Living
Epigram LXIII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
This World is blind to us that blinds the Soul;
We find Illusion lord of all its laws,
We call our Ignorance its inner cause,
And Knowledge trust to break its long control.
Our Self we know, the knower and the known,
We name it Soul, we worship it as God;
This Knowledge is the Lord, and at its nod
This We shall pass, and I remain alone.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LXIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/60/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LXIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/60/.
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