Poems of Narad

O Mother

O Mother raise this body from its sleep,
For the night of unremembering is long
And I a sacred rendezvous must keep
With One who is the author of my song.

O Mother lift the veil that shades these eyes,
Reveal Thy golden luminosity
That my soul may wake and waking swiftly rise
To break the karmic shackles binding me.

O Mother tear the knowledge from this mind
And all its faulty certitude of thought
Illusive peace so difficult to find
Instil in me and calm so vainly sought,

For I have seen the sacred fire blaze
And meditated at Thy lotus feet.
I bore the diamond brilliance of Thy gaze
And in Thy presence know my life complete.