Sat the sadhu upon his grassy seat. Offering pranam
At his feet, he spoke thus. "Behold, Father, yonder
Royal temple with the golden dome- its crest
Piercing the sky itself! Why, pray, would you
Reject such grandeur, and offer praises to the divine
Here by the dusty street?"
"The divine resides not inside that vacuous temple,"
The sadhu responded. "Resides not?" retorted
The sovereign in fury. "O Sannyasi- you blaspheme
Like an atheist! Radiant upon a jewel-encrusted throne
Sits in glory the luminous icon of divinity. You call
That empty and vacuous?"
"Not empty, Your Highness, it is full only of Royal
Arrogance. Within that hall of glamour, it is yourself
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