First, the earth with mountains & rivers,
Though people dig, tread and set it afire,
It deviates not from the vow of patience,
It feeds & houses them, doesn’t cross fire.
Second, the air that is pure and odorless,
Takes on a while the surrounding smell,
So, a spiritual aspirant should be pristine,
On joys and sorrows he shouldn’t dwell.
Third, the sky maintains its colorless self
At times dusty, dark, bright or blue in look(s)
A sage should be free from fear or favor
To emotional network he shouldn’t hook
Fourth, the fire ever present as latent heat
It burns all its impurities and purifies gold
A sage should reject illusions of the body
And know pure essence of mind & mould
Fifth, one Sun reflects in water vessels many
So the images of self reflect in bodies diverse
The Sun illumines many bodies in Nature
A sage should in light devotee's mind immerse
Sixth, a pigeon pair & chicks in hunter’s snare
Met their end bound to illusive relations’ flair
I learnt not to be caught in web of possession
Lose free will of self, weep & wail in despair.
Note: He was an ancient Indian Sage. The poem is split up into four parts for convinience of the readers.
C. P. Sharma
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dattatreya-baptized-twenty-four-gurus-i/
