DECEMBER 5 SRI AUROBINDO'S MAHA SAMADHI DAY

[MADIPAKKAM SRI ARAVINDAR ANNAI DHIYANAMAIYAM]

Madipakkam Sriaravindarannai Dhiyanamaiyam

9 DEC 1950..

God departs - 5 DEC 1950.
At 1.26 a.m., leaving his physical sheath, "the Colonist from Immortality" departed from the earthly habitation, in the presence of the Mother 
who stood near his feet with an intense penetrating gaze, an incarnation of divine strength, poise and calm.

But when God’s messenger comes to help the world

And lead the soul of earth to higher things, 

He too must carry the yoke he came to unloose;

He too must bear the pang that he would heal: 

Exempt and unafflicted by earth’s fate, 

How shall he cure the ills he never felt? 

He covers the world’s agony with his calm; 

But though to the outward eye no sign appears 

And peace is given to our torn human hearts, 

The struggle is there and paid the unseen price; 

The fire, the strife, the wrestle are within.

He carries the suffering world in his own breast;

Its sins weigh on his thoughts, its grief is his: 

Earth’s ancient load lies heavy on his soul; 

Night and its powers beleaguer his tardy steps, 

The Titan adversary’s clutch he bears; 

His march is a battle and a pilgrimage. 

Life’s evil smites, he is stricken with the world’s pain:

A million wounds gape in his secret heart. 

[ SAVITRI. BOOK VI: The Book of Fate 

CANTO II: The Way of Fate and the Problem of Pain Page 448 ]