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- 0:02And savitri heard the voice, the echo heard and turning to her
- 0:07being of pity spoke. Madonna is suffering mother of
- 0:13grief. Divine, thou art a portion of my
- 0:17soul put forth to Bear the unbearable sorrow of the world
- 0:22because Thou Art men yield not to their Doom, but ask for
- 0:28happiness and strive with faith. Because Thou Art The Wretched,
- 0:34still can hope. But thine is the power to Solace
- 0:38not to save. One day, I will return a bringer
- 0:42of strength and make the drink from the eternals cup.
- 0:48His streams of force shall Triumph in thy limbs.
- 0:52And wisdoms, calm, controlled. I passionate heart.
- 0:57Thy love shall be the bond of humankind compassion.
- 1:01The bright key of Nature's acts misery, Shall Pass abolished
- 1:05from the earth. The world shall be freed from
- 1:09the anger of the beast from the cruelty of the Titan, and his
- 1:13pain. There shall be peace and joy
- 1:17forever. More.
- 1:21And sabitri. Heard the voice.
- 1:26The Warped. Echo heard. and turning to her
- 1:30being of power, she spoke Madonna of Might mother of
- 1:36works. And force, thou art a portion of
- 1:39my soul put forth to help Mankind and help the travail of
- 1:44time because Thou Art in him, man.
- 1:48Hopes and dares because Thou Art, men Souls can climb the
- 1:53heavens and walk like gods in the presence of the supreme.
- 2:00But without wisdom power is like a wind It can breathe upon the
- 2:05Heights and kiss the sky. It cannot build the extreme
- 2:10Eternal things. Thou has given men strength
- 2:15wisdom, thou could not give One day, I shall return a bringer of
- 2:20light. Then will I give to thee the
- 2:23mirror of God? Thou shalt see self and world.
- 2:27As by him, they are seen reflected in the Bright Pool of
- 2:31thy soul. I wisdom shall be vast as a stye
- 2:36power. Then hate shall dwell.
- 2:39No more in human hearts and fear and weakness shall desert men's
- 2:43lives. The Cry of the ego shall be
- 2:48hushed within its lion roar that claims the world has food.
- 2:53All shall be might and Bliss and happy force and savitri heard
- 3:02the voice, the Warped. Answer, heard and turning to her
- 3:05being of light, she spoke Madonna of light mother of joy
- 3:11and peace thou art, a portion of myself put forth, to raise the
- 3:18spirit to its forgotten Heights. And wake, the Soul by touches of
- 3:22the heavens. Because Thou Art, the soul draws
- 3:26near to God. Because Thou Art love grows in
- 3:30spite of hate and Knowledge. Walk son slain in the pit of
- 3:36night. But not by showering Heavens,
- 3:39Golden Rain upon the intellects hard and rocky soil.
- 3:44Can the tree of paradise flower on Earthly ground and the bird
- 3:48of paradise sit upon life's boughs and the Winds of paradise
- 3:53visit mortal are Even if that rain down intuitions, raise the
- 3:59mind of man will think it. Earth's Own gleam his Spirit by
- 4:04spiritual ego sink, or his soul dream, shut in st.
- 4:08Hoods brilliant, cell were only a bright Shadow Of God can come
- 4:16And savitri heard the voice, the Warped, answer her.
- 4:21And turning to her being of light, she spoke Madonna of
- 4:25light mother of joy and peace. Thou art, a portion of myself
- 4:31put forth, to raise the spirit to its forgotten Heights.
- 4:36And wake, the Soul by touches of the heavens.
- 4:39Because Thou Art the soul draws nearer to God because Thou Art
- 4:45love grows in spite of hate and Knowledge.
- 4:48Walk son slain in the pit of night but not by showering
- 4:54Heavens, Golden Rain upon the intellect hard and rocky soil.
- 4:59Can the tree of paradise flower, unearthly ground and the bird of
- 5:04paradise sit upon life's boughs and the Winds of paradise visit
- 5:09Mort Are even if thou rain down intuitions raise the mind of man
- 5:15will think it Earth's Own gleam his Spirit by spiritual ego sink
- 5:22or his soul dream, shut in st. Hoods brilliant, sell were only
- 5:27a bright Shadow Of God. Can come his hunger for the
- 5:31Eternal thou must nurse and fill his yearning heart with heavens
- 5:36fire. And bring God down into His body
- 5:40and life. One day, I will return his hand
- 5:44in mine and thou shalt, see the face of the absolute then shall
- 5:50the holy marriage, be achieved, then shall the Divine family?
- 5:55Be born, there shall be light and peace in all the worlds.
- 6:02Reference. SRI aurobindo savitri, a legend
- 6:07in a symbol book. Seven, the book of yoga Canto
- 6:11for the Triple Soul forces Pages, 507 2521,