Praņayinī-Gītikā (Song of the
Beloved Maiden)
Praņayinī-Gītikā (Song of the
Beloved Maiden)
Extracted from Sanskrit Kāvya ‘Mātŗigītikāñjalih’
(English Translation by the Author Dr. Harekrishna Meher)
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(This love-lyric of the beloved addressed to
the lover
depicts couple of various aspects
with observations of several
metaphors and imageries. Novel
ideas have been touched upon
with the popular ones.
Divine love is delineated in transcendental sphere).
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I
am lovely gesture.
I
am lulling lass.
I
am the swing wafting with love. (0)
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You
are Spring, the Season-king,
while
myself Cuckoo-Cooing.
I
am Rati, the Banner of
Kandarpa
(Cupid), yourself.
You
are Moon and I am Night.
You
are Sun and I am your beloved Lotus.
Having
my lap adorned with dalliance,
I
am Golden Lightning
thrilling
in Cloud, thyself. (1)
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You
are Tree and I am
your
beloved Creeper.
You
are Zephyr, while I am
your
charming Aroma.
I
am Blueness embraced by Sky, thyself.
I
am Void and you are Full.
You
are Flower and I am Sweet Smile
in
the form of efflorescence.
With
thy touch, my comely cheeks
enjoy
delicate horripillations. (2)
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You
are Youth and myself Sportive Spirit.
You
are Pathos and I am Suffering.
O
Ye Flamingo swimming sweetly
in
the Lake of Myself !
O
Ye Pendent Jewel of My Crest !
I
am the attracting inviting Song
sprung
up by Tune, thyself. (3)
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You
are Hari, Supreme God,
and I am your charming Lakshmī,
Goddess
of Beauty and Wealth.
I
am Śachī resplendent with Indra,
Lord
of heaven, thyself.
I
am Mūrtti (Body) and you are Atman (Soul).
I
am Sāvitrī and you are my Satyavān.
You
are Krishna and I am Rādhikā,
thy
beloved worshipper
enchanted
with divine delight. (4)
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I
am Fortitude united with Dedication, thyself.
Expectation
I am and Solace you are.
Myself
Māyā (Divine Power)
and
yourself Īśvara (Almighty God).
You
are Destiny and myself Inevitable Happening.
I
am beloved Svāhā with purifying hands
having
strong affinity of Fire, thyself. (5)
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You
are Mind and myself Thinking.
Noble
Endeavour you are
and
Perseverance I am.
You
are Free and I am Fatter.
Thyself
Heart and myself Throbbing.
I
am Vibhakti (Case-Termination)
having
intimate relationship
with
Kāraka (Grammatical Case), thyself.
I
am Ink with emblem of Pen, thyself. (6)
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You
are Joyous Festival
and
I am Social Noble Custom.
You
are Rainbow and I am
Multi-Colour
Maiden.
You
are Śrāvaņa Month and
myself
Rain-Shower having store-house
adorned
with sentiment. (7)
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You
are Ornament and I am Comeliness.
I
am Lamp endowed with Lustre, thyself.
You
are Truth and I am Eternity.
Thyself
Mathematics, while myself Number.
You
are Anuprāsa (Alliteration) properly set
and
myself the nice Pada-Lālitī (Grace of Diction). (8)
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You
are Iron and myself Magnet.
Milk
you are and Water I am.
You
are Good Writing and I am Book.
You
are Day and I am Date.
I
am Prakŗiti (Original Verb-Root)
and
you are my Pratyaya (Grammatical Affix). (9)
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You
are Samādhi (Meditation)
and
I am Ekāgratā (One-pointedness).
I
am Śraddhā (Faith) and
yourself
Viśvāsa (Confidence).
You
are Life and I am Consciousness.
I
am Kalpanā (Imagination)
united
with Svapna (Dream), thyself.
You
are Samaya (Time) and I am
your
comely companion Gati (Motion-Maiden)
swinging rhythmically. (10)
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Myself
Mirror, while yourself Reflection.
You
are Supreme Voice and I am Pervasion.
You
are Country and I am your beloved Culture.
You
are Om Chant and I am
Your
Vyāhŗiti (Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah).
You
are Rāma, the great king
of
Raghu’s dynasty and myself Sītā,
offering
garland with heartiest love.
I
am lovely gesture and lulling lass. (11)
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(Thus ends Praņayinī-Gītikā)
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Praņayinī-Gītikā
(8): प्रणयिनी-गीतिका :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/01/pranayini-gitika-hkmeher.html
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/01/pranayini-gitika-hkmeher.html
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Complete ‘Matrigitikanjalih’ Kavya:
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