What entangled us, O God, in days gone by,
that the rest of our lives should be filled
with fears? Your fame in the world is still
what it ever was; what is there that you ought to
give us when You meet us? Some there are who
sit fasting, to compel a gift from Thee; there is no
such obstinate persistence in us. The eagerness
of these men brought disgrace on You; but what is
there that we stand in need of? We desire not
liberation nor dwelling-place in Vaikuntha; we shall
surrender our personal selves to Thee. Tuka says,
O Infinite One, if there is anything of mine you
wish to have, take all that is mine!
that the rest of our lives should be filled
with fears? Your fame in the world is still
what it ever was; what is there that you ought to
give us when You meet us? Some there are who
sit fasting, to compel a gift from Thee; there is no
such obstinate persistence in us. The eagerness
of these men brought disgrace on You; but what is
there that we stand in need of? We desire not
liberation nor dwelling-place in Vaikuntha; we shall
surrender our personal selves to Thee. Tuka says,
O Infinite One, if there is anything of mine you
wish to have, take all that is mine!