# LXVII explained — Gitanjali

> Chapter companion for Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore.

## What happens

The poet contemplates the divine as both the infinite sky and the intimate nest, describing how love encloses the soul through sensory beauty, while beyond all form and color lies a timeless, wordless radiance.

## Themes in this chapter

### Divine Love and Devotion

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

### Beauty of the Ordinary and Nature

Imagery of morning with a golden basket and evening carrying peace from the western ocean celebrates natural beauty.

## Character check-ins

### The Poet

The speaker who reflects on the dual nature of the divine as sky and nest.

### The Divine

Addressed as 'thou,' the beautiful one who is both the encompassing sky and the loving nest.

## Key lines

> Thou art the sky and thou art the nest as well.

You are both the vast expanse and the intimate home.

_Highlights the dual nature of the divine as both infinite and close._

> But there, where spreads the infinite sky for the soul to take her flight in, reigns the stainless white radiance.

Yet in the boundless sky where the soul flies, a pure white light rules.

_Describes a transcendent realm beyond time and form._

## Links

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