शिवानन्दलहरि - भक्ति

अंकोलं निजबीजसंततिरयस्कान्तोपलं सूचिका
    साध्वी नैजविभुं लता क्षितिरुहं सिंधुः सरिद्वल्लभं ।
प्राप्नोतीह यथा तथा पशुपतेः पादारविन्दद्वयं
    चेतोवृत्तिरुपेत्य तिष्ठति सदा सा भक्तिरुच्यते ॥

- शिवानन्दलहरि

ankolam nija bIja santatiH ayaskAntopalam sUchikA
    sAdhvi naijavibhum latA kShitiruham sindhuH sarit vallabham ।
prApnotIha yathA tathA pashupateH pAdAravinda dvayam
    chetovRuttiH upetya tiShThati sadA sA bhaktiH uchyate ॥

- shivAnanda lahari

The seeds of ankola tree always follow the tree. A needle follows the magnet. A chaste wife always follows her husband. A creeper follows the tree. A river seeks the ocean. Just like that my mind always seeks the pair of lotus feet of you - Oh Lord of all animals (Shiva). After getting there, let it be there for ever. This longing to be at God's presence is called devotion.

- Shivanandalahari, Bhakti, Devotion