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CWSA.- Volume 5

Part One. Translations from Sanskrit
Section 5. Other Translations from Sanskrit

From a Sanskrit Hymn of
Shankaracharya

Bhavani

Father nor mother, daughter nor son are mine,

I obey no master, served am I by none,

Learning or means I have not, wife nor kin;

My refuge thou, Bhavani, thou alone!

Charity I have not learned, Yoga nor trance,

Mantra nor hymn nor Tantra have I known,

Worship nor dedication’s covenants:

My refuge thou, Bhavani, thou alone!

Virtue is not mine nor holy pilgrimage,

Salvation or world’s joy I have never won,

Devotion I have not, Mother, no vows I pledge:

My refuge thou, Bhavani, thou alone!