Scene III

(The Brahmin is on his way home the following day filled with utmost inner and outer joy. He sings.)

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Amar bhuban tomar charan lagi

amar jiban tomar swapan lagi

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(My world is for Your Feet.

My life is for Your Dream.)

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(Suddenly, a heaviness attacks him.)

BRAHMIN: I am spiritual; that is why I am in a position to cry for divine things. But my wife does not care for spiritual things; she needs earthly things. Perhaps I made a mistake. I ought to have asked Krishna to give her something. She likes candy. I should have asked him to give me some candy for her. I feel sorry, but now it is too late. I do not want to go back to my friend, but I know she will be angry with me. What can I do?

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Singer of the Eternal Beyond, Sky Publishers, New York, 1973
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