SRI AUROBINDO
Translations
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Kalidasa
Bhartrihari. The Century of Life
Miscellaneous Verses
But one God to worship, hermit Shiv or puissant Vishnu high;
But one friend to clasp, the first of men or proud Philosophy;
But one home to live in, Earth’s imperial city or the wild;
But one wife to kiss, Earth’s sweetest face or Nature, God’s own child.
Either in your world the mightiest or my desert solitary.