Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Dilip Kumar Roy was a famous poet and musician (known as the Golden Voice of India )in the middle of the last century. He was a great Krishna Bhakta and devotee of Sri Aurobindo. When living in Pondicheri he often visited Ramanasramam for Sri Bhagavan's Darshan, and to entertain him with music and poetry. He became a close friend of Krishna Prem, the Englishman Ronald Nixon, and used to visit his ashram in N. India. Later he formed his own ashram also in the North. He wrote many books, and translated the Gita into modern free verse. Here is a poem he wrote in honour of Sri Bhagavan. Alan From Dilip To Sri Ramana Maharshi > By Dilip Kumar Roy > > A face that's still, like silent cloudless blue, > And eyes that even as stars drip holiness > Won from a source beyond our ken — a new > Messenger Thou, in this age, of a grace > > Men ache for and, withal, are terrified > When it shines near — wan puppets of fool senses, > That would disown the soul's faith — even deride > The Peace they crave yet fear — for Life's false dances > > And siren rhythms beguile the multitude! > And there they woo Time's whirls and wheels — for what? > At best a reeling moment — an interlude > Of half-lit laughter dogged by tears — of Fate > > O Son of Dawn! who only knowest the Sun, > And through His eye of Light see'st all that lies > Revealed — a flawless plenitude which none > But Son's own children ever might surmise > > For only the chosen few so far have won > The Truth that shines beyond world's wounds and cries > Who see Thee throned in high dominion > Of Self's invulnerable Verities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 , Alan Jacobs Dear Alan Jacobs, Shri Dilip Kumar Roy maintained that Bhakti or devotion, as we know today, was not mentioned in any of the Upanishads, except in Svetasvatara Up which he considered as a latter-day Upanishad...The Upasanas mentioned in theVedas he considered as inferior form of devotions...His interpretation of the Gita is also quite original in certain respects. His devotion to Sri Aurobindo was total. ----N K Srinivasan <alanadamsjacobs wrote: > > Dilip Kumar Roy was a famous poet and musician (known as the > Golden Voice of India )in the middle of the last century. He was a great > Krishna Bhakta and devotee of Sri Aurobindo. When living in Pondicheri he > often visited Ramanasramam for Sri Bhagavan's Darshan, and to entertain > him with music and poetry. He became a close friend of Krishna Prem, the > Englishman Ronald Nixon, and used to visit his ashram in N. India. Later > he formed his own ashram also in the North. He wrote many books, and > translated the Gita into modern free verse. > > Here is a poem he wrote in honour of Sri Bhagavan. > > Alan > > > From Dilip To Sri Ramana Maharshi > > > By Dilip Kumar Roy > > > > A face that's still, like silent cloudless blue, > > And eyes that even as stars drip holiness > > Won from a source beyond our ken — a new > > Messenger Thou, in this age, of a grace > > > > Men ache for and, withal, are terrified > > When it shines near — wan puppets of fool senses, > > That would disown the soul's faith — even deride > > The Peace they crave yet fear — for Life's false dances > > > > And siren rhythms beguile the multitude! > > And there they woo Time's whirls and wheels — for what? > > At best a reeling moment — an interlude > > Of half-lit laughter dogged by tears — of Fate > > > > O Son of Dawn! who only knowest the Sun, > > And through His eye of Light see'st all that lies > > Revealed — a flawless plenitude which none > > But Son's own children ever might surmise > > > > For only the chosen few so far have won > > The Truth that shines beyond world's wounds and cries > > Who see Thee throned in high dominion > > Of Self's invulnerable Verities. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Dear Sri Srinavasan, Thank you for adding this interesting information about Dilip- truly a great soul. Best wishes, Alan , " nksrinivasan123 " <nksrinivasan123 wrote: > > , Alan Jacobs > Dear Alan Jacobs, > Shri Dilip Kumar Roy maintained that Bhakti or devotion, as we know > today, was not mentioned in any of the Upanishads, except in > Svetasvatara Up which he considered as a latter-day Upanishad...The > Upasanas mentioned in theVedas he considered as inferior form of > devotions...His interpretation of the Gita is also quite original in > certain respects. > His devotion to Sri Aurobindo was total. > > ----N K Srinivasan <alanadamsjacobs@> wrote: > > > > Dilip Kumar Roy was a famous poet and musician (known as the > > Golden Voice of India )in the middle of the last century. He was a great > > Krishna Bhakta and devotee of Sri Aurobindo. When living in > Pondicheri he > > often visited Ramanasramam for Sri Bhagavan's Darshan, and to entertain > > him with music and poetry. He became a close friend of Krishna Prem, the > > Englishman Ronald Nixon, and used to visit his ashram in N. India. Later > > he formed his own ashram also in the North. He wrote many books, and > > translated the Gita into modern free verse. > > > > Here is a poem he wrote in honour of Sri Bhagavan. > > > > Alan > > > > > > From Dilip To Sri Ramana Maharshi > > > > > By Dilip Kumar Roy > > > > > > A face that's still, like silent cloudless blue, > > > And eyes that even as stars drip holiness > > > Won from a source beyond our ken — a new > > > Messenger Thou, in this age, of a grace > > > > > > Men ache for and, withal, are terrified > > > When it shines near — wan puppets of fool senses, > > > That would disown the soul's faith — even deride > > > The Peace they crave yet fear — for Life's false dances > > > > > > And siren rhythms beguile the multitude! > > > And there they woo Time's whirls and wheels — for what? > > > At best a reeling moment — an interlude > > > Of half-lit laughter dogged by tears — of Fate > > > > > > O Son of Dawn! who only knowest the Sun, > > > And through His eye of Light see'st all that lies > > > Revealed — a flawless plenitude which none > > > But Son's own children ever might surmise > > > > > > For only the chosen few so far have won > > > The Truth that shines beyond world's wounds and cries > > > Who see Thee throned in high dominion > > > Of Self's invulnerable Verities. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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