SRI AUROBINDO'S "THE LIFE DIVINE"

A BRIEF STUDY

AND OTHER ESSAYS

SRI AUROBINDO'S

THE LIFE DIVINE

A BRIEF STUDY

AND OTHER ESSAYS

VELLURY CHANDRASEKHARAM

© Velury Chandrasekharam 1964

Printed and published by

Sri Aurobindo Ashram Press, Pondicherry, India

January 1973

SRI AUROBINDO

Blessed indeed am I having seen the fathomless ocean,

Blessed having beheld the infinite sky,

Wonderfully blessed to have sat

At the lotuses of Your feet, O Aurobindo!

A marvellous guest are You descended on our clay,

Leaving behind some radiant orb to flood

With torrents of light the bosom of Mother Earth

That is engulfed in gloom.

What song will my heart offer to this rare guest?

What words of salutation will my tongue learn to utter?

In what rhythms will my voice start chanting?

May my adoring silence be the song,

Ripple less peace the metre,

And inner light the revealing word!

Before this effulgence that has taken form,

These alone are the most worthy offering.