JK/NKK 110
Siva Siva kara:n hamsà-gath svarith,
ru:zith vèvahö:ry dèn kyoh ra:th |
la:gi-rôst advaya yus man körith,
tàsy nèth prasan svaràgvaràna:th ||
One who constantly calls on
the name of Shiva,
repeating the swan-mantra
with each breath,
even if tending to
worldly duties
day and night,
who keeps the mind free
of attachment and duality,
that one always wins
the pleasure of the
highest Lord.
Note: The exhalations and inhalations of the breath are conceived of as the Sanskrit mantra "so 'ham" (I am He), which when repeated transforms into "hamsa" (swan). In the poem this is referred to as "the way of the swan."
"Attachment" here means attachment to the fruits of actions.
In Indian thought, non-dualism is the view of the cosmos (and us) as part of God, rather than God being separate from nature. The philosophy known as Kashmir Shaivism, strongly reflected in Lalla's thought, is even more specific: God is seen as having BECOME all of this, through a series of "expansions." I am a translator, not a spiritual teacher, so for more information I would refer the reader to Mr. Virendra Qazi, of New Delhi, India. He is one of the world's leading contemporary exponents of Kashmir Shaivism.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
