Two Tamil
Hymns
SAINT SUNDARAMURTI
He
grants me gold
makes me see
what I am
pardons my lapses
prevents me from
further transgressions.
Who can say what He is?
He is
easy of access,
Lord of Tiruvarur
where
rice fields abound,
swans swarm.
Can I forget Him?
They seek
none but You;
are ever bound
to You.
They smoulder
within,
are grief-stricken.
Such are these devotees.
When one
speaks of their sufferings
O Lord of Tiruvarur
You are silent.
Blessed be Thou.
–Translated from
Tamil by M. S. Ramaswami