Analysis of With Absolute Joy



With absolute joy, I sing thebr ahman!
But those encaptivated by theirk ar ma speak ill of me!
Even the great religious heads cannot fathom you,
They can't even make out priceless jewels from mere beads!
With absolute joy, I sing thebr ahman!
But those encaptivated by theirk ar ma speak ill of me!

What is arcane even for the scriptures is pretty clear for the gopis,
Rare are the ones who can fathom this!
The beloved of Rama lusts not after women,
But these confounded mortals spread base lies!
With absolute joy, I sing thebr ahman!
But those encaptivated by theirk ar ma speak ill of me!

The perfect one is full of the perfect bliss, others worship elsewhere,
But Narsaiyyo sings the attributes of the absolute
And not carnal craving as the lustful think!
With absolute joy, I sing thebr ahman!
But those encaptivated by theirk ar ma speak ill of me!


Scheme ABxcAB cxaxAB xxxAB
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 11111111111 1001010110101 1110111010111 11011111 11111111111 1111010101101101 110111101 001110111010 1101010111 11011111 11111111111 0011111001110101 1110101010 01101010101 11011111 11111111111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 858
Words 156
Sentences 13
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 5
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 227
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Narsinh Mehta

Narsinh Mehta, also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat , was a 15th-century poet-saint of Gujarat, India, notable as a bhakta, an exponent of Vaishnava poetry. He is especially revered in Gujarati literature, where he is acclaimed as its Adi Kavi (Sanskrit for "first among poets"). His bhajan Vaishnav Jan To was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite and has become synonymous with him.  more…

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