Religion
The Besetting God
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
Of God my meat and drink I make,
God is the bed on which I lie.
God is whate'er I give or take;
God's constant fellowship have I
For God is here and God is there, —
No place that empty is of him.
Yea, lady Vitha, I declare,
I fill the world up to the brim.
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MLA
Janabai. “The Besetting God.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/janabai/2/.
Chicago
Janabai. “The Besetting God.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/janabai/2/.
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