Ode to Death

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Ode to Death

O Death! O Lord Yama! Good-bye unto Thee

Thou art administering the laws of Isvara.

All fall a prey to Thee, All come into Thy jaws.

Thou art time, Thou art Dharmaraja,

 

O! Omniscient Kala (Time),

Thou art the dispenser of the Law.

Thou art acquainted With the three periods of time;

Thou once initiated Nachiketas

 

Into the mysteries of Atman or Brahma-Vidya.

I have transcended Time and Death, I am Eternity.

 

Where is Time in Eternity? Time is a mental creation.

I have transcended mind, I am not afraid of Death.

I am beyond Thy reach now,

 

I bid Thee farewell now.

I am grateful for all Thy kind acts.

Salutations unto Thee, O Lord Yama!

I wish to attain Videhamukti now,

I will merge in the Supreme Self.

 

with respect and love

 

bindu