Sudarshana Monologue from The King of the Dark Chamber

From The King of the Dark Chamber by Rabindranath Tagore

male · philosophical · 1:02 min

Lord, do not give me back the honour which you once did turn away from me! I am the servant of your feet--I only seek the privilege of serving you. (KING: Will you be able to bear me now?) Oh yes, yes, I shall. Your sigh repelled me because I had sought to find you in the pleasure garden, in my Queen's chambers: there even your meanest servant looks handsomer than you. That fever of longing has left my eyes for ever. You are not beautiful, my lord--you stand beyond all comparisons! (KING: That which can be comparable with me lies within yourself.) If this be so, then that too is beyond comparison. Your love lives in me--you are mirrored in that love, and you see your face reflected in me: nothing of this mine, it is all yours, O lord!

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