The Sap Of The Earth Has Spread Through The Branches Poem by Narsinh Mehta

The sap of the earth has spread through the branches,
The god of love in the eyes has come to dwell...!
Filling the breasts with voluptuous love to brim,
The connoisseur, the Master of the god of pleasures has indeed arrived!
The sap of the earth has spread through the branches,
The god of love in the eyes has come to dwell...!

He has turned things topsy -turvy, this lord with the garland of flowers,
The one with incomparable might, the sweet ambrosia of the entire universe
He has conferred upon this girl!
The sap of the earth has spread through the branches
The god of love in the eyes has come to dwell...!

Amazing strength he has given to this frail woman
While cowardice he has reserved for the most manly of men
Upon her, he has conferred the laughter of the forest creepers
And the music ofkoel s has he put in her voice.
The sap of the earth has spread through the branches
The god of love in the eyes has come to dwell...!

Yoga and austerities has he reserved for the detached yogis
But sheer enjoyment has he in store only for his lovers.
Penance and rituals he has reserved for the insensitive ones
But the joy of singing our lord's praises, he has kept for Narsinh!
The sap of the earth has spread through the branches
The god of love in the eyes has come to dwell...!