English Translation Did the breath of the mistress
have breasts and long hair?
Or did the master's breath
wear sacred thread?
Did the outcaste, last in line,
hold with his outgoing breath
the stick of his tribe?
What do the fools of this world know
of the snares you set,
O Rāmanātha?
Translated by: A K Ramanujan Book Name: Speaking Of Siva Publisher: Penguin Books
