JK/NKK 12
tsa:mar chatàr rath simha:san,
hla:d na:Ti-ras tulà-paryankh |
kya: ma:nith yati sthir a:sàvun,
kavà zanà ka:siy marànàny Sankh ||
Crown, canopy,
chariot, and throne,
merry-making, dancing,
and a soft bed--
which one of these
do you think could last,
and take away
the fear of death?
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
JK/NKK 107
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
JK/NKK 7
atsha:n a:y tà gatshun gatshe,
pakun gatshe dèn kyôh ra:th |
yoray a:y tu:ry gatshun gatshe,
kenh natà kenh natà kenh natà kya:h ||
Wearily we come and go,
traveling day and night.
From where we have come,
there we must go.
Nothing, nothing, nothing--
or What?
Note: Lalla is here hinting that the seemingly endless round of birth and death, apparently leading to nothing, might potentially have another outcome. That other outcome would be realization of the Self.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
JK/NKK 102
gya:nàky ambar pö:rith tane,
yim pad lali döpy tim hrèdi ankh |
ka:ranà pranàvàky lay kôr lale
tsèth-jyoti kö:sàn marànàny Sankh ||
Clothing your body
with wisdom,
impress Lali's words
on your heart.
Through OM
Lali has become
absorbed in the light
of consciousness,
and has overcome
the fear of death.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
JK/NKK 91
tsèthà tvarag vagi hèth rôTum,
tsèlith milàvith daSi na:Di va:v |
tavai SèSikal vègàlith vàtshum,
Su:nyès Su:nya:h mi:lith gav ||
I took the reins
of the horse of consciousness,
blending with my breath
through the ten nadis,
so the digit of the moon
dripped down,
and the void
merged into
the void.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
JK/NKK 90
lu:b ma:run sahazà vètsa:run,
drôg za:nun kalpan tra:v |
niSè chuy tà du:r mo ga:run,
Su:nyès Su:nya:h mi:lith gav ||
Killing off your greediness,
meditate on the Self;
it doesn't come cheap,
so give up illusion.
It's near, so don't
look far.
The void merges into
the void.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
JK/NKK 89
tanthàr gali tày manthàr mvatse,
manthàr gôl tày mvatuy tsèth |
tsèth gôl tày kenh-ti na: kune,
Su:nyès Su:nya:h mi:lith gav ||
Tantra disappears
and mantra remains.
Mantra disappears
and consciousness remains.
Consciousness disappears
and there is nothing left.
The void merges into
the void.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
