Swami Sivananda Vani - 9 - A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS & MY AUSPICIOUS DAY

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A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS

 

There is a mysterious tree, It has no roots. It has grown without a

seed, It bears fruits without flowers, It has no branches, no leaves,

It has no pith, no stem. Many birds are sitting on this tree. It is a

very ancient tree, It is beginningless and endless; It is causeless,

It never dries up, It cannot be cut by axe. It gives shelter to

millions; It is vijnana­vrksa (tree of pure knowledge). It gives

immortality, It is superior to kalpaka vrksa (wish­fulfilling tree).

 

---Thus sayeth Sivananda

 

MY AUSPICIOUS DAY

 

I celebrated this auspicious day with great éclat and pomp, With

illumination and joyful songs. My wish has been fulfilled. I have met

my Beloved. How shall I find words For the beauty of my Beloved? He

is brilliant like millions of suns, He has enthroned himself in my

heart. The lamp of love burns lustrously. I bathed Him with the water

of love, I adorned Him with the flowers of prem (love), I gave him

butter and sugar­candy. I have drunk the cup of love, Which is filled

to the brim; It is the cup of perfect joy, My rapture wells forth.

The mercy of my Lord has come upon me. How blessed am I Who have seen

my Beloved.

 

---So says Sivananda