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In my sky, You are the brightest star; | In my sky, You are the brightest star; | ||
In my mind, You are the lamp of effulgence. | In my mind, You are the lamp of effulgence. | ||
In Your absence, the cobra is without its precious jewel.{{#tag:ref|Indian mythology places a precious jewel, ''nagamani'' or ''manihárá'' in the cobra's hooded head. Symbolically, the jewel signifies divine light. In the [[Discourses on Tantra|tantric]] tradition, the cobra represents the ''kuńd́alinii'' (one's serpentine force or sleeping divinity), and the jewel represents the ''sahasrára cakra'' (one's topmost energy center and the seat of final self-realization, corresponding physically to the pineal gland).|group="nb"}} | In Your absence, the cobra is without its precious jewel.{{#tag:ref|Indian mythology places a precious jewel, ''nagamani'' or ''manihárá'', in the cobra's hooded head. Symbolically, the jewel signifies divine light. In the [[Discourses on Tantra|tantric]] tradition, the cobra represents the ''kuńd́alinii'' (one's serpentine force or sleeping divinity), and the jewel represents the ''sahasrára cakra'' (one's topmost energy center and the seat of final self-realization, corresponding physically to the pineal gland).|group="nb"}} | ||
Unbearable, unbearable is this loneliness. | Unbearable, unbearable is this loneliness. | ||