A Prayer on His Birth Anniversary (December 11, 1882)

“An offering to Grace

A Temple of Love

The Sun that dispels the darkness in my heart

Rain to the fields of our great country

Wealth to the destitute who know not how to acquire wealth

Fire to base slavery”

– Bharati’s Poems: Nivedita Devi

I fall at your feet on your birth anniversary

– To attain Freedom from the tangles in the forest of my heart,

I pray that you show me the Light of knowledge and wisdom.

S. Vijaya Bharati