Krishna (Cretics)

A poem by Sri Aurobindo

Krishna

Cretics

O immense Light and thou, O spirit-wide boundless Space,
Whom have you clasped and hid, deathless limbs, gloried face?
Vainly lie Space and Time, "Void are we, there is none."
Vainly strive Self and World crying, "I, I alone."
One is there, Self of self, Soul of Space, Fount of Time,
Heart of hearts, Mind of minds, He alone sits, sublime.
Oh, no void Absolute self-absorbed, splendid, mute,
Hands that clasp hold and red lips that kiss blow the flute.
All He loves, all He moves, all are His, all are He!
Many limbs sate His whims, bear His sweet ecstasy.
Two in One, Two who know difference rich in sense,
Two to clasp, One to be, this His strange mystery.

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lyrical poem Circa 1936-37 Published posthumously Different versions

Krishna

O immense Light and thou, O spirit-wide boundless Space,
Whom have you clasped and hid, deathless limbs, gloried face?
Vainly lie Space and Time, "Void are we, there is none."
Vainly strive Self and World crying "I, I alone."
One is there, Self of self, Soul of Space, Fount of Time,
Heart of hearts, Mind of minds, He alone sits, sublime.
Oh no void Absolute self-absorbed, splendid, mute,
Hands that clasp hold and red lips that kiss blow His flute.
All He loves, all He moves, all are His, all are He;
Many limbs sate His whims, bear His sweet ecstasy.
Two in One, Two who know difference rich in sense,
Two to clasp, One to be, this His strange mystery.

Part VII : Pondicherry (Circa 1927-1947) > Lyrical Poems from Manuscripts (Circa 1934-1947)

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 Krishna
-Cretics
 O immense Light and thou, O spirit-wide boundless Space,
 Whom have you clasped and hid, deathless limbs, gloried face?
 Vainly lie Space and Time, "Void are we, there is none."
-Vainly strive Self and World crying, "I, I alone."
+Vainly strive Self and World crying "I, I alone."
 One is there, Self of self, Soul of Space, Fount of Time,
 Heart of hearts, Mind of minds, He alone sits, sublime.
-Oh, no void Absolute self-absorbed, splendid, mute,
-Hands that clasp hold and red lips that kiss blow the flute.
-All He loves, all He moves, all are His, all are He!
+Oh no void Absolute self-absorbed, splendid, mute,
+Hands that clasp hold and red lips that kiss blow His flute.
+All He loves, all He moves, all are His, all are He;
 Many limbs sate His whims, bear His sweet ecstasy.
 Two in One, Two who know difference rich in sense,
 Two to clasp, One to be, this His strange mystery.