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[Note: this post is dedicated to my good e-friend in the Java Islands]

 

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SUKA'S PRAYER TO THE LORD:

 

O thou Lord supreme, I bow down to thee!

For thy sole pleasure and play didst

thou bring forth this Universe.

Thou art the highest in the highest!

Who can sing thine infinite glory?

Thou art the innermost ruler of every heart;

Thy paths are mysterious;

Thy ways are blessed.

 

Thy form is purity itself,

and thou dost give

purity and Self-knowledge

to those who seek thee.

 

Thou art manifest in the hearts of all true seekers;

The evildoer findeth thee not.

Thou art One without a second.

Thou dost shine in thine own glory,

in thy resplendent, blissful Self.

 

Thou art the Lord of all creation,

The Lord of all thy lovers and devotees.

Look upon all beings with thy mercy!

Blessed are they that meditate

on thy Lotus Feet,

for they shall be purified:

Blessed are they that are purified,

For they shall attain Self-knowledge.

 

The wise call thee the impersonal,

without attributes;

They also call thee personal God

with divine attributes:

Thou art both,

and thou dost manifest thyself

as the one or the other,

according to our understanding.

Oh Lord,

forever look in mercy upon me!

 

--from the 'Srimad Bhagavatam'--