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....

God

Subramania Bharati  (Translated from Tamil by R. Sundaresan)

SUBRAMANIA BHARATI
Translated from Tamil by R. Sundaresan

O ignorant, roaming about everywhere
and seeking a thousand gods!
will you listen to me if I say
that the thousands of Vedas proclaim
that God is but the flaming knowledge!

O ignorant, worshipping Nadan, Kadan and Vedan in frenzied devotion!
Realise that knowledge that is immanent in everything is God.

Have you heard epics say that pure knowledge is Sivam!
Will you lose your direction
having lost yourself in the maze of fanatical religions?

Vedas enjoin on you to live care-free,
but as one who eats the chaff
imagining the pleasure of eating rice,
you pursue purposeless acts.

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