Eternal peace and blessings be with thee!

Thy service true, complete thy sacrifice,

Thy home the heart of love transcendent find;

Remembrance sweet, that kills all space and time, Like altar roses fill thy place behind!

Thy bonds are broke, thy quest in bliss is found,

And one with That which comes as Death and Life; Thou helpful one! unselfish e'er on earth,

Ahead! still help with love this world of strife!

HOLD ON YET A WHILE, BRAVE HEART.

(Written to H. H. The Maharaja of Khetri, Rajputana.) If the sun by the cloud is hidden a bit,

If the welkin shows but gloom,

Still hold on yet a while, brave heart,

The victory is sure to come. No winter was but summer came behind,

Each hollow crests the wave,

They push each other in light and shade;

Be steady then and brave. The duties of life are sore indeed,

And its pleasures fleeting, vain,

The goal so shadowy seems and dim,

Yet plod on through the dark, brave heart,

With all thy might and main. Not a work will be lost, no struggle vain,

Though hopes be blighted, powers gone;

Of thy loins shall come the heirs to all,

Then hold on yet a while, brave soul,

No good is e'er undone. Though the good and the wise in life are few,

Yet theirs are the reins to lead,

The masses know but late the worth;

Heed none and gently guide. With thee are those who see afar,

With thee is the Lord of might,

All blessings pour on thee, great soul,

To thee may all come right!

NIRVANASHATKAM, OR SIX STANZAS ON NIRVANA.

(Translation of a poem by Shankarchrya.) I am neither the mind, nor the intellect, nor the ego, nor the mind-stuff; I am neither the body, nor the changes of the body;

I am neither the senses of hearing, taste, smell, or sight,

Nor am I the ether, the earth, the fire, the air;