மீண்டும் தொடு
கேளாயோ இன்று
கதறலை இங்கு
கதறிடும் ஏழையின்
குரலை
பாவியே நானும்
பக்தியே காணோம்
பரிதபித்தே வந்தேன்
நானும்
உன்சித்தம் செய்ய
உடன்பட்டேன் இல்லை
அதனாலே குருடானேன்
வாழ்வில்
காணாதோர் காண
காண்போர்கள் வீழ
வந்தாயே புவிக்கு
நீயும்.
காணாதவன் என்றே
கதறியே வந்தால்
கண்திறப்பாய் நீயும்
இன்று.
காண்கின்றேன் என்றே
பெருமிதம் கொண்டால்
குருடனாய் நிற்பேனே
என்றும்.
நீதொட்ட குருடனாய்
நான்மாற இங்கு
நம்பியே வந்தேன்
அருளை.
வேறொன்றும் வேண்டேன்
வீணே இப்புவியில்
ஒருமுறை தொடுஎன்னை
மீண்டும்.
04-11-1994.
English Translation
Won’t you listen
To the wail of this poor one
Who raises
His voice today?
I am a sinner
I don’t have bhakti
I came
with much pity
I didn’t agree
To do your will
Therefore I became blind
In life
You came to the world
Those who don’t see to see
And those who claim to see
To fall
You will open my eyes
If I come lamenting
That I cannot see
If I brag that I can see
Then I will remain blind
Forever
I came believing
Your grace
To become that blind man
Whom you touched
I don’t want any other thing
Unnecessarily on this earth
Touch me one more time
Again.
04-11-1994.
Comments
I like this story in Uttaraveda – John chapter nine, particularly verse 39, “The blind will see and those who see will become blind.” This is a remarkable eye-opener for me. Recently one young man came to see me with Chakaravarthy (11-7-14). In my talk with him I said, “When we think, talk or share, immediately we refer to some scripture or some quote from a famous person. But to many questions in life, though others’ experiences and answers may guide us, it cannot be the solution to our problem. We must take that guidance and find our own answer that best suits our need.
Several times I see that too much reading blinds us to see the truth as it stops us to question further. Those who are struck with dogmatism may think that they see but they do not. This does not mean I am promoting postmodern relativism, where each individual is her own law and she can decide anything in her life based on her experience. Humans, as social beings, need to accommodate others needs and views, with which relativism may not agree. But dogmatism on the other end thinks and says, “I have seen, therefore I know it.”
And thankfully, for me our Lord is such a guru and acharya who warns me that I have seen or I have attained. My bhakti in the Lord, giving a firm ground, encourages me to wait for the Lord to show more which I haven’t seen so far. All my reading and understanding of Muktiveda makes me to further ask and wait for the Lord to show further still further about His greatness, mercy and grace.
15-7-14