prathày ti:rthan gatsha:n sanyö:sy,
ga:ra:n svadarSan myu:l |
tsèta: pàrith mo niSpath a:s,
DeSakh du:re dramun nyu:l ||
The sannyasi visits
every shrine,
seeking to find
a vision of Himself.
Having been taught,
O Mind,
lose not thy path.
When from afar 'tis seen,
the grass looks very green.
Note: In Hinduism, a sannyasi (Sanskrit sannyasin) is a religious mendicant ascetic. Lalla is not only pointing out the inherent contradiction involved in searching in far-flung shrines for the Self, which is everywhere, but also alluding to the persistent temptation to lose her non-dualistic path by falling into the dualistic religion of the shrines.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
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