Bride of the fire

Bride of the fire, clasp me now close,

Bride of the fire!

I’ve shed the bloom of the earthly rose,

I have slain desire.

Beauty of the light, surround my life,

Beauty of the light!

I have sacrificed longing and parted from grief,

I can bear thy delight.

Image of ecstasy, thrill and enlace,

Image of bliss!

I would see only thy marvelous face,

Feel only thy kiss.

Voice of infinity, sound in my heart,

Call of the one!

Stamp there thy radiance, never to part,

O living sun.

— Sri Aurobindo

DNA Sunday, October 16, 2005 20:30 IST