Shree Siddeshwar Swamy Poem by Abdulrazak Aralimatti

Like a river eager to meet the sea
From Vijaypur to Dharwad, I did Journey.
To meet the reflection of the divine entity
One whom the world calls Shri Siddeshwar Swamy.
Words fall short to express his simplicity and humility
What Swami Vivekanand saw in Ramkrishna Paramhansa
I did see in him in full grace and might
My travel was not to Dharwad but to Dakshineshwar.
A soft spoken man with simple living
Great ideals and high thinking.
In Tapovan Ashram, I halted a night
Gracefully treated by one and all.
And in the morn at sharp 6: 30 am
At central college campus gathered
Thousands to listen his sweet discourse.
Oh! So lovely a discourse..................
Honey flowing from central comb
To nourish the developing young
Such a discourse I had never heard.
He spoke on work is worship
Kriyayoga and Sadhbhavana
Which makes man a karmayogi
And man should ever be working
For mankind and pleasure of God.
A lovely similitude he did give
A child that only eats and sleeps
Is not charming to one and all
So does a man that is idle
Is not charming to anyone.
Quoted he the saying of Leonarda Vinci
'God is a merchant He sells goods
for the price of labour'
And further said, 'Blessed is one who has a work'
We should keep on working
Serving man and God.
At 4 pm he called me for his visit
And I rushed to greet and meet
Read my collection of poems
'Voice of an Unaccomplished Soul'
And manuscript of my compilation
'The English Poets of Vijaypur City'
Appreciating my poems and writings
Enquired, 'How did you write'
Replied I, ' It's natural to me'
Thrice he did say, 'It's written beautifully'
Received his written consent to add
His seven poems from his collection of poems
'Songs of Silence'
To the anthology 'The English Poets of Vijaypur City'
And he bid me by offering fruits.
The visit to Tapovan Ashram Dharvad
Was not just a visit but a pilgrimage.
After my visit, a few days later
Padmashree award, he was conferred
But! In full glee, he did reject
And proved himself to be a true Sanyasin.