with what
will they wrap them?
If space goes naked
with what
shall they clothe it?
If the lord's men become worldlings
where will I find the metaphor,
0 Lord of Caves
-- ALLAMA PRABHU
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The crookedness of the serpent
is straight enough for the snake-hole.
The crookedness of the river
is straight enough for the sea.
And the crookedness of our Lord's men
is straight enough for our Lord!
-- BASAVAŅŅA
[Translated by A. K. Ramanujan in the book - Speaking of Siva]
