Then the Master sang the following song in his melodious voice:
In the world's busy market-place, O Syama,
Thou art flying kites;
High up they soar on the wind of hope,
held fast by maya's string.
Their frames are human skeletons,
their sails of the three gunas made;
But all their curious workmanship is merely
for ornament.
Upon the kite-strings Thou hast rubbed
the manja-paste of worldliness,
So as to make each straining strand all the
more sharp and strong.
Out of a hundred thousand kites,
at best but one or two break free;
And Thou dost laugh and clap Thy hands,
O Mother, watching them!
On favouring winds, says Ramprasad,
the kites set loose will speedily
Be borne away to the Infinite,
across the sea of the world.
- Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, P 136
(October 27, 1882)
In the world's busy market-place, O Syama,
Thou art flying kites;
High up they soar on the wind of hope,
held fast by maya's string.
Their frames are human skeletons,
their sails of the three gunas made;
But all their curious workmanship is merely
for ornament.
Upon the kite-strings Thou hast rubbed
the manja-paste of worldliness,
So as to make each straining strand all the
more sharp and strong.
Out of a hundred thousand kites,
at best but one or two break free;
And Thou dost laugh and clap Thy hands,
O Mother, watching them!
On favouring winds, says Ramprasad,
the kites set loose will speedily
Be borne away to the Infinite,
across the sea of the world.
- Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, P 136
(October 27, 1882)
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