That man who believed in the Word of Vedas
Who lead his life on the path of righteousness
Who had never spoken a lie, truthful in his life
Who lived like the embodiment of divine truth
Whose soul was pure like sun-fire, left this earth.
Almost ninety-four years did he live like a sage.
He is my father, a loving spouse to my mother
In his form I had vision of the Lord of universe
In my meditation he appeared as Shiva, the Lord
Once he had told me: no one should lament for
A departed soul, for the life on earth is transient
Only by worldly attachments, the souls take birth;
In truth our souls are identical to the Great God.
Such a great soul my father; when he heard
The call of God, like a swan of light took flight
Towards Mount Kailas, the abode of Lord Siva
And united with the universal self of Lord Siva.
To him, the supreme self of bliss consciousness
To him, the supreme light of absolute existence
To my father who was one with Siva, Lord of beings
My reverence and homage with flowers of devotion!