In English
's transformation
The has proclaimed this truth beautifully. "" (The knower of the Divine becomes Divine himself). Whatever you aspire for, whatever your yearning, that you become yourself. When wished to write the , he first meditated on all the qualities of and then alone he could commence his epic. Because of the constant repetition of the name of and continuous meditation on the Principle, he shone with the effulgence of . It is one of the miracles of that the highwayman could become the author of a great epic. When you meditate on the effulgence of anyone, a part of that effulgence enters into you. Such was the case with . By constant chanting of the name of the lord, devoting all his thoughts to , he was filled with the power of the Divine and experienced ineffable bliss. He could face with utter equanimity all the ordeals which he was subjected to by the minions of his father. ( sang a poem from the in which describes how chanted only the names of the Lord while the were tormenting him). had no sense of fear. The effulgence of shone in his face.