Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

A Gujarati 'Bhajan'

(Translated by Jayantilal Acharya)

A Gujarati ‘Bhajan’

Let us, O brother, worship the living man,
let us worship him who speaks;
for he alone can attain the Niranjan.
If God can be seen by worshiping a stone,
why should I not worship the big mountain?
Varieties of sweets didst thou prepare,
and offer at the feet of God;
But they were enjoyed by those,
whose business it is to monopolise them;
and the God had not even its smell!
While carving the image of God out of stone,
they stain it with their legs;
Were the God real, would He not punish the image-maker first?

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