History of Bengali Language and Literature c7.s5.26

c7.s5.26

Yet every one knows, while hearing or singing such songs, that Çiva cannot be bound to any earthly object. He is addicted to nothing; it is his compassion, that people mistake for love. He cares not for either raiment or food,—his contentment springs from within. He is absorbed in contemplation, he is immaculate and above all desire. Umā tries to bind him by a thousand ties of affection. But home and the funeral ground to him are alike—he aims at the superior delight which is derived from Yoga.