God Makes the Rivers to Flow: An Anthology of the World's Sacred Poetry and Prose (Essential Easwaran Library Book 4)

by Eknath Easwaran

Know him to be the supreme pervader, In whom the whole universe is smaller Than the smallest atom. May he, Shiva, Fill our heart with infinite peace. Know him to be the supreme guardian Of the cosmos, protecting all creatures From within. May he, Shiva, in whom all Are one, free us from the bonds of death. Know him to be the Supreme One, hidden In the hearts of all as cream is in milk And yet encompassing the universe. May he, Shiva, free us from all bondage. Know him to be the supreme architect Who is enshrined in the hearts of all. Know him in the depths of meditation. May he grant us immortality. Know him to be the supreme source of all Religions, ruler of the world of light, Where there is neither day nor night, neither What is nor what is not, but only Shiva. He is beyond the reach of the mind. He alone is. His glory fills all worlds. He is beyond the reach of the eye. He alone is. May he, Shiva, reveal Himself in the depths of meditation And grant us immortality. I live in fear of death, O Lord of Love; I seek refuge at your feet. Protect me, Protect us, man and woman, cow and horse. May the brave ones who seek you be released From the bondage of death.