12. 12
"My child," he said, "what a troubled atmosphere you have: about you! Be calm! It is
essential!"
Then in quiet voice, untroubled and aloof, this man, who did not even know my name,
talked to me of my secret problems and anxieties. He spoke of things that I thought were
unknown even to my nearest friends. It seemed miraculous, supernatural!
"How do you know all this?" I asked at last. "Who has talked of me to you?"
He looked at me with his quiet smile as though I were a child who had asked a foolish
question.
"No one has talked to me," he answered gently. "Do you think that is necessary? I read in
you as in an open book."
Finally it was time for me to leave.
"You must forget," he said as I rose. "Become gay and happy again. Build up your health.
Do not dwelt in silence upon your sorrows. Transmute your emotions into some form of external
expression. Your spiritual health requires it. Your art demands it." (30)
HC Ha Lb¡ gl¡p£ R¡s¡ Bl −L¡e i¡o¡u q−a f¡−l? L¡m−il Cwl¡S£ ‘¡e p¡j¡eÉ, Bl
−pM¡−e −a¡ a«a£u −LE Ef¢ÙÛa ¢R−me e¡z i¡P¡ i¡P¡ gl¡p£−a Ha Lb¡ pñh?
1896 p¡−m ¢h−hL¡e¾c Bh¡l −N−me Cwm−äz a¡lfl S¥m¡C - BNØV j¡−p Cw−lS Ae¤l¡N£
−p¢iu¡l cÇf¢a J ¢jp j¤m¡−ll p−‰ −hs¡−a −N−me p¤¤CS¡lmÉ¡−äl gl¡p£ p£j¡−¿¹ BÒfÚpÚ f¡q¡−s, −pM¡e
−b−L S¡jÑ¡¢ez ü¡j£S£l −j−S¡i¡C J Q¢laL¡l j−q¾cÊe¡b c−šl j−a HC pju ¢jp j¤m¡−ll L¡−R gl¡p£
i¡o¡ ¢nM−a ü¡j£S£ BNËq£ q−u J−We Hhw cr q−u J−We −p i¡o¡uz(5)
L¡m−il p−‰ H¢fË−ml fËb−j k¢c gl¡p£−a Lb¡ h−m b¡−Le ü¡j£S£, a−h Bh¡l L−uLj¡p f−lC
¢jp j§m¡−ll L¡−R gl¡p£ ¢nM−a Q¡C−he −Le ¢h−hL¡e¾c? B−l¡ cr qh¡l SeÉ? j−q¾cÊe¡b HC pj−u
m™−e ü¡j£S£l p−‰ ¢R−me, g−m ay¡l Øj«¢aLb¡ ANË¡qÉ Ll¡ L¢Wez
a−h HLV¡ pñhe¡ −b−L k¡uz k¢c 1896 Hl hc−m 1895 p¡−m ü¡j£S£ ¢jp j§m¡−ll L¡−R
gl¡p£ ¢nM−a −Q−u b¡−Le, Bl a¡ j−q¾cÊe¡b Lb¡fËp−‰ ö−e b¡−Lez
−c−nl f−b lJe¡ ¢c−me ¢h−hL¡e¾c 1896Hl ¢X−pð−lz 1897 −b−L S¥e 1899 a¡yl −c−nC
AhÙÛ¡e, nl£lJ −i−P Bp−R HLV¥ HLV¥ L−lz
1897 Hl 12 A−ƒ¡h−l l¡Ju¡m¢f¢ä−a m¡m¡ qwpl¡−Sl h¡¢s −b−L nË£j' −L Lb¡jª−al SeÉ
fËnwp¡ L−l Cw−lS£−a ¢Q¢W ¢mM−me ¢a¢ez (31) fËb−jC A¢ie¾ceh¡Z£ gl¡p£−a! C’est bon mon ami
(i¡h¡e¤h¡−c c¡l¦Z q−µR, hå¥)z gl¡p£i¡p¡u HC EµRÅ¡p fËL¡−nl L¡lZ ¢Rm ¢L −L¡−e¡?
1899189918991899----1900:1900:1900:1900:
1899 p¡−ml 20−n S¥e −gl Qm−me ¢a¢e f¡ÕQ¡−aÉz ¢hË¢Vn ¢jE¢Su−jl HL AdÉ−rl fl¡j−nÑ
¢a¢e −pM¡−e f−s −gm−me N¡Ù¹y j¡p−f−l¡l ¢hMÉ¡a "fË¡QÉ SeN−Zl fË¡Q£e C¢aq¡p' j§m gl¡p£−az (32)
f¢lhË¡S−Ll fËbj Awn ü¡j£S£l i¡la −b−L CE−l¡f −f±yR−e¡l Lb¡ AbÑ¡v 1899 Hl OVe¡z
a−h HC Awn¢Vl lQe¡L¡m B−l¡ ¢LR¥ f−l CE−l¡f h¡ B−j¢lL¡ −f±yRh¡l flz HC pj−uC AbÑ¡v
1899-1900 p¡−m gl¡p£ i¡o¡QQÑ¡l A‰ ¢q−p−h ¢a¢e HC NË¿Û¢V f−s b¡L−a f¡−le z
j¡p−f−l¡ 1895 −b−L 97 p¡−ml j−dÉ 3 M−ä Histoire ancienne des peuples de l'Orient
13. 13
classique lQe¡ L−lez a¡l Cw−lS£ Ae¤h¡c L−le Mrs McClurez HL M−ä Hl HL¢V pw¢rç
pwúlZJ fËL¡¢na q−u¢Rm Histoire des peuples de l'Orient z(33) ü¡j£S£ "fËL¡ä NË¿Û' hm−a ¢eÕQu 3
M−äl NË¿Û¢Vl Lb¡C h−m−Rez
¢nL¡−N¡ −b−L 30−n e−iðl 1899, nË£ja£ h¤m−L −mM¡ ¢Q¢W−a ü¡j£S£ ¢mM−Re, HC hC¢Vl 2u
M™¢V ay¡l L¡−R B−R, Bl 1j M™¢V −h¡ØV−e f−s B−Rz
1899 Hl −p−ÃVðl −b−LC ¢h−hL¡e¾c ea¥e L−l gl¡p£ i¡o¡u cr qh¡l −Qø¡ Ll−a m¡N−mez
j§m E−ŸnÉ f−ll hRl (1900) fÉ¡¢l−p ¢hnÄfËcnÑe£l A¿¹NÑa d−jÑ¢aq¡p p−Çjm−e −k¡Nc¡ez H pj−ul
¢h¢iæ ¢Q¢W−a ay¡l HC CµR¡ dl¡ f−s−Rz
¢lS¢m jÉ¡e−l −m−NV f¢lh¡l−L gl¡p£ −nM¡−a (gl¡p£ i¡o¡u B−l¡ psNs Ll¡−a) H−p¢R−me
fË−gpl j¡nÑy¡ (Marchand), ¢a¢e Ap¤¤ÙÛ q−u −p−ÃVð−ll fËb−j j¡l¡ k¡e HM¡−eCz(34) f¢lQu q−u¢Rm
¢eÕQu ü¡j£S£l p−‰ ¢L¿¹¥ ü¡j£S£ ay¡l L¡−R LaV¡ gl¡p£ ¢n−M¢R−me a¡ hm¡ k¡u e¡z (ü¡j£S£ ¢lS¢m−a
H−me 28−n BNØV)z
−p−ÃVðl 1899 −jl£ −qm−L ü¡j£S£ ¢mM−me: Again I am going to learn French. If I fail to
do it this year, I cannot "do" the Paris Exposition next year properly. Well, I expect to learn
much French here (Ridgley Manor) where even the servants talk it.
HC ¢Q¢W−aC ¢a¢e B−l¡ ¢mM−me: "k¢c Bj¡−L gl¡p£V¡ −nM¡−a, a¡ q−m B¢j −hn é¢N
(gl¡p£) q−u −ka¡j....' ‘Even if you had taught me French, I would be quite a Froggy now...’
4W¡ e−iðl ¢pØV¡l ¢œ²¢ÕQe−L −mM¡ ¢Q¢W−aJ I h¡pe¡, a−h A¢id¡−el p¡q¡−kÉ gl¡p£i¡o¡ Buš
Ll¡l CµR¡fËL¡n: I am determined to be a French and German scholar. French, I think, I can
manage with the help of a dictionary.
L¡m−i k¢c HCpj−u (A−ƒ¡hl/ e−iðl 1899) ü¡j£S£l L¡−R fËbj H−p b¡−Le, a−h ay¡l p−‰
fËbj f¢lQ−ulL¡−m ü¡j£S£l gl¡p£−a Lb¡ hm¡ ¢LR¥V¡ pñh, Bl a¡C L¡m−i Q¡e ü¡j£S£ B−l¡ i¡−m¡
L−l gl¡p£ ¢n−M ¢eez
HC pj−uC 10C e−iðl 1899 i¢Ne£ ¢e−h¢ca¡ nË£ja£ h¤m−L ¢mM−me, L¡m−il ja¡ja, k¡
fËb−jC EÜ«a L−l¢Rz(1)
L−uLj¡p f−l 28−n j¡QÑ 1900 ü¡j£S£ −jl£ −qm−L Bl HL¢V ¢Q¢W−a ¢mM−me, gl¡p£
A¢id¡e j¤MÙÛ Ll¡l fË−Qø¡l Lb¡z HM¡−eJ gl¡p£ h¡LÉ¡w−nl hÉhq¡l L−l−Re ¢a¢ez I am sure to meet
her (Harriet Woolley nee Hale) over there and parler fransaise! [sic] I am getting by heart a
French dictionnaire!
6C H¢fËm 1900, ¢e−h¢ca¡−L −k ¢Q¢W−a gl¡p£−cl Su Ll¡l CµR¡ ¢a¢e hÉš² Ll−me, −pM¡−e
B−l¡ ¢mM−me: (4) Mrs. Leggett thinks I ought to immediately, and take up studying French.
nË£ja£ qÉ¡¾ph−l¡l (n¡¢¿¹) Øj«¢aQ¡lZ¡: LÉ¡¢m−g¡¢eÑu¡u (f¡p¡−Xe¡, p¡e é¡¢¾pp−L¡−a) Ahpl −f−m
ü¡j£S£ gl¡p£ fs−aez(35)
HC pju −b−LC, "gl¡p£−cl Su Ll¡l CµR¡'l f¡n¡f¡¢n ¢h−hL¡e¾c A¿¹−ll Ni£l −b−L Bl
HL X¡L öe−a f¡−µRe, "Ap£j Ae¿¹ n¡¢¿¹l f¡l¡h¡l fËaÉr Ll−Re', Hh¡l pjÙ¹ LjÑaÉ¡−Nl f¡m¡,
jq¡f¢l¢ehÑ¡−Zl mNÀ −ke H¢N−u B−p ; "ms¡C−u q¡l¢Sa c¤CC q−m¡, HMe ... −pC jq¡e j¤¢š²c¡a¡l
33. 33
12) …Ù¹¡i Jf¡VÑ : http://writermanam.blogspot.in/2011/05/biographical-sketch-of-professor-
gustav.html
13) ü¡j£ ¢h−hL¡e¾c: http://www.vivekananda.net/photos/England1895-1896/England1895-1896.html
14) ¢pmiyÉ¡ −m¢i http://forum.banglalibrary.org/viewtopic.php?id=470
15) Bm−éX g¥−n : http://records.photodharma.net/culture/the-beginnings-of-buddhist-art-by-a-
foucher-i
16) j¡p−f−l¡ : http://antikforever.com/Egypte/Biblios-Egyptos/Main-Biblios-Egyptos.htm
17) ¢œ²¢ÕQe : http://www.vivekananda.net/pplheknew/svdisciples/Christine.html
18) pf¢lh¡l −fÉl Cu¡p¡yv : http://www.thereseoflisieux.org/hyacinthe-loyson/hyacinthe-
loyson/826778
19) S¥m −h¡Ju¡ : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Bois
20) −fÉl Cu¡p¡yv : http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw114730/Pre-Hyacinthe-
Charles-Jean-Marie-Loyson
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Wagner-Darius-Lyons-CD-Apr-1997-Romophone-/71509445
22) −S¡−p¢ge jÉ¡Lm¡EX :
http://www.vivekananda.net/pplheknew/svdisciples/JosephineMcCleod.html
23) c¤−np cÉ −f¡j¡ : https://sites.google.com/site/theosophyhistory/maria-de-mariategui-duchess-de-
medina-pomar-lady-caithness
24) p¡l¡ h¡eÑq¡XÑ : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bernhardt
25) ¢lnmÉ¥'l 8j ¢XEL : richelieu-eminencerouge.blogspot.com
26) −l¡cÉ¡y : http://www.bubblews.com/news/669681-the-father-of-modern-sculpture-auguste-rodin
¢jp j¤m¡−l−l ¢Q−œl Evp: ü¡j£ ¢h−hL¡e¾c J ¢h−c¢ne£NZ, ¢c¢NÄSu −c plL¡l, He. C. f¡h¢mn¡pÑ, LmL¡a¡ 2009
Ae¤h¡−cl SeÉ ¢LR¥ −r−œ Google TranslatorHl p¡q¡kÉ ¢e−u¢Rz
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Sister Nivedita's letter to Mrs. Ole Bull, dt. November 10, 1899. Letters of Sister Nivedita,
Edited with introduction by Sankari Prasad Basu, NabaBharat Publishers, Kolkata, 1982, pg.
231.
2
f¢lhË¡SL, ü¡j£ ¢h−hL¡e−¾cl h¡Z£ J lQe¡, 6ù M™, E−à¡de, 3u pwúlZ, B¢nÄe 1379, fª:121z
3
"I have a message to the West as Buddha had a message to the East." (At the Brooklyn Ethical
Society, Brooklyn, U.S.A.) The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 5 Page: 314
[Swami Vivekananda—Life, Works & Research CD published by Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata,
2001] (C.W.)
A year later an identical statement was quoted in an article on Swamiji published in the New
York Herald of January 19, 1896, Marie Louis Burke, Swami Vivekananda in America : New
Discoveries Vol 2 pg 261 Swami Vivekananda—Life, Works & Research CD published by
Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata] (N.D.)
4
In Paris we are going to conquer the Froggies. CW Vol.8, Epistles 4th. Series, Letter CLXXI,
pg 512