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....

The Lotus of the Heart

Basudha Chakravarthi

(This is one of the most significant of the songs popularized by Bauls, a special community of devotees in Bengal)

The lotus of the heart goes on blossoming for ages:

unto it both you and I are tied and
there is nothing to be done about it.

The blooming of the lotus knows no end;

the equality of the honey within
the lotus is of special excellence;
so the greedy bee cannot leave it off.

So to it both you and I are tied and there is no escape.

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