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While I was waiting eagerly for him

by Nammalvar
(8th Century) Timeline

English version by
A. K. Ramanujan

Original Language
Tamil
Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)
8th Century

While I was waiting eagerly for him
saying to myself,

"If I see you anywhere
I'll gather you
and eat you up,"

he beat me to it
and devoured me entire,

my lord dark as raincloud,
my lord self-seeking and unfair.

 

 

-- from Hymns for the Drowning: Poems for Vishnu by Nammalvar, Translated by A. K. Ramanujan

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Recommended Books


Hymns for the Drowning: Poems for Vishnu by Nammalvar, Translated by A. K. Ramanujan
Nammalvar: (Makers of Indian Literature), Translated by A. Srinivasa Raghavan

 

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