The body faces poverty; can the mind

Aydakki Lakkamma · 12th century · from the Kannada original

Original

ಅಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಬಡತನವಲ್ಲದೆ ಮನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಡತನವುಂಟೆ ?ಘನಶಿವಭಕ್ತರಿಗೆ ಬಡತನವಿಲ್ಲ ಸತ್ಯರಿಗೆ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮವಿಲ್ಲ.ಎನಗೆ ಮಾರಯ್ಯಪ್ರಿಯ ಅಮರೇಶ್ವರಲಿಂಗವುಳ್ಳನ್ನಕ್ಕ ಆರ ಹಂಗಿಲ್ಲ ಮಾರಯ್ಯಾ.

Translation

The body faces poverty; can the mind ever be poor?Just as the righteous stay away from wciked deeds; poverty stays away from the true devotees of ShivaHow can I ever be poor when my Marayya-priya-Amareshwara-Linga is with me?

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