India is the Bharata Shakti, the living energy of a great spiritual conception, and fidelity to it is the very principle of her existence. For by its virtue alone she has been one of the immortal nations; this alone has been the secret of her amazing persistence and perpetual force of survival and revival. Confronted with the huge rush of modern life and thought, invaded by another dominant civilisation almost her opposite or inspired at least with a very different spirit to her own, India can only survive by confronting this raw, new, aggressive, powerful world with fresh diviner creations of her own spirit, cast in the mould of her own spiritual ideals. - Sri Aurobindo, Renaissance in India Five emperors have been to history known, Maroutta, Bharut, Yuvanuswa’s son, Great Bhogiruth and Cartoverya old. By wealth Maroutta conquered, Bharut bold By arm`ed strength; Mandhata’s victories Enthroned him and his subtle soul and wise. By strenuous greatness Cartoverya bent The world; but Bhogiruth beneficent Gathered the willing nations to his sway. Thou purposing like greatness, to one way Not limited, restor’st the imperial five. Their various masteries reunited live— Virtue, high policy, wealth without dearth And conquest and the rapid grasp at Earth— And yet avail not to make solely great. - The Debated Sacrifice, Mahabharata, Translations, Sri Aurobindo
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