Today's Beautiful Gem: `Why do you hide?' by
Saint Tyaagaraaja
(translated by me)
"marugelaraa, o Raaghavaa,
marugelaraa?
"Why do you hide from me, O Lord,
Why do you hide?
"marugela charaachararoopa, paraatpara,
sooryasudhaakaralochana?
"O Lord, the embodiment of all that is kinetic and
stationary?
O Lord, the ultimate of all?
O Lord, with eyes as big as the universe?
Why do you hide?
"anni neevanchu, antarangamuna
tinnagaanu nenu telisikontinayya,
ninnegaani madilo ennazaala norula
nannu brovumayya, Tyaagaraajanuta,
marugelaraa?
"At last, I have realised that you are the summum bonum of
my life;
I will not stray away from you nor approach anyone else;
Kindly lead me and bless me with your favours;
O Lord, the one praised by the bard, why do you hide from
me?"
Om Santih! Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao
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