Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints
by Justin E. Abbott | 1933 | 306,590 words
This is the English translation of Bhaktavijaya which is a Marathi poem written by Mahipati in 40,000 lines. The text documents the legends of Indian saints from various backgrounds and extensively covers figures like Ekanath, Tukaram, and Ramadasa, highlighting their contributions to scholarship, philosophy, poetry, and social reform. The Bhaktavi...
55.1: Invocation
Obeisance to Shri Ganesh. Obeisance to the Lord of the world.
1. Victory, victory to Thee, the Imperishable, the Indestructible, the One without name and form, the supreme Being, the Lord of the Universe, the Pervader of the world, the Lord of his joy, O Shri Hari!
2. Thy bhaktas think of Thee; their meditation is on Thee, just as the chatak bird and the cloud live as friends.
3. A child longs for its mother, for the mother has love for her child; so the Husband of Rukmini fol lows the inclination of His bhaktas.
4. The ocean at the sight of the glorious moonlight on the full moon day is delighted. In the same way, O Life of the world, Thou takes! delight in listening to the fame of Thy bhaktas.
5. Thy bhaktas praise Thee and Thou art also fond of their reputation. Therefore Thou hast caused me to write their lives in this book, the Bhaktavijaya.