Guest guest Posted September 11, 1999 Report Share Posted September 11, 1999 This is our last day of "100 Verses on Renunciation" by Bhartrihari, his impassioned goodbye. His universal supplication is very reminiscent of Native American attitude toward God. Verse #100 O Earth, my mother! O wind, my father! O fire, my friend! O Water, my good relative! O Sky, my brother! here is my last salutation to you with clasped hands. Having cast away infatuation with its wonderful power by means of an amplitude of pure knowledge, resplendent with merits developed through my association with you all, I now merge in the Supreme Brahman. Swami Madhavananda comments: "The terms of familiarity and endearment used of the five elements are appropriate in view of the final point of blissful parting to which the Yogi has been carried through those subtle tattvas or essences of the five elements which characterize intermediate stages of Yogic practice." Edith.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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