Return to His Motherland
(At Apollo Bunder — Bombay — February 1893)
The days have run into weeks, and weeks
   Into months: for twice seven years
Abroad he remained, a far-off star.
   Mother India with tears
Of joy and love garlands her son,
   Wishing him life's true bliss.
With the first step on Indian soil
   Infinitude's abyss
Captures his mind: earth's lures are gone.
   His inner Spirit's Light
Shall guide his tranquil feet; he views
   His Motherland's first might.
SAI 11. (1956)↩
Chinmoy, Sri Aurobindo: The Infinite, Agni Press, New York, 1997
