BURN, FIRE, BURN
PURASU BALAKRISHNAN
Burn, Fire, Burn,
burn the wood, O Fire!
Before your licking tongues
atrembling stands Desire!
O the mystic burning
Fire
and the cowering timorous
Life!
O the visions and
premonitions
that pierce me like a knife!
O the wonder, the
wonder;
I am food. I am food!
I am food like the
fire-wood
that is crackling in the
fire!
Aham
I am food, I am food!
O the wonder
of life burning to food
and food waking to life!
O food that is Brahman!
Know thou Food is Brahman.
* From Taittirrya Brahmana, 2-8-8
** From Taittiriya Upanishad, Bhrigu
Valli