Evolution of love

Beautiful Bhajan

When I was eight years old, I went to a neighbour’s house where Baba was staying and asked him to come to my house. He agreed, and holding the corner of his blanket, brought him home. Sri Ma and some other devotees came with him. When prasad was offered to Baba, he said to Sri Ma, “Ma, sing a bhajan.” In her sweet voice, Sri Ma started singing:

You are without attributes
Even so, you are over kind to devotees

You are desireless
Yet you make this marvelous creation

You are formless
Yet you are the Eternal Enlightened Being

You are the Lord of all
Yet you are helpless before love

Thinking of you all the time
Sages and yogis are absorbed in your contemplation

Your spirit pervades the Vedas
You are the One adored

None is greater than you
You are the strength of all

Having found you
There is nothing more to seek

Until we find you
We wander, Lost, without a haven

For those who taste the nectar of your lotus feet
Even salvation is valueless

O Lord, you are truth, consciousness, and bliss
Your power is eternal

Unequalled, imperceptible, auspicious, excellent
O God unmanifest

Praiseworthy, you are the object of our devotion
Unconquerable, yet love attached you to your devotees

Sacred, holy, lotus-eyed
You are embodied with the lotus of Lord Vishnu
You are the liberator

You are One, yet you have many forms
You have no beginning and no end

You are incomprehensible, unique
Incarnate supreme being

You are Brahma, the creator
You are Vishnu, the preserver
You are Shiva, the destroyer of this creation

Compassionate beloved
One glance from you bestows everything

You love and kindness gives us so much
What can we ever give you

What is there in this universe that is ours
Everything is your creation
Our obligation is eternal
To you, the Source

Helper of the helpless
Lord of Lords
We are immersed in the fragrant ocean
of your love and compassion

You have no beginning and no end
Glory to you, Immortal One
The whole universe worships you
All praise to the controller of illusion

Vishnu, you are the perfect being
Vishnu, you are the Lord of the world
Glory, Glory to you, O God
The Omnipresent Supreme Being

All-pervading Vishnu, you are unique
Eternal Shiva, you govern the laws of maya
O Magnificent One
Giver of everything that is good
You show us the path of wisdom

As long as this devotional song continued, Baba sat and listened, lost in love. Tears flowed from his eyes. His hand was on the plate of food, but he did not eat even a morsel. The whole gathering was still, and celestial bliss filled the room.