The Lord Is His Devotees' Slave

Whatever is a devotee's

caste, clan, family, or name,

Rama's love for him is the same.

Beggar and king

are one to him.

Say, of what caste could be

Brahma or Shiva?

Rama will never abide

in the egotistic man's heart

therefore his slave, Suradasa,

has abandoned pride.

Rama was born in the Raghu clan

Krishna found his home in Gokula.

Words fail to tell of

the Lord's love

universal, all-embracing;

Dhruva was a Kshatriya,

Prahlada a demon and Vidura the son of a maid:

yet the Lord gave them his supreme love,

Krishna washed the devotees' feet

at the Rajasuya.

The Lord is the slave

of his devotees

age after age.

The tongue can't relate

his countless deeds.

Says Suradasa, the Puranas and Vedas

are witness to these.

Translated by: Kalaivani Retnavellu