FEED IS THE NEED SUPREME

I can command anyone, or demand the unattainable by merit of my gift
Look! my mansion abounds in diamonds and orchards yield any fruit swift 
Angels all of denominations can bring anything found here or every where Nothing is scarce, nor anything is conspicuous by absence. All is fair.

But the pangs of my hunger find not food delicious, nor tasty dishes choioy Wealth satisfies me pot, nor power serves the needed, so the stomach noicy Will anyone here understand the cause of my pitiable unheard of hunger
Converting me into utterly hopeless, rousing in degrees futile anger?

Dear ¹⁰Karma, you forgot the truth, the indwelling spirit-in man is God
And feeding the hungry amounts to offering ¹¹naivedya to that kind God 
Hark! nothing pleases Him, nor does He rate high than anna to the hungry 
When the fire is quenched, HE blesses the feeder along with the hungry.

No gift in the world reaches satiation point than in the anna dana 
It is here alone the grahita says 'enough' while receiving that dana 
Well then tell me, whether you gave annadana to anyone at anytime in life 
Did you please at least one ¹²annarthi with a square meal to prolong life ?

Glossary

10) King of Anga desa. 
11) Consecretion"of food for gods 
12) one who begs for food. 

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