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SRI AUROBINDO

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Kalidasa

Bhartrihari. The Century of Life

Miscellaneous Verses

Truth

Dear as his own sweet mother to the man

Of truth his word is, dear as his heart’s blood.

Truth, ’tis the mother of his soul’s great brood,

High modesty and virtue’s lordly clan.

Exceeding pure of heart as to a youth

His mother, and like a mother to him cleaves

This sweet proud goddess. Rather life he leaves

And happiness puts away, not divine Truth.

Others clasp some dear vice, gold, woman, wine;

He keeps for Truth his passion fiery and fine.