राम
Abhanga 178The Nature of God

His Relation to the World

English Translation · I.P. 178

IF God intervenes, then the action passes over to him, I am a silent witness; knowing this, all HIS RELATION TO THE WORLD vexation about purity and impurity passes away. The toy notion of individual and supreme spirit was created for a diversion of the fancy. Where then are the worlds? They are an illusion that passes away. Of a truth the world is of one substance with Vishnu; under this notion all our ideas fall into their place. The variety of castes and creeds is a diversion of his; the whole texture is woven of one; then how can there be a distinction of like and unlike things? Such is the conclusion reached by Narayaria in the person of his Vedic author. This essence of gracious favour Tuka has obtained; his dwelling is close to his feet and not far from them

Tr. J. Nelson Fraser & K.B. Marathe (1909)

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