Lav and Kush:
Mother! What is soul?What is spiritual strength? How can one attain it?
Song 1 : SOUL
Sita:
Know that the Soul is divineIt takes bodily forms of many a beauty.It is the body, which perishesBut the soul merges into infinity.
Song 2 : Yearning
Sita:
A large mango tree hides in a small seed,Infinite knowledge in the soul is concealed,When it rains, the seedling sprouts,When one yearns, knowledge is revealed.
Song 3: Introspection
Lav-Kush:
Why is Introspection necessary ?
Sita:
When the larva encapsulates,Emerges a pretty butterfly,When one introspects,Knowledge flowers profusely.
Song 4: Varied species
Sita:
The water drops are countlessSo are the types of speciesWhen one does good deedsOne realises this expanse.
Song 5 : Spiritual Strength
Sita:
God has given you spiritual strength,Use it to serve Him every day,By helping all beings,In the most modest way.
Song 6 : Spiritual Development
Message of Atma – Vikas (Spiritual Development) to the tribal couple
Sita: (to her Sakhis)
I will tell you an incidentDifferent tribes came one of the daysThey were homely, simple and innocentThey lived their life in various ways ||1||
Tribal people:
Mother! We are illiterateWe don’t have any knowledgeChildren and our familyIs the life we trudge||2||Then how should we do “Yoga”And concentrate on LordOh Mother! Please tell usTo develop soul and ward? ||3||
Sita:
Every mango tree has fruitsIn every mango there is seedEvery human a fruit of natureBears too the spiritual seed ||4||Do work like it's God's biddingLove Him with innocent blissYour soul harbours strengthIn peace like space soundless ||5||
Tribal people:
Oh Mother! Please tell us moreWe are already feeling blessedAdvise us some path by whichWife and husband can progress||6||
Sita:
Husband and wife are wheels of chariotProgress in mystiqueMarried couples love each otherUnion of souls to seek.The bangles in hands of brideAre symbols of 'Truth' and “Dharma”The sound of these night and mornIs music of “Lord Brahma” ||8||Apply red vermilion to the fore-headEnergise centre of knowledge withinThe infant in mother's lap sees the "bindi"Its unsteady eyes to focus begin||9||When it sees the tears of happinessIn is mother's eyes kindThe infant emerges from depressionOf separation from 'Brahma' in mind||10||
Tribal people (emotionally):
Oh Mother! Yes Mother!Oh Mother! Yes Mother!Oh Mother! Yes Mother!Oh Mother! Yes Mother! ||11||
Sita :
You find holy trees in the forestLike 'Bel' , 'Audumbar', 'Tulsi'Dry their leaves and light themAnd worship 'Yagnya' holy ||12||Together you should then prayFor the well-being of children allTalk sweetly with each other“Shlokas” shall life enthral ||13||Truth, Dharma, Love and PeaceLet this in your heart be blissfullyKnow you're Shiva and wife is 'Shakti'Then you'll develop spiritually ||14||
*Bindi is the small circular applicaton of red vermillion on the forehead by Indian women.
Bel,Audumbar, Tulsi are all plants considered holy.
'Tulsi' mean sacred basil
'Yagnya' means holy fire
'Shlokas' means holy verses
Song 7: Good company
Sita:
In the travelers lodgeDepending on the guestThose people assembleWho have the same quest ||1||Body is house of virtuesShelter those of good powerThe divine'll manifest in you'Satsangis" will visit every hour. ||2||
Song 8: Stream of Truth
Sita:
The pure Ganga flows murmuringFrom the Himalayas and through forestRejuvenating life of all the peopleWho live on the shores of it ||1||People take the water in small vesselsAs an object devotionalSo too the stream of 'Infinite Truth'Flows in everybody eternal ||2||
Song 9: Manifestation of 'Spiritual strength'
Sita:
The exquisite diamond shines in the crown of LordThe rays of sun into it surgeA game of reflections and images takes placeThe colours of spectrum then emerge ||1||
You gather many 'capabilities' in several livesThese are encapsulated in the diamond of the soulWhen expansive devotion occupies the heartColours of “Atma Shakti” *emerge||2||
* "Atma Shakti" means spiritual strength
Song 10: Form of “Jeev Atma”
Lav – Kush:
The medicinal herbs are mixed togetherThey are wrapped with decorative coverThis cover is given a good nameBut the herb is health achiever||1||
When the medicine is finishedDoes anyone eat the cover?Then why does the mind wander?And always praise the cover? ||2||
We should recognize the truthThat life is only because of “Jeev Atma”By spreading love every momentOne can become a "Mahatma" ||3||
* “Jeev Atma” means life giving soul
"Mahatma" means a realised soul
End of Chapter 16
Om Shanti! Om Shanti! Om Shanti!