First, the earth with mountains & rivers, <br />Though people dig, tread and set it afire, <br />It deviates not from the vow of patience, <br />It feeds & houses them, doesn’t cross fire. <br /> <br />Second, the air that is pure and odorless, <br />Takes on a while the surrounding smell, <br />So, a spiritual aspirant should be pristine, <br />On joys and sorrows he shouldn’t dwell. <br /> <br />Third, the sky maintains its colorless self <br />At times dusty, dark, bright or blue in look(s) <br />A sage should be free from fear or favor <br />To emotional network he shouldn’t hook <br /> <br />Fourth, the fire ever present as latent heat <br />It burns all its impurities and purifies gold <br />A sage should reject illusions of the body <br />And know pure essence of mind & mould <br /> <br />Fifth, one Sun reflects in water vessels many <br />So the images of self reflect in bodies diverse <br />The Sun illumines many bodies in Nature <br />A sage should in light devotee's mind immerse <br /> <br />Sixth, a pigeon pair & chicks in hunter’s snare <br />Met their end bound to illusive relations’ flair <br />I learnt not to be caught in web of possession <br />Lose free will of self, weep & wail in despair. <br /> <br />Note: He was an ancient Indian Sage. The poem is split up into four parts for convinience of the readers.<br /><br />C. P. Sharma<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dattatreya-baptized-twenty-four-gurus-i/
