Saint Mira

Author(s): T L Vaswani
Publisher: Saint Miras English Medium School

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SAINT MIRA
did dwell in Dwarka and bless its birds and consecrated cows and gardens fair, and on the sea-shore did Krishna play on His magic flute, even as it rained day by day and night after night.
With love and reverence in her heart doth Mira stand on the sea-shore, rapt, intoxicate. And Mira gazes at the waves, then bursts into song after song. Before her and all around,-here, there, everywhere, -- she sees Krishna, Krishna!
With what longing in her heart singeth Mira of her Beloved :
I love Thee, Shyama! I love Thee more than life! My strength, my solace and my bliss In Thee alone I find, In Thee and Thy Holy Name, My sweetest one!
When all is dark Thy Name awakes in me a Light! It burneth as a Flame In my heart : day and night It shines before me As a Torch of Light, Beautiful and bright!
Mira spends her time in the Sri Ranchore Temple,