Question and Answer

Do you know for certain and can you answer me
Why were you supplied with a pair of shining eyes?
“To look at all I see,”
No! No!
To visualize the One on lofty Kailasa Peak.

Do you know for certain and can you answer me
Why were you offered these ears, left and right?
“To gulp every sound around”
No! No!
To listen in delight when His Glory is sung.

Do you know for certain and can you answer me
Why were you given this special thing, tongue?
“To pour my words into others’ ears”
No! No!
To thank the Lord and praise that Savior Supreme.

Do you know for certain and can you answer me
Why were you fitted with a couple of hands like these?
“To carry my meal from plate to mouth”
No! No!
To fold and worship the All‑merciful Almighty God.

Do you know for certain and can you answer me
Why were you granted the feet you stand upon?
“To saunter through alleys, lanes”
No! No!
To circumambulate the Holy Shrines, the House of God.

Do you know for certain and can you answer me
Why were you chosen for the big brain boon?
“To pile and possess a fortune soon”
No! No!
To discover and decide this life is a four‑day play.

Do you know for certain and can you answer me
Why were you presented with this body we see?
“To take and trot it round the globe”
No! No!
To fulfill its purpose by Service to all who need.

English version of Poems sung by Swami
Source: Sanathana Sarathi, 1987