Swami Vivekananda: In dense darkness, O Mother

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In dense darkness, O Mother

Swami Vivekananda, Swami Vivekananda poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Advaita / Non-Dualist poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Yoga / Hindu poetry

by Swami Vivekananda
(1863 - 1902) Timeline

Yoga / Hindu : Advaita / Non-Dualist

Yoga / Hindu : Shakta (Goddess-oriented)

19th Century

In dense darkness, O Mother,
Thy formless beauty sparkles;
Therefore the yogis meditate in a dark mountain cave.
In the lap of boundless dark,
on Mahanirvana's waves unborn,
Peace flows serene and inexhaustible.
Taking the form of the Void,
in the robe of darkness wrapped,
Who art Thou, Mother,
seated alone in the shrine of samadhi?
From the Lotus of Thy fear-scattering Feet
flash Thy love's lightnings;
Thy Spirit-Face shines forth
with laughter terrible and loud!

-- from Kali: The Black Goddess of Dakshineswar, by Elizabeth U. Harding

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Themes

Light

Lotus

Mountain

Night

Womb

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	Kali: The Black Goddess of Dakshineswar, by Elizabeth U. Harding
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