If spurned by Thee, alas! what remains for me but the torment of my karma? What hope is left for me, O Arunachala?
In my unloving self Thou didst create a passion for Thee; therefore forsake me not, O Arunachala!
Unless Thou embrace me, I shall melt away in tears of anguish, O Arunachala!
Sit firmly on my mind lest it elude Thee and flee, O Arunachala!
Even my slanders treat as praise and guard me for ever as a devotee of Thine, I pray, O Arunachala!
Guard me lest I flounder storm-tossed like a ship without helmsman, O Arunachala!
Like a lodestone attracting iron, draw me to Thee and, holding me fast, do Thou unite me to Thee, O Arunachala!
Thou shinest selfless, sapping the pride of those who boast of their freewill, O Arunachala!
Show me how to abandon this worldly knowledge and acquire the saving Wisdom, O Arunachala!
Ocean of Grace in the form of a hill! Mercifully bestow Thy Grace on me, O Arunachala!
As (Universal Mother) it is Thy duty to dispense Thy grace and save me, Oh Arunachala!
Shine as my Guru, making me free from faults and worthy of Thy Grace, Oh Arunachala!
