Love and Devotion to Sadguru – Mystic Hymns from the Padavali of Maharshi Mehi Paramhans (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2

We will now share with you excerpts from “The Padavali,” a collection of hymns and mystic poetry written by Maharshi Mehi Paramhans. These express His great excitement regarding Divine experiences that arose within Him during His intense meditation on the inner (Heavenly) Light and Sound. He also conveys His deep gratitude for the Sadguru, or spiritual Master, as the pure instrument Who offers the spiritual seeker a true reunion with God.

“Sadguru is the ocean of happiness, a treasure-house of high virtues and superb knowledge, Following the dictates of His inner vision and remaining free from all sensualities, He is omniscient, above triad attributes and beyond words, Enjoying elixir Divine and watching the Celestial Light and Music, He is beyond all shocks and bereavements; Quiet in all circumstances, fully mature, concentrating on the quintessential One, Mehi says, Sadguru has caught the primal (inner Heavenly) Sound in his Surat Dhyana (meditation).”

“O Guru! You let my consciousness ascend the sky; And kindly let me catch the current of seven melodies that is the quintessential one, After allowing me to catch the support of Your radiant Being, Let me have a glimpse of Your highly resplendent visage, There is none like me so depleted in means and repeating names, O Lord! You kindly do away with this weakness, My sins are accumulating birth after birth, Kindly eliminate them, granting pardon; Your magnificence lies in delivering sinners, Keeping Your praises intact, You sustain Mehi.”

“Give me devotion as a gift, O Sadguru, the magnanimous One, Surrounded from all the ten sides by the network of sensualities, Ignorance does not leave me; I am drifting in the strong currents of deep ignorance, I don’t have faith in my own wisdom and strength, O Gurudevaa (luminous Guru)! I have full trust in You only and nobody else, I have tested all my relatives in the world, No one except You is a great Benefactor; Granting devotion, external and internal as well, You grant self-knowledge and lift me out of the sense of dualism, And this is my only prayer to You.”