Sahasra shirsha purusha, sahsaraksha sahasra paath
I am a star
somewhere in
the cosmos—
Sun, Sirius, Pollux,
Arcturus, Aldebaran,
Rigel, Betelgeuse, Antares…
In a million
stars, in a trillion
stars, I am unique…
I am the universal star,
I am the universal man,
I am the cosmic man…
The Gods tie me up in
space and throw me into
the fire—
I am the sacrifice—
Spring, Summer and
Autumn light up in
flaming leaves to engulf me—
I sacrifice myself
to create the universe…
From existence to awareness,
from thought to action,
I merge myself into
