theft, enmity, illness and plagues. 20
Glory be thine, oh Divine Master!
Thou art unattached from the conquest of senses
Thou hath given up fighting as thou art equanimous to a friend and foe
Thou art unequal, as thou hath no self and non-self
And without help, as thou relyeth on thine own strength
Thou art without lust, as thou hath no interest
Withdrawn, as thou hath conquered all earthly attractions Dry, as thou art devoid of all rasas16
Passionless, as thou hath no need of woman's company Thou abode of patience, thou liberated
Oh Vira, thou friend of beings
Glory be thine. 21
Oh Lord! Tell me what shall I do
For women that are bursting, glowing, restive,
15 State of Liberation.
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Sentiments like love, hate, etc.
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