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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
OF THE RACE OF HEROES
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Blessed, indeed, is the land Where dwell such holy ones. Love is the law of their life : Helpers are they,—and healers. Their senses are subdued, Their thoughts do dwell On none but the Lord. To the One are they devoted, ever true! And in their hearts they know The world is but a dream. And as the cuckoo Doth in rainy season long For a drop of rain,
So long they for the Lord! In these words of Tulsi is enshrined the very soul of bhakti which Mira sings in words no less enchanting. Mira places the flute on her lips and wears the pitambar (yellow cloth), which Krishna wore in Brindaban. And, with a smile on her lips, Mira places her heart at the Lotus-feet of Shyama. Then, with the little silver-bells on her feet and cymbals in her hands, she stands up in the presence of Shyama to sing :
I have heard the Voice : It saith :-"I come!” I move from house to house In quest, ye pilgrims on the Path! When will He come, -
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