End of the efforts

I could not understand Thee till that time
and hence renouncing the palace walked over the track of desolate forest
for acquiring needful qualification for the grace of Thine.

I could not comprehend Thee till then,
and hence for becoming worthy of Thy love and blessed by the grace of Thine
concealed myself in the mysterious mountainous cave indefatigably for years together.

I was not fortunate enough to realize the celestial love of Thine till that time
and it was therefore that the intricate lanes of devotion and knowledge,
penance and spiritual practices puzzled me.

But today I could realize Thee
and then I could comprehend that
everything is contained in the silent heart-breaking lamentation of Thine;
all the efforts are concluded therein.

- Shri Yogeshwarji