New Year Music 1972

Mantra

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्यं वरेण्यं वरदं शुभं
ऊँ नमो भगवते श्रीअरविन्दाय ।
श्रीअरविन्दः शरणं मम ॥

To the Good of all good
To the highest one, the boon-giver, the benign one,
OM! We bow in adoration to the Divine, Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo is my refuge

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Rig Veda
Mandala 5 - Sukta 1 - Rik 4,3,5

अग्निमच्छा देवयतां मनांसि चक्षूंषीव सूर्ये सं चरन्ति ।
यदीं सुबाते उषसा विरुपे श्वेतो वाजी जायते अग्रे अह्नाम् ॥४॥

4) The minds of men who seek the godhead converge towards the flame even as their seeings converge in the sun; when two dawns of different forms give birth to this Fire the white Horse is born in front of the days.

यदीं गणस्य रशनामजीगः शुचिरङ्क्ते शुचिभिर्गोभिरग्निः ।
आद् दक्षिणा युज्यते वाजयन्त्युत्तानामूर्ध्वो अधयज्जुहूभिः ॥३॥

3) When he put out the long cord of his troop, Fire in his purity reveals all by the pure herds of his rays; the goddess of understanding is yoked to her works, she supine he standing high, he has drunk from her breasts with his tongues of flame.

जनिष्ट हि जेन्यो अग्रे अह्नां हितो हितेष्वरुषो वनेषु ।
दमेदमे सप्त रत्ना दघानोऽग्निर्होता नि षसादा यजीयान् ॥५॥

5) He was born victorious in front of the days, established in established things, ruddy-bright in the woodlands of our pleasure; in house and house founding the seven ecstasies the Fire took up his session as a Priest of the call strong for sacrifice.

Translation by Sri Aurobindo
SABCL > Hymns of Mystic Fire