HE WHO RECITES THY PRAYERS' - by Sri B.S.Narayana Murthy

[Guest guest]

"HE WHO RECITES THY PRAYERS'

He who recites Thy prayers,

Worships Thee and meditates on Thee,

He alone is the blessed among mortals.

His tongue, ears and hands

Are the only limbs worthy of the name.

 

O Baba! What does it matter

Whether one is a bachelor or householder,

or a recluse or an ascetics or anything else?

Whosoever surrenders his heart fully to Thee -

Thou art his saviour and

Will bear the entire burden of his cares.

 

O Baba! As the person

caught in midstream seeks the bank,

As the weary traveller seeks the cool shade of the tree,

As one caught in rain seeks a strong shelter,

As the guest seeks a hospitable host,

As the poor seeks the protection of a generous patron,

As the person in the dark seeks the lamp,

As one shivering in the cold seeks the warm fireside,

I seek Thy Lotus-feet which dispel all fear.