Milk is left over
from the calves.
Water is left over
from the fishes,
flowers from the bees.
How can I worship you,
O'Siva, with such offal?
But it's not for me
to despise left-overs,
so take what comes,
lord of the meeting rivers.
-- BASAVAŅŅA [Translated by A. K. Ramanujan in the book - Speaking of Siva]
from the calves.
Water is left over
from the fishes,
flowers from the bees.
How can I worship you,
O'Siva, with such offal?
But it's not for me
to despise left-overs,
so take what comes,
lord of the meeting rivers.
-- BASAVAŅŅA [Translated by A. K. Ramanujan in the book - Speaking of Siva]
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