Voice of Vivekananda
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(Translated from Bengali ) A man presented himself to be blessed by a sight of the Deity. He had an access of joy and devotion at the sight; and perhaps to pay back the good he received, …
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(Translated from Bengali ) (Written for the "Udbodhan") In our country, owing to all learning being in Sanskrit from the ancient times, there has arisen an immeasurable gulf …
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(Translated from Bengali ) By the word "Shastras" the Vedas without beginning or end are meant. In matters of religious duty the Vedas are the only capable authority. The Puranas and …
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(Swami Vivekananda composed this poem in Bengali during his return from his second trip to the West. At the time of writing it, he was probably crossing the eastern Mediterranean.) In …
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(A translation of the Nâsadiya-Sukta, Rig-Veda, X. 129.) Existence was not then, nor non-existence,The world was not, the sky beyond was neither.What covered the mist? Of whom was that?What …
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(Written to Sister Nivedita) The mother's heart, the hero's will,The sweetness of the southern breeze,The sacred charm and strength that dwellOn Aryan altars, flaming, free;All these be yours, and …