The Heavenly man

Humanity is so kind and so this man is....

Speak only as godlike of the man who feels another's pain

Who shares another's sorrow and pride does disdain

Who regards himself lowliest of the low

Speaks not a word of evil against anyone

Blessed is the mother who gave birth to such a son

Who looks upon everyone as his equal,

Lust he has renounced 

Who honours women like he honours his mother 

Whose tongue knows not the taste of falsehood

nor covets another's worldly goods

Who longs not for worldly wealth (or fame)

for he treads the path of renunciation

Ever on his lips is Ram's holy name 

All places of pilgrimage are within him

He has conquered greed, is free of deceit, lust and anger

Through him Narsinh has godly vision

And his generation to come will attain salvation.

Author's Note

cortsey - vaishnav jan to tene kahiye ji ( by bhakt narsi mehta ) . This is not my poem so please dont credit me, this is the translated version of the courtsied hindi poem . I wanted to share it with you all to make you feel the greatness of this literary work ... so i have posted it here ...

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for this poem. I have always said. The more languages you can speak. The better the mind and thoughts. Thank you for the translation of a powerful and beautiful poem.
"nor covets another's worldly goods
Who longs not for worldly wealth (or fame)
for he treads the path of renunciation"
Thank you for sharing the amazing poem.
Coyote

[Dahlia Phoenix]

"He has conquered greed, is free of deceit, lust and anger

Through him Narsinh has godly vision

And his generation to come will attain salvation."

Conviction held through these words speak more than a thousand books that refer to the same subject. A person who denies greed or deceit is a man with an honorable heart and I wish we had more of those people.

[Yari Garcia (Older Prof..]

Thanks for sharing. I love it.

[Dove]

This is a nice piece. Ive never read it before so thank you for posting it on this site. I enjoyed the read and it reminds me that its possible for a "good" person to be out there... somewhere.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Words of inspiration... I will carry (this thought) with me through the day... If only we were this perfect. But we are not... this would be a good reminder. Thank you for sharing. :)