II
The poet is the speaker of the quoted verses, expressing leave-taking and readiness for the journey.
III
The poet is depicted as a beggar maid, filled with shame, who sits silently when asked what she wants.
Gitanjali
The speaker who offers songs and expresses longing for the divine.
I
The speaker who receives divine gifts and expresses joy and surrender.
II
The speaker who is commanded to sing and experiences pride, tears, and joy in adoration.
III
The speaker who listens in silent amazement and longs to join the divine song.
IV
The speaker who pledges to live a life of purity, truth, love, and action in devotion to the divine.
V
Seeks a moment of stillness and devotion beside the Divine.
VI
The speaker who offers a humble flower to the divine, fearing the passage of time.
VII
The speaker who removes all ornamentation and pride to sit at the divine's feet.
VIII
The speaker who observes and critiques the child's loss of freedom due to princely robes and jewels.
IX
Addresses the inner fool and beggar, speaking as a voice of spiritual insight.
The Footstool of the Divine
The speaker who struggles to bow to the divine among the humble.
Leave This Chanting and Singing
The speaker who urges a shift from ritual to active, worldly devotion.
XII
The speaker of the chapter, describing the soul's long journey through worlds and stars.
XIII
The speaker who has spent days preparing for a song and a meeting that remain unfulfilled.
XIV
Expresses personal desires and the experience of being saved by divine refusals.
XV
The speaker who offers his songs to the divine, acknowledging his own uselessness and corner seat.
XVI
The speaker who has played his part at life's feast and now seeks divine audience.
XVII
The speaker who is waiting for love to surrender himself.
XVIII
The speaker who waits alone at the door, hoping for the divine.
XIX
The speaker who waits in silence for the Divine's voice.
The Unheeded Bloom
The speaker who laments his distracted state and later realizes the divine was within him all along.
XXI
The speaker who must launch his boat and laments the passing of time.
XXII
The speaker who observes the divine presence and opens his house in invitation.
XXIII
The speaker who waits and watches through the stormy night.
XXIV
The speaker who prays for divine shelter and renewal at day's end.
XXV
The speaker who gives himself up to sleep in trust.
The Missed Divine Encounter
The poet is the speaker who laments missing the Divine's visit due to his deep sleep.
XXVII
The speaker who desperately seeks light and responds to the divine call in the darkness.
Chapter XXVIII
Expresses inner conflict and longing for freedom while clinging to worldly attachments.
XXIX
The speaker who is busy building a wall of name and identity, losing sight of his true being.
The Tryst and the Shadow Self
The speaker who seeks a solitary meeting with the divine but is burdened by his own ego.
XXXII
Reflects on the difference between worldly love and divine love.
Chapter XXXIII
The narrator who observes the hypocrisy of the visitors.
XXXIV
The speaker who prays for a minimal self so that the Divine may be his all.
XXXV
The speaker who prays for his country's awakening into freedom.
XXXVI
The speaker who offers the prayer.
Chapter XXXVII
The speaker who thought his voyage had ended, but finds new beginnings.
XXXVIII
Expresses a deep, singular longing for the divine, rejecting worldly distractions.
Chapter XXXIX
The speaker who pleads for divine intervention in various states of distress.
XL
Expresses deep spiritual longing and despair in the face of divine silence.
XLI
The speaker waits in longing, offering flowers and enduring shame, dreaming of the divine lover's arrival.
XLII
The poet yearns for a solitary journey with the Divine, questioning the timing of their departure.
XLIII
Reflects on past neglect and current recognition of divine signature in his life.
XLIV
The speaker who waits and watches at the wayside, finding delight in anticipation.
XLV
The speaker who perceives and proclaims the divine's eternal coming.
XLVI
The speaker who senses the divine approach and feels a stirring of joy and completion.
XLVII
The speaker who waits in the night and longs for the divine arrival.
XLVIII
The narrator who stops to rest and surrenders to the moment, finding the divine.
XLIX
The poet is singing alone in a corner, a novice whose simple carol attracts the Divine.
The Beggar's Gift
The beggar who hesitates to give all to the divine king.
LI
The narrator recounts the collective experience of doubt and the sudden realization of the king's arrival.
LII
Receives the divine's sword as a gift, accepts pain and fearlessness, and renounces worldly decorations.
LIII
The speaker who admires and contrasts the divine ornaments and sword.
LIV
The narrator who silently serves the Divine by offering water.
LV
The speaker who calls for awakening and warns against deception.
LVI
The speaker who experiences divine joy and union.
Light, My Light
The speaker who exults in the divine light and addresses the beloved.
LVIII
The speaker who composes the last song, invoking various manifestations of joy.
LIX
The speaker who perceives divine love in nature and feels a personal connection to the divine.
LX
Observes and describes the scene of children playing on the seashore.
LXI
The poet reflects on the origins of a baby's sleep, smile, and freshness.
LXII
The speaker who brings toys, sings, offers sweets, and kisses the child, finding in these actions the meaning of natural beauty.
LXIII
Expresses gratitude for being made known to new friends and given homes not his own, and prays to never lose the bliss of touching the one in the many.
LXIV
The speaker who stands in darkness and asks the maiden for light.
LXV
The speaker who offers his life as a cup for divine drink and serves as a vessel for divine creation.
LXVI
The speaker who has carried a hidden feminine presence within him throughout his life and now offers her to God.
LXVII
The speaker who reflects on the dual nature of the divine as sky and nest.
LXVIII
The speaker whose tears, sighs, and songs are gathered by the divine sunbeam.
LXIX
The speaker who feels the stream of life within and around him.
LXX
The voice that questions and invites participation in the rhythm of joy.
LXXI
The speaker who contemplates the divine's maya and his own role as the severed self.
LXXII
Describes being awakened and enchanted by the innermost divine presence.
LXXIII
The speaker who embraces worldly bonds as a path to divine freedom.
LXXIV
The poet is the speaker, preparing to go to the stream at dusk, uncertain of his return.
LXXV
The narrator speaks of divine gifts and the ultimate purpose of creation.
Face to Face with the Divine
The speaker who longs to stand before the divine.
LXXVII
The speaker who acknowledges the divine as God and father but keeps a distance, not grasping the divine as a friend or comrade.
LXXVIII
The poet narrates the myth of the lost star and the gods' lament.
LXXIX
The speaker who yearns for the divine and feels the sorrow of separation.
LXXX
Describes himself as a remnant of a cloud, separated from the divine and longing for union.
LXXXI
Grieves over lost time but realizes divine purpose in every moment.
LXXXII
The speaker who laments his own lack of time and the emptiness of the divine altar.
LXXXIII
The speaker who weaves a chain of pearls from tears and offers his own sorrow to the Divine.
LXXXIV
The poet's heart is the vessel through which the pain of separation flows into songs.
LXXXV
Observes the journey of the warriors from and back to the master's hall.
LXXXVI
The poet receives Death at his door, prepares to welcome him with worship and offerings, and reflects on his own desolate state after Death's departure.
LXXXVII
The speaker who searches desperately for the lost beloved and turns to the divine.
LXXXVIII
The speaker who addresses the deity and describes the scene of neglect.
LXXXIX
The speaker who decides to speak only in whispers and murmurs, leaving the world's busy market for a divine call.
XC
The speaker who prepares to offer his life's fullness to death.
XCI
The speaker who has kept watch for death and prepared for the final union.
XCII
Reflects on mortality and the transient nature of earthly life.
XCIII
The speaker who takes leave, returns keys, and prepares for the journey.
XCIV
The speaker who takes leave of friends and begins a journey at dawn.
XCV
Reflects on the moment of entering life and the familiarity of the world.
XCVI
The speaker who reflects on his life and prepares his parting words.
XCVII
Recalls past playful intimacy with the divine and now experiences a sudden, awe-filled revelation.
XCVIII
The speaker who vows to offer trophies of defeat and accepts total dissolution.
XCIX
The speaker who gives up control and waits in darkness for the divine.
C
The speaker who dives into the ocean of forms and prepares to offer his life's harp.
CI
The speaker who has sought the divine through his songs throughout his life.
CII
Boasts of knowing the Divine, but cannot answer when asked to reveal the Divine's identity or the meaning of his songs.
CIII
The speaker who offers a unified salutation to God.
