O Hermit, call thou in the authentic words

Of that old hymn called SAMA; "Rise! Awake!"

Call to the man who boasts his SHASTRIC lore

From vain pedantic wranglings profitless,

Call to that foolish braggart to come forth

Out on the face of nature, this broad earth,

Send forth this call unto thy scholar band;

Together round thy sacrifice of fire

Let them all gather. So may our India,

Our ancient land unto herself return

O once again return to steadfast work,

To duty and devotion, to her trance

Of earnest meditation; let her sit

Once more unruffled, greedless, strifeless, pure,

O once again upon her lofty seat

And platform, teacher of all lands.


--Rabindranath Tagore