Complete Hindi ‘Tapasvini’ Kavya (सम्पूर्ण हिन्दी ‘तपस्विनी’ काव्य : डॉ. हरेकृष्ण मेहेर)

Original Oriya Mahakavya ‘TAPASVINI’   
written by Poet Gangadhara Meher (1862-1924). 
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Complete Translations 
into Hindi, English and Sanskrit languages
By : Dr. Harekrishna Meher.

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Tapasvinī, an eleven-canto Oriya epic poem, is the magnum opus of Poet Gangadhara Meher. With the prevailing sentiment of Pathos, this kāvya depicts the post-banishment episode of Sītā in the hermitage of Sage Vālmīki. Here Sītā, the adorable daughter of Earth and the devoted wife of King Rāma, in her later life appears as a Tapasvinī, ‘A Woman practicing penance’ or ‘An Ascetic-maid’. In this Rāmāyana-based literary composition, the poetic presentation is well-embellished with originality and significant innovations. Like Kālidāsa in Sanskrit and William Wordsworth in English, Gańgādhara Meher is regarded as ‘Prakŗti-Kavi’, Poet of Nature, in Oriya literature.
This epic poem reveals the ambition of the poet to portray the brilliant character of a devoted wife steeped in Indian culture. With vivid and prominent delineation of Sītā’s life-deeds, 'Tapasvinī Kāvya' may be construed as a ‘Sītāyana’ in the field of Indian Literature.
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Complete Hindi ‘TAPASVINI’ is presented here.

Hindi Translation Book ‘Tapasvini’ 
By : Dr. Harekrishna Meher.
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Published by :
Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur, Orissa, First Edition : 2000.

* [All Eleven Cantos have been taken here from this Hindi Book.]

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Hindi Tapasvini  [Contents]
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‘तपस्विनी’ महाकाव्य
मूल ओड़िआ रचना : स्वभावकवि गंगाधर मेहेर (१८६२-१९२४)   
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सम्पूर्ण हिन्दी अनुवाद : डॉ. हरेकृष्ण मेहेर

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ग्रन्थ-सूची  
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प्राक्‌कथन :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-praak-kathan.html
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तपस्विनी : एक परिचय :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2008/07/tapasvini-ek-parichaya-harekrishna_27.html
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/09/tapasvini-ek-parichaya-drharekrishna.html
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मुखबन्ध :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-preface.html
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प्रथम सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-1.html
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द्वितीय सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-2.html
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तृतीय सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-3.html
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चतुर्थ सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-4.html
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पञ्चम सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-5.html
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षष्ठ सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-6.html
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सप्तम सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-7.html
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अष्टम सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-8.html
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नवम सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-9.html
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दशम सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/tapasvini-kavya-canto-10.html
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एकादश सर्ग :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/09/tapasvini-kavya-canto-11.html
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[ सौजन्य :
स्वभावकवि-गंगाधर-मेहेर-प्रणीत "तपस्विनी".
हिन्दी अनुवादक : डॉ. हरेकृष्ण मेहेर.
प्रकाशक : सम्बलपुर विश्वविद्यालय, ज्योति विहार, सम्बलपुर, ओड़िशा, भारत.
प्रथम संस्करण २००० ख्रीष्टाब्द.]
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For Articles on My Hindi-English-Sanskrit Translations of Tapasvini Kavya,
please see : 
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-hindi-english-sanskrit-articles-on.html   
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‘Tapasvini’ Mahakavya of Poet Gangadhar Meher (1862-1924).

From Original Odia, Translated in to Hindi, English and Sanskrit :

Complete Works : Link :

http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.in/2013/05/complete-tapasvini-kavya-hindi-english.html

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Selected Maxims from Gańgādhara Meher’s Tapasvinī

Selected Maxims from Tapasvinī Kāvya
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Original Oriya Poems by :
Svabhāva-Kavi Gańgādhara Meher (1862-1924)
English Rendering by : Dr.Harekrishna Meher
[Taken from the Book ‘Tapasvinī of Gańgādhara Meher’]
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Spontaneous is the flow of River
to mingle with Sea, her own lover.
She firmly crosses pass and rock
that appear on the way to block.
With Sea when she enjoys union,
her all previous pains plunge into oblivion.
Between the lives of the two thence
really remains not a jot of difference.

Perchance piercing up amid,
any huge mound of sands there
if raises high
and severs the hearts of the loving pair,
verily River cannot die.
Burthen of her life she bears indeed
by expanding own heart to take
the shape of a large lake. (Canto-II)
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While hundreds of mouth
together a lie tell,
it is oft accepted as truth
obeying them very well,
though to be sure,
it’s known falsehood pure. (Canto-III)
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Day by day, affection
for a thing on lap deteriorates ;
since it’s observed very often.
When empty becomes the lap,
pining for the same thing after gap,
the hearty affection proliferates
many multiplied times to measure
like a zero-suffixed mathematical number. (Canto-III)
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Never immortal is the gross body.
Ever immortal is mind only.
When link is not severed from mind,
happiness is happiness in true sense to find. (Canto-III)
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Without understanding
the noble qualities of others, if a person
with interest deliberate,
becomes an expert in fault-finding,
there is probability of ridicule sheer,
destined by fate,
in the high position
of the very fault-seer. (Canto-III)
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Mother verily knows
her daughter’s sorrows.
A burnt-faced daughter
looks moon-faced in the eyes of mother. (Canto-IV)
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In the company of the noble
remains noble feeling ever-unsplit stable,
just as blue colour in the sky.
Nigh the noble companion
never in vain goes aspiration. (Canto-IV)
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About one thing, thinks mind free;
but otherwise becomes consequence.
My Friend ! In this world, hence
unintelligible is Destiny’s decree. (Canto-VI)
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Water of the ocean raising high
turns cloud in the sky,
and rendering weal of the world, enters
into the same waters. (Canto-VI)
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With bewilderment, naturally laden
is a lover’s life, bereft of the beloved maiden.
For a perplexed life, entire earth
seems to be of no worth.
When an animate being keeps afloat
in the world’s main,
hope lies in the beloved bride-boat
to cross it amain. (Canto-VI)
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Like a mountain
may be the heaped cotton of sin.
A spark of virtue does contain
the power for burning it to ruin. (Canto-VII)
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In the worldly region,
no sin is more than evil company.
Relation with the evil companion
verily gives vigorous agony. (Canto-VII)
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If water from cloud comes below,
can the cloud keep it again in prop ?
Like the fire-flame aglow,
if burnt in fire, the water
becomes united thereafter
with the cloud up. (Canto-VII)
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In one’s own life
if remains grief,
in the whole world, no sign
of happiness is seen.
In one’s own life
happiness appears if,
all the world looks aright
replete with happiness to the sight. (Canto-VII)
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Conjured by the cynics’ eyes
what can the blemish do,
when one’s own noble qualities
form a divine ornament true ? (Canto-IX)
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Lovable is the Moonlight
solely because of darkness. (Canto-IX)
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Despite own virtues profuse,
someone with heart free,
adept in appreciating other’s virtues
verily fructifies own virtue-tree.
Moved forward is the arrow
by the string of bow.
Wafting the fragrance of flowers,
zephyr confers on the world more cheers. (Canto-X)
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In the mouth of future,
life-lustre of every creature
is flowing apace
forming a stream of river.
Crores of men and women thither
are performing ablution in the very stream,
knowing it a great place,
sacred, noble and supreme.
By and by, the stream
with its physical expanse
advances towards the ocean of time
in great distance. (Canto-XI)

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[Extracted from the Book “Tapasvinī of Gańgādhara Meher ”
(Complete English Translation By Dr. Harekrishna Meher)
Published by :
R.N. Bhattacharya, A-217, Road No.4, HB Town,
Sodepur, Kolkata-700110, in the year 2009.]
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Ref. to English Book 'Tapasvini of Gangadhara Meher'/Dr. Harekrishna Meher

“ TAPASVINI OF GANGADHARA MEHER ”
( Complete English Version of Oriya Kavya Tapasvini)
Translated by : Dr. Harekrishna Meher   
ISBN : 81-87661-63-1. (ISBN-13: 9788187661634)     
Pages: xl +180 = 220.     First Edition : 2009. 
Publisher : R.N. Bhattacharya, A-127, HB.Town,
Sodepur, Kolkata -700110, India.    
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Article on this Book:
"Tapasvini of Gangadhara Meher : A Literary Appreciation"
By Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra.
(Published in "Muse India", Literary e-Journal, Issue-34, Nov.-Dec. 2010) : http://www.museindia.com/focuscontent.asp?issid=34&id=2292

[Updated : 5 -11-2010)
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Chitrakut Aur Mahanadi (चित्रकूट और महानदी : तपस्विनी): Dr.Harekrishna Meher

Chitrakut Aur Mahanadi   
(Extracted from ' Tapasvini-Kavya' of Poet Gangadhara Meher)  
From Original Oriya,
Hindi Translation By : Dr. Harekrishna Meher

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चित्रकूट और महानदी
(स्वभावकवि-गंगाधर-मेहेर-प्रणीत 'तपस्विनी' काव्य के अष्टम सर्ग से)
मूल ओड़िआ से हिन्दी अनुवाद : डॉ. हरेकृष्ण मेहेर
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उसी समय समक्ष आ चिन्ता-सुन्दरी
बोली वाणी विनयभरी :
'देवीजी ! कुछ लोग द्वार पधारे
प्यासे हैं दर्शन पाने तुम्हारे ।
यात्रा कर चुके राह बहुत लम्बी;
धन्य वह दर्शन-कामना
प्रखर आतप से नहीं दबी ।
बन जाता हृदय अपना
अपार प्रीति का भण्डार,
उनके कमनीय रूप निहार ॥'

बोलीं देवी : ' सखी मेरी !
ले आओ उन्हें न कर देरी ।
भाग्य मेरा धन्य,
मुझ पर इतने आदर हैं अनन्य ।
अवश्य पाप-ताप मिटा देंगे मेरे नयन
पाकर उनके दर्शन ॥'

देवी की आज्ञा मान
पहले आकर
एक ने मधुर मुस्कान
धीरे बिखराकर,
कई दिनों से परिचित बन्धु समान
कहा प्यारी बातों में अमृत सान ॥

'देवीजी ! स्मृति में है क्या घटना पिछली ?
किया था पदार्पण
तुमने मेरे घर ।
पाई है मेरी काया ने उसी क्षण
तुम्हारी तनु-ज्योति से सुन्दर
यह स्वर्गीय प्रभा की संपदा उजली ॥

मेरे निर्झर उस प्रभा के व्याज
आनन्द-विभोर झर्झर बहते आज ।
प्रफुल्ल-वदन पुष्प-समुदाय हास्य निखार
नन्दन-कानन का करते तिरस्कार ॥

सरिता-सलिल महकाकर सदा सुगन्ध मन्द
तटवासियों के मन में जगाता आनन्द ।
तुम्हारे प्यार-पले मयूर सारे
उच्च स्वर नित्य गाते गुण तुम्हारे ॥

प्रतिक्षण वारिद आकर बारी-बारी से
अटल अभिलाषा रख तुम्हारे दर्शन की,
ढूँढते घूम-घूम दरी-दरी से
'कहाँ है सुन्दरी जानकी' ।
पूछते मुझसे गंभीर स्वर में सभी,
'नहीं है' उत्तर से मानते नहीं कभी ।
ले उजाला बिजली का खोजते पुनर्बार
'निश्‍चित है सीता सुन्दरी' यही विचार ॥

देवीजी ! आज पहचाना क्या
इस हतभाग्य को तुमने ?
बहुत दिनों बाद आया
तुम्हारे सामने ।
तुम्हारी चरण-धूलि से सुन्दर
अपना मुकुट सजाकर
बन चुका हूँ भाग्यवान्
मैं चित्रकूट सानुमान् ॥'

तदुपरान्त पधारी एक शुभांगी रंगीली नयी
विमल-समुज्ज्वल- कान्तिमयी
प्रखर-आतप-ताप-दर्प-हारिणी,
वन-सुन्दरी की चिर-सहचारिणी,
गिरिमल्लिका- माला से कण्ठ है सज्जित हुआ,
ललाट पर रमणीय शिरोमणि महुआ ।
जम्बु-नीलरतन कर्णाभरण,
शुक्‍ति-पंक्‍ति जिसका कटि-भूषण ।
वनवासी मुनिजनों का अन्तःकरण मोहती,
सुन्दर कुटिल नील वेणी से सुहावनी लगती ॥

प्रफुल्ल प्रसन्न-वदन
उसने व्यक्‍त किया प्रत्यक्ष,
सुकुमार धीर मधुर वचन
सती के समक्ष :
'अयि सुशीले !
कृतज्ञता मेरी स्वीकार ले सादर,
तेरे स्नेह-ऋण से ऋणी हूँ निरन्तर ।
ऋण कहाँ चुका पाऊँगी ? नहीं मेरी शक्‍ति ।
मुझे कृतार्थ कर, सति !
आन्तरिक भक्‍ति मेरी ले ॥

दुनिया में मेरे-जैसे हैं नहीं कितने ?
इतनी कृपा तेरी पाई है कहाँ किसने ?
पाकर तेरी शुभ दृष्टि पावनी,
मेरी बालुका है स्वर्ण-रेणु बनी ।
क्रीड़ा से रम गये जब दिव्य नयन तेरे,
तूने हीरा-क्षेत्र बना दिया वक्ष-स्थल को मेरे । (१)
विद्यमान नगेन्द्र-नन्दिनी श्रीविष्णुपदी;
फिर भी तेरी प्रदत्त उपाधि से मैं हूँ 'महानदी' ॥ '
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पादटीका (१) :
सम्बलपुर के पास महानदी-गर्भ में 'हीराकुद' नाम का क्षुद्र द्वीप है ।
वहाँ हीरा मिलने की जनश्रुति है ।
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[ सौजन्य :
स्वभावकवि-गंगाधर-मेहेर-प्रणीत "तपस्विनी".
हिन्दी अनुवादक : डॉ. हरेकृष्ण मेहेर.
प्रकाशक : सम्बलपुर विश्वविद्यालय, ज्योति विहार, बुर्ला, सम्बलपुर, ओड़िशा, भारत.
प्रथम संस्करण २००० ख्रीष्टाब्द.]
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Related Links : 

Hindi Tapasvini Book :

Link :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.in/2011/08/complete-hindi-tapasvini-kavya.html 
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‘Tapasvini’ Mahakavya of Poet Gangadhar Meher (1862-1924).

From Original Odia, Translated in to Hindi, English and Sanskrit :

Complete Works : Link :

http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.in/2013/05/complete-tapasvini-kavya-hindi-english.html

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Duty of a King / Tapasvinī : H.K.Meher

DUTY OF A KING
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(Extracted from ‘Tapasvinī’ Kāvya, Canto-III)
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Original Oriya Kāvya By : Poet Gańgādhara Meher.
Translated into English By : Dr. Harekrishna Meher.
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On the bank of Bhāgīrathī while
Lakshmaņa deserted Sītā to exile,
Sunshine had spread that moment
all over the regions
of the world along with oceans
neath the fair firmament.

As if it was a white screen
draped over by Sun
after deliberation
that a shame it would be, if the affliction
of Rāma’s Queen was seen
to the deities’ dominion.

Knowing that secret discreetly,
to disclose the flaw of Sun’s race,
Dusk lifted swiftly
the screen from earth’s surface.

Called by the birds nearby,
Stars in the courtyard of sky
coming one after another
hugely assembled together.

They viewed :
Rāmachandra, the scion of Sun’s ancestry,
has sat alone in the yard, vast solitary.
With tears appeared
his eyes were bedewed ;
with dejection visage withered.

He was thinking :
“The right of a king
is in fact a guise
of great slavery.
In this high seat,
the only job is
to render service sincerely,
at the people’s feet.

While hundreds of mouth
together a lie tell,
it is oft accepted as truth
obeying them very well,
though to be sure,
it’s known falsehood pure.

In the peace-sacrifice of public, again
king’s happiness is oblation indeed.
Fastened with the strong duty-chain
in his work he can’t proceed.

What is done coronation
is really a mere reformation.
What shall we call fanning the chowries ?
It’s nothing but whisking flies.

There might, of course,
be no remourse
in happiness even in the heart of a deity.
The king, therefore,
is a great god and furthermore
relishes the ambrosia of celebrity.

People’s blood forms water-drops.
Acquiring the throne of high props
the king becomes cloud mere,
for the public welfare.

In the water of earth, no thunder resides;
but in cloud, it naturally abides.
Mace in the hands of public
is not a matter of power,
but it’s terrific
in the hands of the emperor.

By the fire of lightning,
burnt may be own heart however,
compelled is cloud to give water.
Forsaking all the happiness, when the king
keeps his people gratified,
he, as an object
of supreme respect
becomes identified.

Forming the highly elevated
head of ladder to heaven, if kingship
in the world-circle, is deviated
from own destination,
the king suffers destruction
falling into the doom’s abysm deep.

With equal vision and equal feeling,
holding a sceptre,
and rejoicing on kingship’s string,
he, magician-like,
turning very meek
doesn’t think of own life-chapter.

If the acrobat doesn’t proceed
after placing feet on the string,
some spectators shall indeed
jeer at him by clapping.
There the drum-holder
shall scold him further.

With life slackened verily
by severe separation
from my beloved Maithilī,
if I don’t perform any action,
the human society
shall taunt me more in reality.

From people’s lips remark will slip :
‘In Raghu’s royal race
Rāma was born a disgrace.
And niggard in being scrupulous
he abandoned the kingship,
turning uxorious.’

Best is the Vānaprastha state;
but for me, it’s not the time appropriate.
To discharge the duties of mine indeed
how shall Bharata be agreed ?

Day by day, affection
for a thing on lap deteriorates ;
since it’s observed very often.
When empty becomes the lap,
pining for the same thing after gap,
the hearty affection proliferates
many multiplied times to measure
like a zero-suffixed mathematical number. [1]

Never immortal is the gross body.
Ever immortal is mind only.
When link is not severed from mind,
happiness is happiness in true sense to find.

Has anybody kept his life for ever,
by earning material treasure
in the world of mortals
and adorning the gold crown
on his head own ?
As his rivals,
glory and slander, being uncontrolled
by time, stand very bold.

People of the world very well
determine the way to heaven and hell.
Setting aside all rumours of others,
the mean mind endeavours
to hanker after the enjoyment,
material and transient. ”

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Footnote : (1)
The poet has used the word ‘Ańka’ which means both ‘lap’ and ‘number’.
‘Śūnya’ means ‘empty’ as well as ‘zero’. The number increases many times.
For example, 1 suffixed with zero or zeroes, becomes 10, 100, 1000 and so on.

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English Version Book of “Tapasvini Kavya” Inaugurated

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My Complete English Version Book
of Oriya Kavya “ Tapasvini ” Inaugurated.
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Poet Gangadhar Meher (1862-1924) is well-known as 'Prakriti-Kavi' of Oriya Literature. Every year on the day of Sravana Purnima, his Birth-Day is enthusiastically celebrated with much pomp and ceremony all over Orissa. His popularity has been so wide-spread that even in small villages and schools, his Jayanti Celebration is endearingly organized in his honour.

On the occasion of 147th Jayanti Celebration of Poet Gangadhar Meher on Sravana Purnima (5-8-2009) in Poet’s native place Barpali of Orissa state, the English Book entitled

“ TAPASVINI OF GANGADHARA MEHER ”

(Complete English Translation by : Dr. HAREKRISHNA MEHER)

was inaugurated in the Function organized by Gangadhar Sahitya Parishad, Barpali at Kavi Bhavan, the sacred home where the poet composed his immortal literary works.

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The Book (ISBN : 81-87661-63-1. Pages-220) has been published by :

R.N. Bhattacharya (Book Publishers and Exporters),

A-217, H.B. Town, Road No.- 4, Sodepur, Kolkata- 700110, India.

In this Celebration, Esteemed Guests and august personalities present were the noted writer and litterateur Padmashri Srinivas Udgata, Prof. Narayan Pruseth (Retired Principal of Women’s College, Bargarh and President of State Level Swabhava-Kavi Gangadhar Smruti Samiti, Barpali, Orissa) and Prof Ramakant Ray, Ex-Principal of Barpali College and President of Gangadhar Sahitya Parishad, Barpali. Members of Orissa Sahitya Akademi along with Dr. Tirthananda Mishra and Dr. Krishna Keshava Sadangi were also present there. Dr. Manindra Kumar Meher anchored in this Celebration. The Function was accomplished with various literary discussions in honour of the Poet. Prof. Pruseth presented reviews of the English 'Tapasvini' Book discussing the universal value-based writings of Poet Gangadhara Meher. The Book was well appreciated by the learned audience and media-persons of several newspapers as well as of Doordarshan, ETv and other channels.

The Book has been Dedicated by the Translator to the Sacred Memory of his Revered Father Poet Narayan Bharasa Meher and Mother Srimati Sumati Devi.

Back Cover Jacket bears the following passage :
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Poet's Philosophy of Life elucidated in the mouth of River Tamasa is noteworthy :

" Wandering over several woods wide,
never wavering astray
by illusion of any gorge,
surmounting many an impediment
in my life limpid,
never deeming darkness
as a distress,
never thinking light
to be a delight,
for a remote way
ahead I’ve continued to forge
with my head humbly bent.
Gratifying every bank-dweller
with offering of water,
fruitfulness of my birth
I’m realizing worth." . (Tapasvini, 4/11)
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(Here it is worth-mentioning that onour of the Poet. Prof. Pruseth presented reviews of the
Tapasvini 's Complete Hindi Rendering

by Dr. Harekrishna Meher

has been published by Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa in 2000 and has been appreciated by the loving readers.)

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(Front Cover of " TAPASVINI " Hindi Book)
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Rāma’s Coronation in the Vision of Sītā (Tapasvinī)

Rāma’s Coronation in the Vision of Sītā
(From Original Oriya Kāvya ‘ Tapasvinī’
of Poet Gangādhara Meher)
English Translation by : Dr. Harekrishna Meher
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In the flow of the river
of devotion-to-husband there,
Sītā’s life was floating,
and in eddies, was restlessly rotating.

Unable to bring and keep
her life in own lap, Dame Sleep
approached Yogamāyā,
and apprised : “O Goddess ! Life of Sītā
has today gone beyond
the human heart’s bond.

For twelve years
Virtuous Maithilī,
permeating her bed with tears,
managed to come slowly
in my lap once even.
But today despite my frequent call
in my very sweet tone,
she not at all
paying heed to it, alone
proceeds to the state of heaven.

Idols of eyes, her twin sons,
from her eyes shall now disappear.
All the ten directions
shall seem darkened for her.
In this life of hers
no sun-rise of happiness appears.

So much devoted to her husband,
what fruit did she acquire at the end ?
Kindly make her future bright.
Let the poor lady behold it.

Pouring water from eyes
in her life’s basin,
the sobre lady obtained the grand
garden of devotion-to-husband.
Neither any flower bloomed therein,
nor did any fruit appear.
Ah ! Tell me please,
would the life
of the virtuous wife
so desperately suffer ?”

Yogamāyā directed : “Come, My Friend !
Cool night is at its end.
Approaching the devoted Sītā now earlier,
we both will reveal the secret of her future.”

With Sleep, entered Yogamāyā hastily
in the cottage of Maithilī.
By celestial lustre, the sylvan site
continued to shine.
Surface of earth turned replete
with the fragrance divine.

By the aromatic affluence
horripilated, Sītā’s life aroused.
Under the splendour’s influence
her eyes became closed.

There appeared the scene.
Lustrous Sītā has been.
World is being illumed further
by her effusive lustre.

Resplendent with blooming mien,
King Rāma with herself as Queen
has ascended the bejewelled throne there.
Kuśa has sat in the lap of Rāghava,
and in Sītā’s lap, Lava.
Holding the lifted umbrella,
Lakshmaņa, the husband of Urmilā,
has stood anear.

Moving the charming chowery moonbeam-fair,
Bharata performs his own duty.
Holding by hand, Śatrughna moves there
the fan prepared with peacock-plumes pretty.

In the mouth of future,
life-lustre of every creature
is flowing apace
forming a stream of river.
Crores of men and women thither
are performing ablutions in the very stream,
knowing it a great place,
sacred, noble and supreme.

By and by, the stream
with its physical expanse
advances towards the ocean of time
in great distance.

Gods and demi-god Vidyādharas with love
are offering from above
soothing showers
of beautiful flowers.

Gods, with demons all,
serpents, human beings
and nymphs celestial,
are permeating there
the entire mundane sphere
with ‘Victory-to-Sītā-Rāma’ chantings.

In every house, in every life, in every city,
in the river-boat, in the bark of the sea,
in every cavern,
at day and night,
in the even and the morn,
in dolour and delight,
in the hearts of the affluent
as well as of the indigent,
reigns ever-reverberant
the ‘Victory-to-Sītā-Rāma’ chant.
Observing all these,
stood entranced at the scene
Crest-crown of the chaste ladies,
the Great Queen.
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(Extracted from Canto-XI of Tapasvinī Kāvya).
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Bane Bane Bhrami : River Tamasa: Tapasvini of Gangadhar Meher (Poet's Philosophy of Life): Dr Harekrishna Meher

River Tamasā : Poet's Philosophy of Life

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River Tamasā : TAMASĀ NADĪ :

तमसा नदी 

(Tapasvinī - Canto-4/11)

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From Original Oriya Kāvya ' Tapasvinī '

of Svabhāva-Kavi Gangādhara Meher  (1862-1924) 
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Translated into English, Hindi and Sanskrit

By Dr. Harekrishna Meher

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मूल ओड़िआ काव्य 'तपस्विनी' : स्वभावकवि गङ्गाधर मेहेर

अंग्रेजी-हिन्दी-संस्कृत अनुवाद : डॉ. हरेकृष्ण मेहेर

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Context : In Canto-4, River Tamasa about own life speaks before Sita : 

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Language : ORIYA

(Devanagari Transliteration)

तमसा नदी

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बने बने भ्रमि भ्रमि

गण्ड-कुहुके न भ्रमि

बहु बाधा अतिक्रमि

स्वच्छ जीबने,

अन्धार दुःख न गणि

आलोक सुख न मणि

चालिछि दूर सरणी

नत बदने ।

जनम करुछि सफळ,

तोय दाने तोषि तीरबासी सकळ ॥

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Language : ORIYA

(Roman Transliteration)

TAMASĀ NADĪ 

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Bane bane bhrami bhrami

Gaņđa-kuhuke na bhrami

Bahu bādhā atikrami

Svaccha jībane /

Andhāra duhkha na gaņi

Āloka sukha na maņi

Cālichi dūra saraņī

Nata badane /

Janama karuchi saphaļa /

Toya-dāne toshi tīra-basī sakaļa //

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TAMASĀ NADĪ

ENGLISH Translation By : Dr. Harekrishna Meher

RIVER TAMASĀ

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Wandering over several woods wide,
never wavering astray
by illusion of any gorge,
surmounting many an impediment
in my life limpid,
never deeming darkness
as a distress,
never thinking light
to be a delight,
for a remote way
ahead I’ve continued to forge
with my head humbly bent.
Gratifying every bank-dweller
with offering of water,
fruitfulness of my birth
I’m realizing worth. 
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TAMASĀ NADĪ

HINDI Translation By : Dr. Harekrishna Meher

तमसा नदी

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घूमती फिरती वन-वन में

गण्ड-कुहुक में न उलझ,

कई बाधाएँ करके पार

अपने निर्मल जीवन में, 

न दुःख मान अन्धकार,

प्रकाश न सुख समझ

चली हूँ दूर रास्ते नम्र मस्तक ।

जन्म कर रही हूँ सार्थक

नीर-दान से निरन्तर

सभी तटवासियों के मानस में तृप्ति भर ॥

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TAMASĀ NADĪ

SANSKRIT Translation By : Dr. Harekrishna Meher

तमसा नदी

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भ्रामं भ्रामं वने वने

गण्ड-कुहकेषु न भ्रमन्त्यहं

विलङ्घ्य विविध-बाधा-निवहं 

सुविमले मम जीवने ।

ध्वान्तं न दुःखं गणयन्ती

प्रकाशं न सुखं भावयन्ती

दूर-मार्गमग्रे सरामि नम्रानना निरलसम् ।

विदधामि सार्थकतां जन्मनः

सन्तोषयन्ती नीर-दानैरात्मनः

सकल-कूल-सन्निवासिनां मानसम् ॥

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TAMASĀ NADĪ

SANSKRIT (Roman Transliteration)

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Bhrāmam bhrāmam vane vane

Gaņđa-kuhakeshu na bhramantyaham

Vilańghya vividha-bādhā-nivaham

Suvimale mama jīvane /

Dhvāntam na duhkham gaņayantī

Prakāśam na sukham bhāvayantī

Dūra-mārgam agre sarāmi namrānanā niralasam /

Vidadhāmi sārthakatām janmanah

Santoshayantī nīra-dānair ātmanah

Sakala-kūla-sannivāsinām mānasam //

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(Tapasvinī, 4/11)

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[ All Translated Excerpts of Tapasvini are

from Complete English, Hindi and Sanskrit Versions

of Dr. Harekrishna Meher.]

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Updated : 

Tri-Lingual Tapasvini : Link:

http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2013/05/complete-tapasvini-kavya-hindi-english.html

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Gangadhara Meher's Tapasvini Kavya: Dr. Harekrishna Meher

Gańgādhara Meher's Tapasvinī
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(From the Pen of Dr. Harekrishna Meher) 

[Poet Gangadhar Meher]

Gańgādhara Meher, popularly known as ‘Swabhāva-Kavi’ is one of the illustrious makers of Indian literature. In the galaxy of poets of Oriya literature, he is a scintillating star of first magnitude.

Coming on 9 August 1862, Śrāvaņa Pūrņimā (Rākshī Bandhan), the day of full illumination, at Barpali in the then Sambalpur district of Orissa, his mortal form disappeared in the murky veil of Chaitra Amāvāsyā on 4 April 1924.

Literary compositions of Gańgādhara comprise several kāvyas, essays, autobiography and numerous lyrics : devotional, patriotic, satirical and reformative. His main works are Tapasvinī, Pranaya-Vallarī, Kichaka-Vadha, Indumatī, Utkala-Lakshmī, Ayodhyā-Druśya, Kavitā-Kalloļa, Arghya-Thāļī, Ahalyā-Stava, Mahimā, Bhāratī-Bhāvanā, Kavitāmāļā, Padminī and Krushaka-Sańgīta. “Gańgādhara Granthāvalī”, the compilation of all his writings, has earned high appreciations through several publications.

Like Kālidāsa in Sanskrit and William Wordsworth in English, Gańgādhara Meher is regarded as ‘Prakriti-Kavi’, Poet of Nature, in Oriya literature. He sees and shows the entire universe ever-beautiful, nectareous and imbued with ambrosia.
'Tapasvinī’, an eleven-canto Oriya epic poem, is the magnum opus and a great classic of this illustrious poet. With the prevailing sentiment of Pathos, this kāvya depicts the post-banishment episode of Sītā in the hermitage of Sage Vālmīki. In this Rāmāyaņa-based literary composition, the poetic presentation is well- embellished with originality and significant innovations.

Sītā, the daughter of Earth and the devoted wife of King Rāma, in her later life appears as a ‘Tapasvinī’, A Woman practising penance or An Ascetic- maid, in the pen of Gańgādhara Meher. This epic poem reveals the ambition of the poet to portray the brilliant character of a devoted wife steeped in Indian culture in the domain of literature. With vivid and prominent delineation of Sītā’s life-deeds, Tapasvinī kāvya may be construed as a ‘Sītāyana’ in the field of Indian Literature.

For wide popularization and comparative correspondence, I have completely translated ‘Tapasvinī’ into English, Hindi and Sanskrit.

From among these tri-lingual translations, Hindi Rendering Book "TAPASVINI" has been published by Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Orissa, in 2000.

My English Book entitled "TAPASVINI OF GANGADHARA MEHER" 
(Complete English Translation, 
ISBN : 81-87661-63-1. First Edition : 2009, Pages- 220) 
has been published by : 
R.N. Bhattacharya (Book Publishers and Exporters), 
A-217, H.B. Town, Road No.4, Sodepur, Kolkata- 700110, India. 

On the occasion of 147th Jayanti Celebration of Poet Gangadhar Meher on Sravana Purnima (5-August-2009) in Poet’s native place Barpali of Orissa state, this English Tapasvini Book was inaugurated in the Function organized by Gangadhar Sahitya Parishad, Barpali at Kavi Bhavan, the sacred home where the poet composed his immortal literary works.

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Ref: (International Circulation) : 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2010/06/ref-to-english-book-tapasvini-of.html

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2009/08/english-version-book-of-oriya-tapasvini.html

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References can be seen on these sites: 
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Original Oriya :

(Tapasvini, Canto-IV, ‘Mańgaļe Ailā Ushā ’): मङ्गळे अ‍इला उषा : 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2007/08/oriya-kavya-tapasvini-of-swabhava-kavi.html

English Translation :

(‘Auspiciously came Ushā’ ) :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2007/07/tapasvini-canto-iv.html

Hindi Translation : 

(‘Samańgal Āī Sundarī Praphulla-Nīraj-Nayanā Ushā’ ) : 

समंगल आई सुन्दरी, प्रफुल्ल-नीरज-नयना उषा : 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2007/07/hindi-version-of-tapasvini-kavya.html

Sanskrit Translation : 

(‘Mańgalam Samāgatā Saumyāńganā / Ushā Vyākoshāravinda-Locanā’) :

मङ्गलं समागता सौम्याङ्गना

उषा व्याकोषारविन्द-लोचना :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2007/07/sanskrit-version-of-tapasvini-kavya.html

Sanskrit Article 

(संस्कृत-तपस्विनी-काव्यम् : एकमालोकनम्) : 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/07/gangadhara-mehers-tapasvini-sanskrit.html

Research Article (‘Tapasvinī of Gańgādhara Meher : A Critical Observation') :http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2007/08/tapasvini-of-gangadhara-meher-critical.html

Blog Reaction : ‘Musepaper’

(‘Poet Gańgādhara is influenced by Bhavabhūti’): 
http://themusepaper.blogspot.com/2008/07/poet-gangdhara-is-influenced-by.html

PoemHunter (Auspicious Dawn): 

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/auspicious-dawn/

Duty of a King : http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/duty-of-a-king/

Conjugal Love of Sītā and Rāma : 

* http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/conjugal-love-of-sita-and-rama/

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http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2008/05/tapasvini-kavya-conjugal-love-of-sita.html

River Tamasā [Poet’s Philosophy of Life] :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2008/07/river-tamasa-tapasvini-poets-philosophy.html

Rāma’s Coronation in the Vision of Sītā : .

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rama-s-coronation-in-the-vision-of-sita/ 

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http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2009/07/ramas-coronation-in-vision-of-sita.html

'Muse India' (Literary e-journal in English) Issue 21 / Sept.- Oct. 2008 : 

(Extracts from English Translations of Tapasvini) :

http://museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2008&issid=21&id=1258

* On My English Book "Tapasvini of Gangadhara Meher", 

Literary Appreciation by Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra 

('Muse India' Issue- 37, May-June 2011) : 

Ref: http://www.museindia.com/focuscontent.asp?issid=34&id=2292

'Srijangatha' (e-magazine in Hindi) /Gangadhar Meher Ki Do Kavitaayen) :

सृजनगाथा / गंगाधर मेहेर की दो कवितायें : 

http://www.srijangatha.com/?pagename=Bhashantar2_May2K9

Srijanagaathaa/ स्वभावकवि गङ्गाधर मेहेर : एक अमर प्रतिभा :

http://www.srijangatha.com/?pagename=Hastakshar_Jun2k9

Tapasvinī : Ek Parichaya ( Article Taken from My Hindi ‘ Tapasvinī ’ Book ) : http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2008/07/tapasvini-ek-parichaya-harekrishna_27.html

The Ambrosial ['Amrutamaya' : Mu Ta Amruta-Sāgara-Bindu] 
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2008/08/ambrosial-amrutamaya-of-gangadhara.html

Kaavyaalaya : http://www.manaskriti.com/kaavyaalaya/amritmay.stm
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From the Oriya Kavyas of Poet Gangadhara Meher, 

Other Translations By Dr. Harekrishna Meher : 

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* PRAŅAYA VALLARĪ (Complete Hindi and Sanskrit Versions)  

* ARGHYA THĀLĪ (Hindi, English and Sanskrit Versions) 

* KĪCHAKA VADHA (Hindi Version).

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Updated : Related Links: 
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Biodata : Dr. Harekrishna Meher :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2012/06/brief-biodata-english-dr-harekrishna.html

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Literary Awards and Felicitations :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2018/09/literary-awards-and-felicitations-to-dr.html

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Literary Works of Dr. Harekrishna Meher :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2018/09/literary-works-of-dr-harekrishna-meher.html 
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