This morning I felt as though rejuvenated and fiery. So this fiery song on mantra1. Now encourage me please by calling it magnificent as you must concede it is, since for ages I have not written with such fire.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 3
Letter ID: 798
Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar
July 30, 1936
You will surely forgive me if I say that I have written something magnificent suddenly this morning as I offer it to Mother and don’t claim it as my own. The context is this, so you’ll understand this opulence of strength.
Last night I felt very weak in my depression. “I have been resisting so long – sincerely trying – still, the Divine helps not, etc...” these familiar grievances came. And on top the weakness which I have been resisting for some time past at [?] occasionally failing a little. Last night however I felt terribly feeble and sad because of this sense of feebleness. I worked and worked still it was bad as ever. Then I went to Ashram and prayed to you and Mother before your picture for a while. Then the feebleness passed. I came back and worked at my music and lo, the depression too lifted!
Excellent!
This morning I felt as though rejuvenated and fiery. So this fiery song on mantra1. Now encourage me please by calling it magnificent as you must concede it is, since for ages I have not written with such fire.
Quite magnifically magnificent – it is quite exhilarating to read a poem so full of power and energy.
1 It is indeed a fiery song. And when sung by the powerful voice of Dilipda... it becomes Fire itself, (editor’s note)