The Winds of Wonder

There’s a nest in the orange sky

There’s a nest in the orange sky,

To reach it wind of festive hue;

Gold of beauty blazes in it,

Perfection’s smile adored by few.

Occult is cause of this great art,

Skilled confidence knitting magic;

Straws of faith miracled it

When intense urge was dynamic.

Its unseen light grows bright and bright,

In the unseen’s shapen image;

In measures of time works a will

That shall fashion the coming age.

So appear revealing splendours

Wearing rays of exquisiteness;

Colours and colours in each nest,

They thriving in infiniteness.

Be that a dream, an idea,

To house growing truth they are there;

Absolute wonders gain wonders,

For birds orange nests everywhere.

15 January 2026

Featured Image: Sunrise at Kanyakumari Vivekananda Memorial.

The belief is, if you spot an orange nest a lot of wealth will come to you.

This is in response to Prof Goutam Ghosal: “What is the symbolic meaning of orange? Kindly explain for us.”

A Note about Orange

In the Mother’s Symbol Orange represents Receptivity. The Mother: “The central circle represents the Divine Consciousness. The four petals represent the four powers of the Mother. The twelve petals represent the twelve powers of the Mother manifested for Her work.”

Sri Aurobindo writes: “Centre and four powers, white. The twelve all of different colour in three groups: top group red, passing to orange towards yellow. Next group, yellow passing through green towards blue. And third group, blue passing through violet towards red.”

Orange signifies energy, warmth, enthusiasm, creativity, vitality, excitement with optimism, intensity. Most matching with the brightest part of the visible spectrum, receives sunlight for life and nourishment, has high energy content. Good fortune and happiness are the wealth. Often a special and cherished person in life is called the orange.

In Hinduism orange (saffron) signifies renunciation, sacrifice, purity, inner strength, a quest for spiritual knowledge. The Mystic Fire (Agni) purifies dross, leading to transformation.

The sky just before the sunrise changes from the early æsthetic purple to slowly brightening orange, the most auspicious time for offering prayers to the Sun-God, the Solar Purusha, the Supramental Being. It is described by Sri Aurobindo’s Gayatri:

The Gayatri mantra is the mantra for bringing the light of Truth into all the planes of the being.