Pampattic Cittar: Like the drops of water that will not adhere to the leaf of the lotus

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Like the drops of water that will not adhere to the leaf of the lotus

by Pampattic Cittar
(1400? - 1450?) Timeline

English version by
Kamil V. Zvelebil

Original Language
Tamil

Yoga / Hindu : Shaivite (Shiva)

15th Century

Like the drops of water that will not adhere to the leaf of the lotus
such is the desire of the world
Push it away leave it and
worship and adore adore o dancing snake
the feet of the dazzling
blazing brilliant white light
shining everywhere

-- from The Poets of the Powers: Freedom, Magic, and Renewal, Translated by Kamil V. Zvelebil

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Themes

Light

Lotus

Snake

Water

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	The Poets of the Powers: Freedom, Magic, and Renewal, Translated by Kamil V. Zvelebil

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