This long narrative poem by Sri Aurobindo is based on the story of King Pururavas and the heavenly nymph Urvasie. Written in Baroda (circa 1898-1902). This tale has been earlier immortalised by Kalidasa in his poem “Vikramorvasie or The Hero and the Nymph”, which has also been translated by Sri Aurobindo.
This poem is about reconnecting the curves of Fate.
We dwell upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s poems on Shiva.
This poem reveals to us the coming of the Divine in a human frame. It contains Vedic imagery of the birth of Agni which...