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GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA

2. In the form of Infinite Wisdom the Lord will enter my soul. The restless mind filled with wonder will take refuge at His Blessed Feet. Immortal Bliss, like embodied nectar, will rise in the firmament of the soul.

3. At Thy sight we shall be mad with joy even as the Chakora [1] is maddened at the sight of the moon.

4. O King of kings, there is none like Thee, all good and all peaceful. At Thy feet, O Beloved, I shall offer myself and thus fulfil the aim of my life.

5. Even here shall I enjoy heavenly bliss, so great a privilege where could I find ?

6. O Lord, beholding Thy pure and perfect form, all sins will take flight, even as darkness vanishes before light.

7. O kindle in my heart the light of burning faith, fixed firm like the polar star, and thus, O Friend of the meek, fulfil my one

desire. Day and night merged in the


  1. Chakora is the name of a kind of aquatic bird.

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