At Colombo, the ship halted. <br />Vivekananda never expected <br />Such a big crowd of people <br />At the port would assemble. <br /> <br />The people of Ceylon <br />Took him in procession <br />Thro’ decorated arches <br />Erected in all the streets. <br /> <br />It wasn’t, he felt, his victory, <br />But a success to the spirituality, <br />For which he went the West, <br />And returned back to the East. <br /> <br />He visited Kandy, Aruradhapuram, <br />Jaffna, Pamban, Rameswaram, <br />Ramnad, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, <br />Kumbakonam, and Madras finally. <br /> <br />Everywhere people gathered, <br />And he blessed the multitude. <br />He revealed his intentions, <br />To start many institutions. <br /> <br />He wanted more preachers <br />To preach on Hindu scriptures, <br />In India and abroad as well, <br />And enlighten more people. <br /> <br />On 19th February 1897, <br />At Kolkata, he was given <br />A hearty public reception <br />In a grand welcome function. <br /> <br />The Ramakrishna Mission, <br />A noble Hindu Association, <br />With his blessings, came up, <br />Under his able leadership. <br /> <br />A bold statement he made, <br />That he had worshiped <br />The one and only God, <br />On this earth, who existed. <br /> <br />At the end, he declared, <br />“My God is the wicked. <br />The poor, the miserable, <br />The sum total of all souls.”<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/47-vivekananda-back-in-india/
