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    Will Swamiji accept my poem written for Him?

    Shri Datta SwamiOctober 21, 20262 min readEnglish
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    Smt. Bindiya Baugh: It is now one year since we met Swamiji and I have written the following poem for Him. I will be very grateful if He accepts it. Thank you.

    Jaya Dattātreya Swāmijī

    Āpako praṇāma

    Āpako namana

     

    Victory to Dattātreya Swamiji!

    I salute to Thee!

    I bow to Thee!

     

    Hara dina hara pala hara ghaḍī

    Jaya Dattātreya Bhagawān

    Tuma ho kṛpālu hara dama

    Huma bhakta tumhāre

    Tumhare adhbhuta rūpa ko nihāre

     

    Each day, each moment, each instant,

    Victory to Lord Dattātreya!

    You are the Ever-Kind One.

    We, devotees of You,

    Each moment admire Your incomparable form.

     

    Tuma hī ho Śiva Brahmā ke avatāra

    Viśṇu bhī tuma hī ho, ho tuma aparaṃpāra

    Rahate kuṭira meṃ ho

    Jaba kī ghara tumhāra pūrā saṃsāra

     

    You are the Incarnation of Śiva and Brahmā

    You are Viṣṇu too; You are the boundless One.

    You live in a house

    But Your real house is the whole of creation.

     

    Āpakā śukra karatā merā mana

    Merā hara aṃga

    Mera kaṇa-kaṇa

    Hara sām̐sa kare apko yāda

    Choḍo na kabhī āpa hame,

    Kare yehī faryāda.

     

    My mind thanks You, O Lord,

    And so does my each body-part

    And every particle in the body.

    With each breath, I remember You.

    Leave us not ever

    Is my only prayer.

     

    Swami replied:

    Tumhārā eka kadama merī tarafa,

    Mere sau kadama hoṃge tumhārī tarafa,

    Datta ko yāda karo hameṣā,

    Taba dekhanā badā tamāśā!

     

    If you take one step towards Me,

    I’ll take hundred steps towards you.

    At all times, remember Datta

    Then you will see a great miracle!