Arunachala Ashtakam – Verse 3
Eight Verses on Arunachala
By Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Verse 3.
When I approach You, considering You as having a form, You stand in this universe as Arunachala in the form of a Hill.
To contemplate on You with the mind, and look for Your essential form as formless, is like one who travels all over the earth to see the ever-present, all-pervading space.
While dwelling without thought upon Your Real boundless nature, the mind loses its separate form (identity), like a doll of sugar that wants to see the depth of the ocean, but melts when it comes in contact with the ocean.
And when I enquire within and come to realize my Real Self, where is a separate form (identity) for me, Oh You who stands as the towering Arunachala Hill !
Arunachala Ashtakam – Verse 3