Swami Vivekananda

“ Are but ITS worship in manifold modes;
Say, what does by himself a Jiva do?
Deluded is he who happiness seeks,
Lunatic he who misery wishes,
Insane he too who fondly longs for death,
Immortality—vain aspiration! ”

“ Who wipes the dark stain of this Iron Age;
Whom Daksha's Daughter gave Her coveted hand;
Who, like the charming water-lily white,
Is beautiful; who is ready ever
To part with life for others' good, whose gaze
Is on the humble fixed ”

“ Through paths of trouble to perfection's goal,
Mother-wise, in Her own sweet playful ways,
She, who has always through my life inspired
My understanding, She, my Mother, She,
The All, is my resort, whether my work
O'erdow with full fruition or with none. ”

“ Mercy Incarnate! austere are Thy deeds.
Thou dealest to the evil of Misery
Destruction. Kali's [2] binding cords
Are cut by Thee asunder. Thine own life
Thou gavest freely, O sweet Sacrifice,
O best of men! O Saviour of the world! ”

“ In ghosts, and wraiths, and spirits, and so forth,
In Devas, beasts, birds, insects, and in worms,
This Prema [4] dwells in the heart of them all.
Say, who else is the highest God of gods?
Say, who else moves all the universe? ”

“ Quick with life, dull, and lifeless—unnumbered,
And pleasure and pain, disease, birth, and death!
Verily, the Sun is He, His the ray,
Nay, the Sun is He, and He is the ray.
Notes ↑ "Neti, Neti", "Not this, not this." Brahman cannot be described in any positive way. ”

“ Flows in and out like calm, unruffled breath;
The moon's rays pour their cooling current forth;
The earth's bare body in fair garb is clothed,
Of trees and creepers multitudinous;
And the flower abloom lifts her happy face,
Washed with drops of dew, towards the sun."
Notes ↑ Purusha and Prakriti together.↑ Goddess of learning.↑ Delusion.↑ Such as pride and malice, the sixfold evil.↑ The name of a fabulous mountain round which the planets are said to revolve.↑ Knowledge. ”

“ The main poem/song was written in Bengali (which is given in the right column below) . The English lyric is rendered from the Bengali lyrics. More information available at Wikipedia
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We salute Thee!
Lord! Adored of the world,
Samsâra's bondage breaker, taintless Thou,
Embodiment of blessed qualities,
Thou transcendest all Gunas; human form
Thus bearest. ”