The greatness of a yogi
A yogi does not know fear of any kind;
He roams fearlessly The forest of life;
Sorrow and pleasure Are meaningless to him;
Firm and resolute is he In his mind that does not waver (1)
The loss and the gain trifle with a yogi in no case.
Full control over his senses, of perception and of action -
Gives him strength to overcome,
falls that come in his way -Such is a yogi.(2)
Sorrow and pleasure, do not entangle him ;
Affection and attachment, do not hold him
The six enemies - like sex and greed
he fights and crushes - victory to the yogi (3)
A yogi has full control
Over his hunger, thirst and disease
He goes to sleep only at will
And acts only after deliberation within (4)
The yogi at will Assumes the form
Minor or massive;
Sankara says The king of the world
appears or disappears at will anywhere (5)
His intents all come true ;
Crave, for anything he does not.
Holds as equal, high or low,
Behaves evenly in all situations (6)
He can move with the speed of the mind,
His power wins, never fails
Indomitable as he is ;
From his seat he scans the whole world (7)
Events of the present, past and future
reveal themselves to his inner eye,
Omniscient he, has all knowledge
Finds within all natural features (8)
By nature polite - no iota of ego,
Compassionate toward all living beings
Celibate perfect, ejaculates no drop,
Sentiment to preserve and to support, never to hurt (9)
The whole creation is his expression
No duality - anywhere anyway,
Sankara as sankara enjoys the oneness -
The oneness of all (10)