By Kalidasa, Dhoyin, Rupa Gosvamin, James Mallinson
Sanskrit Messenger poems evoke the ache of separated sweethearts during the formulation of an estranged lover pleading with a messenger to take a message to his or her loved. The plea encompasses a lyrical description of the path the messenger will take and the message itself. the 1st was once the Cloud Messenger, composed by means of Sanskrit’s most interesting poet, Kali·dasa, within the 5th century CE. This encouraged the following, the Wind Messenger, composed in compliment of King Lákshmana·sena of Gauda (Bengal) within the 12th century by means of Dhoyi, one in every of his court docket poets. quite a few extra undefined, together with the 3rd within the CSL choice, the sixteenth-century Swan Messenger, composed in Bengal through Rupa Go·svamin, a devotee of Krishna.Co-published through ny collage Press and the JJC FoundationFor extra in this name and different titles within the Clay Sanskrit sequence, please stopover at http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
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VaAdhanv¯a dh¯ar¯aAp¯atais tvam iva kamal¯any abhyasi˜ncan mukh¯ani. 52 the cloud messenger—part one When you, the thief of Krishna’s complexion, bend down to take the water of that river, the sky-rangers will turn their gazes all the way to her stream, which, though broad, will look slender from afar, like a single string of pearls worn by the earth, a huge sapphire in its middle. Cross that river and continue, making Dasha·pura’s ladies gaze curiously upon your image with eyes expert at the flirtatious gestures of creeper-like brows, revealing their iridescence with an upward flick of the lashes and stealing the splendor of the honeybees following the fluttering jasmine flowers.
MuktaAdhvanim aAsahan¯ah. a¯n; ke v¯a na syuh. paribhavaApadam . phal’Aa¯rambhaAyatn¯ah.? * If the wind blows and wildfire born of the rubbing of s´arala branches should consume with its sparks the yaks’ bushy tails and plague the mountain, you must extinguish it completely with myriad downpours: it is by soothing the pain of the vexed that the riches of the most high bear fruit. Sh´arabhas* unable to bear your thundering will arrogantly leap up at you there, only to injure themselves— you are unassailable.
Lol’Aaˆp¯an˙ gair yadi na ramase locanair, va˜ncito ’si! 25 You should stop to rest there on the mountain called Nichais. When its kad´amba trees thrust forth their flowers, it will seem as if the mountain’s hair is thrilling at your touch, and with its grottoes pouring forth fragrances used by courtesans for lovemaking, it proclaims the brazen youth of the citizens. Once you are rested, move on, sprinkling the jasmine buds growing in groves on the forest rivers’ banks, with drops of fresh water.