Ghazal
Beyond Words Is the Unmanifest
This verse reflects on the ineffable nature of the formless divine, comparing spiritual realization to a mute person savoring a sweet fruit—deeply felt within yet impossible to convey in words. It conveys that divine bliss transcends speech and intellect, known solely through direct, personal experience.
Source: Sri Sur Sagar (Khemraj Shrikrishnadas, 1924) · HI
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अविगत गति कछु कहत न आवै ।
ज्यों गूँगे मीठे फलको रस अंतर्गतही भावे ॥
The nature of the Unmanifest defies all speech and art, like a mute savoring sweet fruit solely within the heart.
The state of the unmanifest Divine cannot be described in words, just as a mute person experiences the sweetness of a fruit only internally but cannot express it.
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परमस्वाद सबही जु निरंतर अमित तोष उपजावे ।
मन वाणीको अगम अगोचर सो जाने जो पावे ॥
A supreme savor yielding boundless, ceaseless contentment to the soul; Beyond the reach of mind and speech, known only to the one who attains it.
The supreme bliss continually yields boundless contentment; it is beyond the reach of mind and speech, and only the one who experiences it can know it.
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रूप रेख गुण जाति जुगति बिनु निरालम्ब मन चकृत धावे ।
सब विधिअगमविचारहिंतातेसूर सगुण लीलापद गावे ॥
Lacking form, outline, attribute, caste, or device, the mind wanders bewildered without any anchor; Deeming Him unapproachable in every way, Surdas sings the praises of His embodied divine plays.
Without form, features, attributes, lineage, or any device, the unsupported mind wanders bewildered; deeming Him completely unapproachable in this formless state, Surdas sings the verses of His manifest divine plays.
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