Forever Worry Poem by Ravikumar C.P.

Kannada composition by Purandara Dasa
Translated by C.P. Ravikumar

Forever worry, that's the name of the game,
Until God enters your life and gives you an aim.

A man without a wife worries he has none,
But is he spared from worries, a man with one?
He worries whose wife is slow-witted, however -
He worries most, who weds a beautiful maiden.
A poor man worries he has no wealth.
A rich one worries even more -
Safeguarding his riches from thieves,
Even counting his riches is a chore!
There is one man who from worries is free -
The name Vitthala of Purandara who chants constantly.

(c) 2014, C.P. Ravikumar