A Prayer

November 5, 2001

O Mother Durga! Rider on the lion! Giver of

all strength! Mother, Beloved of Siva! We, born

from Thy parts of Power, We the youth of India, are

seated here in Thy Temple Listen, O Mother, descend

upon earth! Make Thyself manifest in this land of

India. O Mother Durga! From age to age, in life after

life, We come down into the human body, To do Thy work

and return to the Home of Delight. Now too we are

born, dedicated to Thy work. Listen, O Mother,

descend upon Earth, Come to our help! O Mother

Durga! Rider on the lion! Trident in hand! Thy body of

beauty armour-clad! Mother, O Giver of

victory! India awaits Thee, Eager to see the gracious form of

Thine. Listen, O Mother, descend upon earth, Make Thyself

manifest in this land of India. O Mother

Durga! Giver of force and love and knowledge, Terrible art

thou in Thy own self of might, Mother beautiful and

fierce. In the battle of life, in India's battle, We are

warriors commissioned by Thee; O Mother! Give to our

heart and mind a titan's strength, a titan's

energy, To our soul and intelligence a God's character and

knowledge. O Mother Durga! India, world's noblest race, lay

whelmed in darkness. Mother, Thou risest on the

eastern horizon, The dawn comes with the glow of Thy

divine limbs scattering the darkness. Spread Thy

light, Mother, destroy the darkness. O Mother

Durga! We are Thy children, Through Thy grace, By Thy

influence May we become fit for the great work, for the great

Ideal. Mother, destroy our smallness, our selfishness, our

fear. O Mother Durga! Thou art Kali, Naked,

garlanded with human heads, Sword in hand, thou slayest

the Asura. Goddess, do thou slay with Thy pitiless

cry the enemies who dwell within us, May none

remain alive there, not one. May we become pure and

spotless, This is our prayer. O Mother, make Thyself

manifest. O Mother Durga! India lies now in selfishness

and fearfulness and littleness. Make us great,

make our efforts great, our hearts vast, Make us

true to our resolve. May we no longer desire the

small, void of energy, Given to laziness, stricken

with fear. O Mother Durga! Extend wide the

power of Yoga. We are Thy Aryan children, Develop

in us again The lost

teaching, Character, Strength of intelligence, Faith and

devotion, Force

of austerity, Power of chastity and true

knowledge, Bestow all that upon the world. To help

mankind, Appear, O Mother of the world, dispel all ills. O

Mother Durga! Slay the enemy within, then root out

all obstacles outside. May the noble heroic mighty

Indian race, Supreme in love and unity, Truth and

strength, Arts and letters, Force and knowledge Ever dwell

in its holy woodlands, Its fertile fields under

its sky-scraping hills, Along the banks of its

pure-streaming rivers. This is our prayer at the feet of the

Mother. Make Thyself manifest. O Mother Durga! Enter

our bodies in Thy Yogic strength. We shall become

Thy instruments, Thy sword slaying all

evil, Thy lamp dispelling all ignorance. Fulfil this

yearning of Thy young children, O Mother! Be the

master and drive the instrument, Wield Thy sword and

slay the evil, Hold up the lamp and spread the

light of knowledge. Make Thyself manifest. O

Mother Durga! When we possess thee, We shall no

longer cast thee away; We shall bind thee to us with

the tie of love and devotion. Come, O

Mother, Manifest in our mind and life and body. Come, O

Revealer of the hero-path! We shall no longer cast Thee

away. May our entire life become a ceaseless worship of the

Mother, All our acts a continuous service to the

Mother, Full of love, full of energy. This is our

prayer, Mother, descend upon earth, Make Thyself manifest

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