Kali the mother(poem). By swami vivekananda. First published in 1898. Vivekanandabegan turning towards the hindu goddess kali during the summer of 1896 , a few months after the death of his guru, the mystic sri ramakrishna later, he became a worshipper of kali, which he felt was his special fad . In 1893 vivekananda want to america to represent india and hinduism in the worlds parliament of the worlds religions.from 1893- 1897, he travelled through america and england, and gave a series of lecture on religion and hinduism. He came back to india in 1897 and travelled extensively there between 1897 and 1899, visiting many states . In 1898 he went to kashmir , where he stayed at a houseboat on dal lake. After visiting the kheer bhawani temple , vivekananda wrote this poem. Sister nivedita who was accompanying vivekananda in kasmir, noted that he was in a fever of inspiration prior to writing the poem, and became impatient until he could write down his thought. Kali the mother The stars and blotted out, The clouds are covering clouds, It is darkness vibrant,sonant. In the roaring, whicling wind Are the souls of a millon lunatics Iust loose from the prison house, Wrenching trees by the roots, Sweeping all from the path....... The sea has joined the fray, And swirls up mountain waves To reach the pitchy sky. The flash of lurid light Reveals on every side A thousand, thousand shades Of death begrimed and black.... s t Il l g r er t he summer of 1896, a 8
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