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.
A reflection by Dr Alok Pandey on the poem by Sri Aurobindo, written in 1940’s.
This poem is about vital love and desire, whose god as per Indian mythology is Kamadeva. The poem is written in Pondicherry around 1913.
In this poem we learn about the first major realisation of Sri Aurobindo, the experience of Nirvana. We read the poem and a letter...