Divine Love and Devotion

Where it surfaces

• II

  The chapter emphasizes the heart's turning to God through images of lovers, servants, and brides, and the emotion that creates 'insidious sweetness' in love for the divine.

• Gitanjali

  The poet's songs are offered as acts of love and devotion to the divine.

• I

  The poet's intimate relationship with the divine is expressed through imagery of touch, filling, and endless giving.

• II

  The poet's adoration spreads like a glad bird, and he finds pleasure in singing for the divine, forgetting himself in devotion.

• III

  The poet's longing to join the divine song reflects deep devotion and love for the master.

• IV

  The poet's vows to keep the body pure, thoughts truthful, heart loving, and actions revealing of the divine are acts of devotion.

• V

  The poet's plea to sit by the Divine's side and sing dedication of life.

• XV

  The poet's entire purpose is to sing songs for the divine, expressing devotion through music.

• The Unheeded Bloom

  The poet's longing and eventual recognition of the divine sweetness within his own heart.

• XXII

  The poet addresses the divine as 'my only friend, my best beloved,' expressing intimate devotional love.

• XXIII

  The stormy night is framed as a journey of love, with the poet's devotion shown through his vigil.

• XXV

  The poet's trust in the divine to renew his spirit reflects devotion.

• The Missed Divine Encounter

  The poet's intense desire to see the Divine and his regret over the missed encounter reflect profound devotion and love.

• XXVII

  The call to the love-tryst and the kindling of the lamp of love with life itself.

• XXXIV

  The poet desires to offer his love every moment and to be bound by the fetter of divine love.

• Chapter XXXIX

  The poet's heartfelt plea for mercy, song, peace, and light reflects deep devotion and longing for the divine.

• XLIII

  The divine's unbidden entry into the poet's heart and the eternal signature left on fleeting moments.

• XLV

  The poet's songs and awareness are entirely focused on the divine's perpetual coming, expressing deep devotion.

• XLVI

  The poet's intimate sense of the divine drawing near and the joy of that presence.

• XLIX

  The Divine's descent to the poet's door and the offering of a flower illustrate a personal, loving response to devotion expressed through song.

• LIV

  The poet's selfless act of offering water to the Divine reflects deep devotion.

• LVI

  The chapter celebrates the intimate love between the divine and the poet, where the King of kings becomes a lover.

• Light, My Light

  The poet's ecstatic address to the divine as 'my darling' and the imagery of light as love's chords express deep devotional love.

• LIX

  The poet directly addresses the divine as 'beloved of my heart' and interprets all natural phenomena as expressions of divine love.

• LXI

  The mother's love is portrayed as a tender, silent mystery that pervades her heart, hinting at a divine origin for the baby's freshness.

• LXII

  The loving gestures toward the child mirror the poet's devotion to the divine, revealing love as the source of understanding nature's beauty.

• LXIII

  The poet's prayer to never lose the bliss of touching the one in the play of many reflects deep devotion and love for the divine.

• LXV

  The poet expresses a deep, intimate love for the divine, who gives itself in love and finds sweetness in the poet.

• LXVI

  The poet's offering of his innermost being as a final gift to God exemplifies total devotion and love.

• LXVII

  The divine's love encloses the soul with colors, sounds, and odors, reflecting intimate devotion.

• LXVIII

  The poet's offerings of tears, sighs, and songs are lovingly received and transformed by the divine, illustrating a deep devotional relationship.

• LXXI

  The poet sees himself as the divine's own defeat of self, with the great pageant of 'thee and me' overspreading the sky.

• LXXII

  The poet's experience of the divine's intimate touches and playful presence in varied cadences of pleasure and pain.

• LXXV

  The chapter emphasizes devotion as the natural culmination of all actions and creations.

• Face to Face with the Divine

  The poet's repeated desire to stand before the divine reflects profound devotion.

• LXXXI

  The poet's trust in the divine's nurturing hand reveals a deep devotional surrender.

• LXXXII

  The poet's longing to offer time to the divine, yet feeling distracted by worldly claims.

• XCVI

  The poet's intimate connection with the divine is expressed through touch, sight, and the thrill of divine presence.

• XCVII

  The shift from playful companionship to reverent awe reflects a deepening of devotional love.

• CII

  The poet's intimate knowledge of the Divine and his inability to articulate it to others reflects deep personal devotion.

• CIII

  The entire chapter is a single, intense act of salutation and devotion to God.