The Soul’s Child is poem written by Indian political activist and poet, Sarojini Naidu. The main theme of poem is life and death. It’s a 28 lines poem which is divided into 7 quatrains.
The Soul’s Prayer By Sarojini Naidu
Summary of The Soul’s Prayer By Sarojini Naidu
In poem, poet’s soul is directly talking with a god where she is requesting god to tell her laws of life and death. As well as she tells god that she wants to live both part of life which is right and wrong.
The story of poem begins with poet, she is calling herself an innocent child of god, I am made up of your breath which means I’m a small part of you. She is proud that she is a child of god. The poetess say, my god, please reveal to me laws which you have made for life and death. I want to understand the real meaning of life and death.
The poetess say, oh my master, I want to experience both happiness and sorrow in life. You have made both, happiness and sorrow so I want to taste both. Do not keep me away from happiness and sorrow as I need both in my life. Do not keep me away from blessing or grief.
The poetess pray to god, that she want know the intricate lore of love. Whether it is love or life, I want to know about both things. I also want to understand the mysterious knowledge of grave.
In the first 2 stanza of poem, poet talk with god. So now god would respond to poet’s questions. The poet write, oh my master, you responded to me in stern and low voice. The God replies, Child, I listens to your prayers, and your soul which no one have won would experience both happiness and sorrow. I will give happiness and sorrow both to your soul.
Oh my child, I will give you lots of happiness and love, I will give you that much love that you will start burning in it. Along with happiness and love, I will give you lots of pain which will pure your soul.
You would receive happiness, love and pain in abundance. And whatever filth you have, it will be cleaned. And your soul will become pure. When your soul will become pure, then you will understand the secret of my peace. When your soul become pure then you will get all the answers of your questions.
I will see you from sky and will tell you about my grace. I will tell you how I forgive people. Life is my prism light which is spread everywhere and that light is life.