Śakti-Gītikā (शक्ति-गीतिका): Dr.Harekrishna Meher

Śakti-Gītikā (Song for the Divine Power)

Extracted from Sanskrit Kāvya ‘Mātŗigītikāñjalih’ 

(English Translation by the Author Dr. Harekrishna Meher)

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(A devotional prayer with invocation to the Goddess of Power

is depicted in this lyric. May the Goddess bestow inner strength

and energy to discard difficulties for the weal of all.)

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Salutations and victory to Thee,

O Mother Goddess Durgā !

You are the saviour from all distress and calamities.

You are supremely illustrious and fair Gaurī.

You form the auspicious flow

characterized with three guņas. (0)

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O Mother of the worlds !

I always perceive Thee omnipresent.

You are Śarvāņī (wife of Śarva, Śiva);

You are also Śrī (Lakshmī) and Vāņī (Sarasvatī).

Boon-handed, you are the giver of happiness.  

Enchanting One, you are the slayer

of the demon Mahisha.

You  have lion for conveyance.

Kindly obliterate all the inertia and evils. (1)

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You are the Prime Power,

the succour of the resorted.

You are lotus-eyed. O Narāyaņi !

You are beauteous with divine ornaments

and are destroyer of fears.

With sweet smiling,

you are the chastiser of the wicked.

Please grant auspiciousness

and tear down the evil ideas

of the mundane beings. (2)

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You are Māyā (Yogic Power) of God Hari.

Extremely comely Goddess,

you are also Rudrāņī in battle.

You are destroyer of sins.

You are Chaņdikā granting welfare to the people.

Kindly generate godly energy in our hearts.

O Bhavāni ! please exterminate

the diabolic ideas and beings. (3)

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The Power of Sun-god, you are Gāyatrī,

the dispeller of darkness and gloomy thoughts.

You are Bhdra-Kālikā,

the auspicious goddess with fierce figure.

You are Māņikeśvarī, the Goddess of Jewels.  

You are the sustainer of the universe.

Be kind enough to burn the evil doings

of the worldly creatures.

Wielder of trident, you are

endowed with great vigour.

You are Śraddhā, pure faith.

You are the half-body of Śiva

who is famous as Ardha-Nārīśvara. (4)

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O Kātyāyani ! You are

well-worshipped with sincere devotion.

You are Goddess Sambaleśvarī.

You are the Supreme Mother, invincible.

You are known as Haimavatī,

the daughter of the mountain-king Himālaya.

You have the divine appearance

supremely scintillating, compassionate and delightful.

Please spread your lustres

to eradicate the mundane gloom. (5)

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Deign to annihilate the vices of heinous forms

that are surpassed with difficulty.

Please destroy dejections

caused on bad days,

and also quell the burden of quarrels.

Yourself, nectar of wisdom,

holder of weapons

and embodiment of success,

please enlighten and meliorate

the earth beauteously. (6)

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Please make all the worlds

filled with truth, beauty and bliss.

Kindly establish peace, confer cheerfulness

and give inner strength.

Salutations to Thee, O Mother !

Be compassionate to sprinkle

thy divine grace for the uplift

of the mundane beings.

Victory to Thee,

O Mother Goddess Durgā !

You are the saviour from all calamities. (7)

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(Thus ends Śakti-Gītikā)

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Śakti-Gītikā (Sanskrit):  

http://hkmeher.blogspot.in/2008/10/my-sanskrit-song-akti-gtik.html

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Complete ‘Matrigitikanjalih’ Kavya: 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/09/complete-matrigitikanjalih-kavya.html
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Mātŗi-Gītikā (मातृगीतिका): Dr.Harekrishna Meher

Mātŗi-Gītikā  (Song for the Mother)

Extracted from Sanskrit Kāvya ‘Mātŗigītikāñjalih’

(English Translation by the Author Dr. Harekrishna Meher)

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(In this patriotic lyric, the glorious civilization, natural beauty,

cultural harmony, opulent literature, national integration,

philanthropic attitude and other like aspects

 of our Motherland India are distinctly delineated.)

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Victory to our Mother,

native-land Bhārata, the excellent country.

Victory to our adorable Bhārata, 

the beauteous and ambrosial land. (0)

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This eternal country of Bhārata is rich in green fields,

is the wish-fulfilling compassionate cow,

is gem-wombed and is the effulgent

heavenly creeper Kalpa-Vallī.

Giving sportive pleasure,

she has the ornaments of Vindhya mountains,

has the girdle of oceans

and the crest of the Himalayas.  

Along with the charming Gańgā, here flow

Yamunā, Mahānadī, Narmadā and other rivers.  

This significant sacred land of deeds and penance

is adorned with the riches of Nature. (1)

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This land, the abode of auspiciousness,

bears profuse wealth and excellence.

It gives tears in the eyes of those

who form inimical attitude.

It is the repository of splendid arts and learning.

Elixir of cultural unity is accumulated here.

Writings of great poets of this land,

that are sacred and graceful with artistic colour,

bestow well-being and happiness for all.

Lilts of triumph for the world of love sweetly ring

in the hearts of the learned ones. (2)

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The glorious civilization of our country

expresses prosperity and enhances

the honour of well-behaviour.

Herein shines divine novelty.

Here is the scriptural wisdom conferring

four supreme achievements of life.

The spiritual essence is celebrated all over the world.

In the prime incantation of Bhārata,

Truth alone triumphs and never untruth. (3)

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This Motherland of ours is well-embellished,

is worshipped by great personalities and warrior heroes.

She bears the celebrity of oriental identity

and is nobly opulent with eminent genius and intellectuals.

Despite diversity of languages, costumes, adorning features,

social norms and behaviours, here scintillates

the illustrious single nationality.  

All of us are the offspring of one mother

and here equality of brotherhood is established. (4)

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This vast land possesses great vigour

with own resources and wealth.

Resplendent it is with the light of knowledge,

has the noble strength of peace and non-violence,

also is affluent with dedication and service to all.

Bearing the tri-colour national flag, our Bhāratavarsha

enlightened by the seers and sages

is worshipped and is honoured as sovereign

and democratic with own excellence.

Here the chain of unity, friendship

and fellow-feeling is fostered by tradition. (5)

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The sacred maxim ‘All world is one family’ 

is the pioneering principle and it forms

the sky-kissing magnet attracting the minds of all.

Here the eternal voice honouring humanitarianism

is endowed with greatness, is replete with love,

is golden-lettered and well-uttered.

In this land, the glory forming sweet fragrance

of universal friendship prevails everywhere.

Victory to our Motherland Bhārata,

the excellent country of beauty and immortality. (6)

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(Thus ends Mātŗi-Gītikā)

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Mātŗi-Gītikā : मातृगीतिका :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2009/05/sanskrit-poem-matri-gitika-harekrishna.html

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Complete ‘Matrigitikanjalih’ Kavya: 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/09/complete-matrigitikanjalih-kavya.html

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Sanskrit Song: Praņayi-Gītikā (English Version): Dr.Harekrishna Meher

Praņayi-Gītikā (Song of the Lover)

Extracted from Sanskrit Kāvya ‘Mātŗigītikāñjalih’

(English Translation by the Author Dr. Harekrishna Meher)

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(This love-lyric is addressed to the beloved maiden by the lover.

As in ‘Praņayinī-Gītikā’, here various metaphors and imageries are

illustrated for love the couple from various view-points, such as Vedic,

mythological, scriptural, epical, rhetorical, philosophical, philological,

grammatical, natural, spiritual, empirical, social, musical, physical,

mental, cultural, traditional etc., and above all transcendental.)

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Lovely gesture you are.

Lulling lass you are.

You are the swing wafting with love. (0)

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I am Purusha, the Prime Self,

O ! You are Prakŗiti, the Primordial Matter,

juvenile and giver of love.

You are my auspicious spouse and friend.

You are Earth and I am Firmament.

I am sea with tranquil posture

and you River murmuring with sweet waves. (1)

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You are Ŗik, the Vedic Chant  

and myself Sāma, the Vedic Song.

I am Dhvani (Suggested Sense)

and you are the beauteous

Vyañjanā (Suggestive Word-Power).

I am Overflow of Inner Feeling

and yourself Poetry emerged anew.

You are Sweet Word longing for the dear

and clad in attire embosomed by Meaning, myself. (2)

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You are my beloved pretty sweetheart Kāmāyanī,

while I am Manu, the first man of human creation.

I am Dushyanta (Hero of the Sākuntala drama of Kālidāsa)

and yourself Śakuntalā, the beauteous

heroine bearing lovely locks.

You are the maddening Damayantī,

Princess of Vidarbha country,

with hearty affections conferred by myself,

Naishadha (Nala, the king of Nishadha country

and hero of the epic Naishadhacharita of Śrīharsha. (3)

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You are the effulgent Vāsavadattā,

Princess of Ujjayinī, abiding in the heart of myself,

Udayana, King of Vatsa country.

You are the distinct illustrious Lajjā (Bashfulness),

while myself Sammāna (Reverence).

I am Art and you are Skill.

I am Taste and yourself Sweetness,

lovable and deeply drenched.  (4)

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I am Eye and you are my Pupil.

I am Finger and yourself Sacred Ring.

Myself Anklet and you are Sweet Jingling.

I am Rāga (Musical Mode)

and you my beloved Rāgiņī.

Myself Horizon and yourself Dawn,

pretty, pink and devoted. (5)

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I am Courage and you are Inspiration.

I am Samyama (Restraint) and

You are Dhāraņā (Steadfastness).

I am Sage Atri and yourself my beloved Anasūyā,

the great devoted and revered lady.

I am Hariśchandra, King of Ayodhyā,

and you are my Śaivyā, the devoted queen.

You are River Yamunā

bearing Gangetic Water, myself. (6)

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I am Wisdom and you are Sanctity.

Myself scintillating Savitŗ (Sun)

and you are Gāyatrī, my divine potency.

I am Samskāra (Impression) and

You are Smŗiti (Remembrance).

Myself Kāvya-guņa (Poetic Constituent)

rejoice in Rīti (Poetic Style).

You are Hulahuli (the sweet wavering sound

of female tongue on holy occasions), swinging

with the sonorous sacred Conch-Blowing, myself. (7)

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I am Plant and yourself Medicine.

I am Conscience and you are Noble Idea.

You are beloved Fortune

united with Right Policy, myself.

I am Mental Resolve and yourself Noble Deed.  

I am Association and you are Unity.

You are Delusion wavering with Darkness, myself. (8)

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You are Pramā (Right Apprehension)

and myself Pramāņa (Proof).

You are Fertile Soil united with Seed, myself.

I am Tāla (Musical Measuring Beat), while

You are Mūrchchhanā (Regulated Melody).

I am Sandal and yourself Coolness.

I am Himalaya Mountain and you are

Vast Forest  maintaining the mass of snows. (9)

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I am Crystal and you are Transparency.

Myself Best Achievement

and yourself, the appreciated Celebrity.

I am History and you are Tradition.

You are Prajñā (Intellect),

while myself Ŗita (Eternal Reality).

I am Sattva Guņa and you are

my lustrous Whiteness.

Yourself Bhūti (Opulence)

enjoying with Victory, myself. (10)

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I am Sāńkhya Philosophy,

while you are Yoga System.

Myself Tapas (Austerity) and

You are Siddhi (Exalted Success).

Yourself  Peace shining with Bliss, myself.

I am Brahman and you are Upanishad  

elucidating philosophical speculations.

I am Vinaya (Modesty) and yourself Bhakti (Devotion).

I am Śiva (Auspicious Supreme Lord) and

You are my Śakti (Divine Supreme Energy)

verily pervading the whole world.

You are lovely gesture and lulling lass. (11).

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(Thus ends Praņayi-Gītikā)

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Praņayi-Gītikā (9): प्रणयि-गीतिका :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/01/pranayi-gitika-hkmeher.html

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Complete ‘Matrigitikanjalih’ Kavya: 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/09/complete-matrigitikanjalih-kavya.html 
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Sanskrit Song: Praņayinī-Gītikā (English Version): Dr. Harekrishna Meher

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

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Complete ‘Matrigitikanjalih’ Kavya: 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/09/complete-matrigitikanjalih-kavya.html

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