Friday, April 26, 2013
Poem by Basava, "The pot is a God"
The pot is a God
By Basava
(1134 - 1196)
English version by A. K. Ramanujan
The pot is a God. The winnowing
fan is a God. The stone in the
street is a God. The comb is a
God. The bowstring is also a
God. The bushel is a God and the
spouted cup is a God.
Gods, gods, there are so many
there's no place left
for a foot.
There is only
one God. He is our Lord
of the Meeting Rivers.
-- from Speaking of Siva, by A K Ramanujan
