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Rh Thou adorest a stone, and in the worship of Kali makest a circle for Ganesh. Thou watchest at night so that men may think thou hast entered on God's service ; With thy feet dost thou dance, but thy heart meditateth evil— O sinner, thy dancing is wicked—

Thou sittest on a deer-skin, and carriest a rosary of sweet basil ; Thou puttest a showy tilak on thy forehead ; In thy heart is falsehood, though thou wearest a necklace on thy neck. O sinner, thou repeatest not God's name.

All that man s worship is vain, and he is blind

Who hath not recognized the Supreme God. Saith Beni, meditate on God by the guru's instruction ; Without a true guru the way is not found. account of Ramanuj appears to be necessary to explain the doctrines of Ramanand, and the progress of Hindu religious reform in India. Swami Ramanuj flourished in the eleventh century of the Christian era. He was born in the village of Bhutnagari, also called Perumbhudur, south-east of Kanchipur, the modern Kanjeveram, in the