Wednesday, November 4, 2009

I found you within, O Shiva

"I lost you out of ignorant attachment to my body. Then I wasted my time searching high and low. Finally I found you within, O Shiva, then we united in bliss." -

Lalleshwari

Lalleshwari (लल्लेश्वरी) (1320 – 1392) also known as Lalla or Lal Ded was a Hindu saint-poetess and a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivite sect. She is a creator of the mystic poetry called vatsun or Vakhs, literally 'speech'. Known as Lal Vakhs, her verses are the earliest compositions in the Kashmiri language and are an important part in history of Kashmiri literature. (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalleshwari)