Passage 3

aḍugakavē ō manasā! aḍugakavē ō …

His songs 50

kōrina phalamiccu kalpavṛkṣambuṇḍa

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In plain words

In the end even these great devotees, who had gained such powers, made ready for war against the very deity they worshipped. In people such as these, hatred arises in place of Prema. If their wishes fail, hatred begins. If their wishes are fulfilled, Ahaṅkāra begins. And so those alone are true devotees who have built up the good resolve, 'We pray, we …, for Paramātma alone, with no wish for reward.' For such devotees He Himself comes to where they stand and blesses them. Through wishes that we have received by asking and …, we make no true progress at all. When, where and to whom anything is needed, He Himself looks after it, for the true devotee.

Do not ask, O mind! Do not ask, O mind! The more you ask, the lower it sinks; when you do not ask, the work is done quickly. (Do not ask.) Did He not cherish Śabarī, who did not ask? And Jaṭāyu, who asked nothing for himself, at the pool: did He not go to him at the last and give him the good end? (Do not ask.)

Even to Daśaratha, who asked, Rāmacandra did not pour this much water at his last hour. To Jaṭāyu, who did not ask, Rāmacandra performed all the last rites. There is just one thing to ask for. When you wish, 'I need nothing other than You,' He Himself looks after everything.

When the wish-fulfilling tree that gives whatever fruit you ask stands there, why care for the flowers of the backyard? When Kāmadhenu herself has come, who gives milk for the asking, why pay money to buy a cow? When Mount Meru stands there with its blazing light, why go searching for silver and gold? When Paramātma Himself is there, who gives Bhakti, strength and Mukti, why long for a wretched worldly life?

Win Him, and you have won everything. If you become worthy of His Prema, you are worthy of the world …, you have conquered the world. One who is a slave to desire is himself a slave to the whole world, is he not? To one who has conquered …, the world itself becomes a servant. So here, in what way does God reach out, cherish, and draw to His heart? The crops look up to the sky for the water that sustains their life, and with their own strength and power they are left in despair.