By K. S.
ANANTA SUBRAMONY
Since the
first dawn of Time beheld thee stand
The
lowly prophet of the Truth proclaimed
By
Vedic Seers bold, thou, unacclaimed,
Unknown,
hast marched upon thy mission grand,
With
torch of knowledge held aloft in hand,
Through
trackless wilds of ignorance, and tamed
Avidya, fiercest beast; thyself, unnamed,
Hast
brought undying name to thy great Land.
But lo!
the paths thou didst illume dark grow,
Unguided
in the wilderness we stray;
Now more
than ever do we need the glow
Of thine
own torch to light us ’long the way
Of
Knowledge, Faith, Self-sacrifice, and show
How Night
may vanquished be to yield up Day!