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Rishis’ Debt

We shall not pay homage of tears,
Nor shall we feel sorrow;
We shall illuminate ourselves
As lamps of the house.
Right since the Vedic period,
We have been in the shade of rishis.
In our heart resides the body of the rishi,
Who grants learning of new life.
We are indebted to the rishis,
We shall repay this debt all life,
Our actions in life
Will sing the tale of yours.
Crossing the thorny paths,
Breaching the body and attachment,
You lighted yourself as lamp,
Sending an ember in our hearts.
You emptied yourself
To give new life to us,
You saw no dream for your sake,
But we have dreamt
To have a life like yours.
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I may smile on the path of action,
And accept calamities like boons;
Let the world listen and sway in love,
Daily I should sing in joy.