Why dost Thou torture me thus

Drawing me with the cords of Thy grace,
although I had not even dimly thought of Thee,
Thou didst decide to kill me outright.
How then has one so weak as I offended Thee
that Thou dost leave the task unfinishes?
Why dost Thou torture me thus,
Keeping me suspended between life and death?
Oh Arunachala!
Fulfil Thy wish,
and long survive me all alone,
Oh Lord!

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Sri Ramana: Eleven Verses to Sri Arunachala, V. 3
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