DASAKOM 6

STANZA 1

WHEN YOU ASSUMED THE WONDERFUL FORM OF FOURTEEN WORLDS,

YOUR FEET BECAME NETHERWORLD,

THE TOP OF FEET RASAATNHALAM,

AND THE KNEES MAHAATHALAM, MY LORD

STANZA 2

YOUR LEGS BECAME THALAATHALAM,

KNEES BECAME SUTHALAM,

THE TWO THIGHS THE TWO WORLDS VITHALA AND ATHALA,

THE WAIST BECAME EARTH,

THE NIPPLE IN THE STOMACH BECAME SKY,

AND THE CHEST BECAME HEAVEN, MY LORD

STANZA 3

THE NECK BECAME MAHAS,

THE MOUTH BECAME JANAS,

THE FOREHEAD BECAME THAPAS,

THE HEAD BECAME SATHYALOKAM,

AND THE OTHER LIMBS BECAME THE OTHER WORLDS, MY LORD

STANZA 4

THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD BECAME VEDAS,

HAIR BECAME CLOUDS,

THE TWO BROWS BECAME THE BRAHMA'S WORLD

EYELASHES BECAME DAY AND NIGHT,

AND THE EYES BECAME THE SUN

STANZA 5

YOUR SIDE GLANCE IS THE ACT OF CREATION,

EARS BECAME THE CORNERS OF THE EARTH,

NOSE THE ASHWIN TWINS,

THE LOWER AND UPPER LIPS BECAME GREED AND SHAME,

THE TEETH BECAME STARS,

AND THE SIDETOOTH DEATH

STANZA 6

YOUR PLAYFUL SMILE BECAME MAAYA,

BREATH BECAME AIR,

THE TONGUE WATER, AND WORDS THE BIRDS,

YOUR TUNEFUL SONG BECAME SIDHHAS,

THE MOUTH THE FIRE,

DEVAS HANDS,

BREASTS THE GOD OF DUTY

STANZA 7

YOUR BACK IS ADHARMA, MIND THE MOON,

THE UNMANIFEST IS HEART,

STOMACH THE SEAS,

CLOTHES THE TWILIGHT TIMES,

THE PENIS THE CREATOR,

THE TESTICLES MITHRA

STANZA 8

THE BUTTOCKS ARE ANIMALS,

THE TOENAILS ARE ELEPHANTS, CAMELS, AND HORSES,

YOUR WALK IS TIME,

AND FACE ARMS, THIGHS AND FEET

ARE BRAHMINS

AND OTHER CASTES, IN THAT ORDER

STANZA 9

YOUR ACTVITITY IS THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH,

VALOUR IS THE ASURAS,

BONES ARE THE MOUNTAINS,

AND BLOODVESSELS ARE THE RIVERS

WONDERFUL IS YOUR BODY, MY LORD

STANZA 10

IT IS SAID THAT THIS UNIVERSAL FORM OF YOURS

SHOULD BE RECALLED BY ALL PEOPLE AT THE END OF THEIR ACTIVITIES

I PRAY TO YOU WHO IS INSIDE THAT FORM,

AND IS THE POWER THAT IMPELS IT,

PLEASE CURE MY ILLNESS, PLEASE