What I Did At The Temple
/I happened to visit a temple this morning.
I don’t know what I did there.
Neither did I chant prayers
nor bestowed the offerings.
I noticed a starving cow lying at the yard,
proffered her the fruits reserved for offerings.
My first invocation finished without chanting.
Again I gifted the alms
to the destitute beggars
sitting on the pavement outside the temple.
My second prayers ended without praying.
I don’t know what I did at the temple today.
Neither did I chant prayers
nor offered the offerings.
By Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa
From: Nepal