Sri Krishnaprem

Dilipkumar RoyDilipkumar Roy22 Jan 1897 – 6 Jan 1980

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Sons of an intellectual age, we scan
And weigh the heart’s findings with our mental measures,
Surmising never once that no mind can
Win even a clue to the soul’s resplendent treasures.

The more we probe the more must thought mislead
Till even the meaning of our spirit’s birth
Is buried in the din of words that plead
For the reign of trifling truths of temporal worth.

You diagnosed this fatal malady
With an insight born of loyalty to love
And so disowned our reasoned revelry
Whose dire discord your heart could never approve.

O Reason’s elect, withal, a citizen
Of stellar climes no mind has ever trod:
Who saw your radiant Face could never again
Doubt faith’s deep power of leading us back to God.


From “Yogi Sri Krishnaprem ” by Dilip Kumar Roy
Dilipkumar Roy
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Dilipkumar Roy

Dilipkumar Roy (22 January 1897 – 6 January 1980) was an Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. He was the son of Dwijendralal Ray. In 1965, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, awarded him its h…

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