This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...The secrets of Thy Majesty and Might, Thou High Delight of Men! Never enough Can mine ears drink the Amrit1 of such words! KRISHNA: Santa! So be it! Kuru Prince! I will to thee unfold Some portions of My Majesty, whose powers are manifold! I am the Spirit seated deep in every creature's heart; Prom Me ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...The secrets of Thy Majesty and Might, Thou High Delight of Men! Never enough Can mine ears drink the Amrit1 of such words! KRISHNA: Santa! So be it! Kuru Prince! I will to thee unfold Some portions of My Majesty, whose powers are manifold! I am the Spirit seated deep in every creature's heart; Prom Me they come; by Me they live; at My word they depart! Vishnu of the Adityas I am, those Lords of Light; 1 The nectar of immortality. Maritchi of the Maruts, the Kings of Storm and Blight; By day I gleam, the golden Sun of burning cloudless Noon; By Night, amid the asterisms I glide, the dappled Moon! Of Vedas I am Sama-Ved, of gods in Indra's Heaven Vasava; of the faculties to living beings given The mind which apprehends and thinks; of Eudras Sankara; Of Yakshas and of Bakshasas, Vittesh; and Pavaka Of Vasus, and of mountain-peaks Meru; Vrihaspati Know Me 'mid planetary Powers; 'mid Warriors heavenly Skanda; of all the water-floods the Sea which drinketh each, And Bhrigu of the holy Saints, and Om of sacred speech; Of prayers the prayer ye whisper;1 of hills Him&la's snow, And Aswattha, the fig-tree, of all the trees that grow; Of the Devarshis, Narada; and Chitrarath of them That sing in Heaven, and Kapila of Munis, and the gem Of flying steeds, Uchchaisravas, from Amrit-wave which burst; Of elephants Air
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Willy Pogany. Fine. Very Good to Near Fine in custom-made Mylar jacket. Out of print. Extremely scarce especially this fine. Beautiful plates by Pogany.
