The Theory of One God
The highest Lord is only one
But His diverse forms number many.
Never to do malice to anyone
As He dwells in all as a deity . . . . . . . . . . .
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Shakti
The forms and names may vary,
Yet it is the same exact energy . . . . . . . . . . . .
Babe, youth and middle and old aged one
We all have these stages of life
All human beings do this sequentially . . . . . . .
We have a mouth, a head, two feet and two hands;
They are all different limbs upon our tree,
Yet it is one and the same body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guru "Kripalu" show the form that you prescribe
In that vision our welfare is only
I will serve that - so very faithfully . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brahmeshwara Aarti transliterated
Do not get Diverted from the Lord
Forever Kindle the Flame of Faith
I will even die for You, my Lord
The Highest Spiritual Practice
You are the Doer, Oh Lord, not I
In 1983 Vinit Muniji went over this bhajan word for word with Leela and from that Leela meditated on these words to come up with this translation. Poetic English Rendering by Leela Bruner 1984 all rights reserved
eke shvaravaad
Ishvara to chhe eka re,
enaan rupo aneka chhe,
karie na koino drusha re,
saimaan eno e ja chhe . . . . . .
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva ne Shakri,
naam ne rupanaa bheda re,
pan chaitanya eka chhe . . . . . .. . . .
baalaka, yuvaka, praudha ne driddha,
maanava ekano eka re,
eto avasthaanaa bheda chhe . . . . . . .
mastak, mukha, charan ne bhujaa,
kaayaa to ekani eka re,
e to angonaa bheda chhe . . . . . . .
guru 'Kripaalu' chindhe je rupane,
shrddhaathi sevajo te ja re!
vahaalaa, emaan ja shreya chhe . . . . . . .