Sri Aurobindo

Early Cultural Writings

(1890 — 1910)

Part Two. On Literature
The Poetry of Kalidasa

Vikramorvasie. The Characters

Vikramorvasie. The Characters [3]

And now wonderful things began to arise from the Ocean; Ucchaisravus¹ arose, neighing and tossing his mighty mane, he who can gallop over all space in one moment while hooves make music in the empyrean; Varunie arose, Venus Anadyomene from the waters, the daughter of Varuna, Venus Ourania, standing on a lotus and bringing beauty, delight² and harmony and all opulence³ into the universe; Dhunwuntari⁴ arose, cup in hand, the physician of the Gods, who can heal all pain and disease and sorrow, minister to a mind diseased and pluck out from the bosom its rooted sorrow; the jewel Kaustubha arose whose pure luminousness fills all the world and worn on the bosom of the Saviour and helper becomes the cynosure of the suffering and striving nations;⁵

Earlier edition of this work: Sri Aurobindo Birth Century Library: Set in 30 volumes.- Volume 3.- The Harmony of Virtue: Early Cultural Writings — 1890-1910.- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Asram, 1972.- 489 p.

¹ 1972 ed.: Ucchaisravas

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² 1972 ed.: beauty and delight

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³ 1972 ed.: and opulence

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⁴ 1972 ed.: Dhanwantari

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⁵ Here there is another abrupt break with nothing to link this paragraph to what follows. — Ed.

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