Merging with Śiva

Jīvana Nadī
जीवन नदी

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The River of Life

The black-footed Garuda bird flies across the sky; a black-hued serpent dies in a deep well, all unseen. So, stop bragging of your greatness, O heart! Be like the river that merges into the wavy ocean.§

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