What shall I ask? Of whom shall I ask it? He of whom I should ask is near me.
Were I to ask for Indra’s habitation, even that is not eternal.
Should I ask for Dhruva’s habitation, Dhruva himself longs for the earth.
Should I ask for the joys of Svarga, when my merit is exhausted, I must return here again.
Should I ask for immortality, the soul is already, by its own nature, beyond death.
Tuka says, There is but one thing I ask for—unbroken unity with Thee!
Were I to ask for Indra’s habitation, even that is not eternal.
Should I ask for Dhruva’s habitation, Dhruva himself longs for the earth.
Should I ask for the joys of Svarga, when my merit is exhausted, I must return here again.
Should I ask for immortality, the soul is already, by its own nature, beyond death.
Tuka says, There is but one thing I ask for—unbroken unity with Thee!