SONG ON THE DIVINITY OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA

(Composed in Bengali by Swami Vivekananda)

1. We adore Thee, O snapper of worldly bondages! O honoured of all mankind! Thou art at once the trancendent attributeless Being and the Divine Person with attributes, O sinless one embodied as man!

2. O redeemer of all sins! O adornment for

all the worlds! O pure consciousness

condensed!

Thy eyes, sanctified with the collyrium

of Jnana, shatter the delusion of

ignorance by their very look.

3. Thou art verily an ocean of luminous

and lofty spiritual sentiments, ever

lashed into waves of inebriating love.

Thy holy feet, devotion's reward, form

a veritable boat for crossing the

ocean of Samsara.

4. Thou art the Lord of the universe, manifested

as the incarnation for the

modern age, for helping mankind in

its spiritual endeavour.

By Thy grace I clearly see this, O Thou

whose mind is ever established in

transcendent Samadhi!

5. O shatterer of the mass of mankind's

sorrows! O mercy conensed! O

worker tremendous!

Thy life is an offering of love for the

redemption of mankind, and a power

that shatters the bondage of the

dark age of Kali.

6. Thou art the conqueror of lust and

greed, and the spurner of all enticements

of sensuous attractions.

Bestow on us unflinching love for Thy

blessed feet, O Lord of all renouncers

and the noblest of mankind!

7. Thy mind is above all fears, devoid of

all doubts, and firm in its resolves.

Innocent of pride of birth and race, Thy

universal love offers shelter to all

devotees who seek it.

8. O offerings of love! O paragon of

same-sightedness! To those who

treasure Thy holy feet in their hearts,

the ocean of Samsara is but a puddle

formed by the hoof-mark of a calf!

Their sorrows take to wings!

9. Repeated salutations to Thee, O Lord

who art beyond the reach of speech

and mind, but yet the common Basis

of them both.

Light of all lights, ever resplendent in

the cavity of the heart! Destroy

the darkness of ignorance therein, O

Lord! Destroy the darkness!

10. To the accompaniment of Mrdanga

with its sweet sounds of "Dhe, Dhe,

Dhe, Langa, Ranga, Bhanga", Thy

devotees are singing songs at Arati

Thine,

Jaya, Jaya, Arati Thine!

Hara, Hara, Arati Thine!

Siva, Siva, Arati Thine!

11. We adore Thee, O snapper of worldly

bondages! O honoured of all mankind!

Jai Sri Guru maharaj ji ki jai!

Victory to the Great Guru!

Translated by Swami Tapasyananda