O Lord, listen to me if you will, listen not
if you will not: I cannot rest contented
unless I sing of you.
O Lord, accept me if you will, accept not
if you will not: I cannot rest contented unless
I worship you.
O Lord, love me if you will, love not
if you will not: I cannot rest contented unless I hold
you in my arms
O Lord, look at me if you will, look not
if you will not: I cannot rest contented unless
I gaze at you in overpowering longing.
O Lord Chenna Mallikarjuna, I worship you and revel in a thrill of pleasure.
– Mahadevi
From: Women Saints East and West, Edited Swami Ghanananda. Published Vedanta Press