CHAPTERLXXVI
chapterlxxvi
iii.48.tûsuratnainnihâr
openyoureyesoflove,andseehimwhopervadesthisworldi
consideritwell,andknowthatthisisyourowncountry.
whenyoumeetthetrueguru,hewillawakenyourheart;
hewilltellyouthesecretofloveanddetachment,andthenyou
willknowindeedthathetranscendsthisuniverse.
thisworldisthecityoftruth,itsmazeofpathsenchantsthe
heart:
wecanreachthegoalwithoutcrossingtheroad,suchisthe
sportunending.
wheretheringofmanifoldjoyseverdancesabouthim,thereis
thesportofeternalbliss.
whenweknowthis,thenallourreceivingandrenouncingis
over;
thenceforththeheatofhavingshallneverscorchusmore.
heistheultimaterestunbounded:
hehasspreadhisformoflovethroughoutalltheworld.
fromthatraywhichistruth,streamsofnewformsare
perpetuallyspringing:andhepervadesthoseforms.
allthegardensandgrovesandbowersareaboundingwithblossom;
andtheairbreaksforthintoripplesofjoy.
theretheswanplaysawonderfulgame,
theretheunstruckmusiceddiesaroundtheinfiniteone;
thereinthemidstthethroneoftheunheldisshining,whereon
thegreatbeingsits—
millionsofsunsareshamedbytheradianceofasinglehairof
hisbody.
ontheharpoftheroadwhattruemelodiesarebeingsounded!
anditsnotespiercetheheart:
theretheeternalfountainisplayingitsendlesslife-streamsof
birthanddeath.
theycallhimemptinesswhoisthetruthoftruths,inwhomall
truthsarestored!
therewithinhimcreationgoesforward,whichisbeyondall
philosophy;forphilosophycannotattaintohim:
thereisanendlessworld,omybrother!andthereisthe
namelessbeing,ofwhomnaughtcanbesaid.
onlyheknowsitwhohasreachedthatregion:itisotherthan
allthatisheardandsaid.
noform,nobody,nolength,nobreadthisseenthere:howcani
tellyouthatwhichitis?
hecomestothepathoftheinfiniteonwhomthegraceofthe
lorddescends:heisfreedfrombirthsanddeathswhoattains
tohim.
kabîrsays:"itcannotbetoldbythewordsofthemouth,it
cannotbewrittenonpaper:
itislikeadumbpersonwhotastesasweetthing—howshallit
beexplained?"