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SONGS OF THE SOUL


That binds the atoms close,The long-passed guardian spirits all,The demi-goblins, gods, and demons tall,Mighty ones in Spirit’s path,In wonder all behold Thy blazoned worth.Colossal arms, Thy countless cheeks,Thy starry eyes, Thy endless hands, and legs  adornedWith lotus feet, Thy chasmed mouth, with  doomsday’s teethDoth yawn to swallow swooning worlds around,And leaves a distilled joyous awe in me.Thy grandeur I and all are wonder-struck to see;The bowels of the void deep are filled with Thee Thy diverse hues and gaping mouths and lustre-  smeared body,O [1]Vishnu of the flaming sight,Directions lost, Thou now awest me, my peace  dost fright.Ferocious teeth and deadly fire do howlIn mouths of Thine which at me scowl.

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  1. ↑ The principle of preservation.
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