Religion of the Heart - Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math

Preface 37} An abysmal hellfire ignites all aroundProjecting its snout while flames leap and bound,Expanding a huge cavernous mouth—Intending only to devour me.8} World-engulfing and world-scorching flamesCause me to run hither and thither in tormentAnd wearied I drop into a slumbering suspenseIn Mahåmåyå’s dense trickery.9} This great sinner, this fallen outcasteInfatuated by the six enemies is aghastAs lust and greed propel him fast—To the shore of the ocean of death.10} My uncontrolled mind—a will o’ the wispTakes no good counsel, though I give it the whipCarrying its burden in a subconscious grip—Hastens me to doom’s doorstep.11} Please save me Lord¡Out of your own kind goodnessYour glance alone defeats Måyå’s madnessO shelter of all the poor and helplessMay the world behold your grace.12} Måyå’s bonds I cannot breakYour Lotus Foot Dust for to takeDo sever these bonds and forever makeYour Holy Lotus Feet my serving place.