Guest guest Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Mortgaged To Shiva What riches will you grant me? What wealth do you have to give? Your gracious glance, or the lotus of your feet? It's all mortgaged to Shiva! Is there any hope at all of getting your feet back from him?* Kali, try with all your might to extricate yourself - what good can it do worshipers if a holy icon drowns in its own vessel of offered milk? Even if you allowed me a share in the grace of your precious feet, it wouldn't be worth much since Father Shiva's exchanged his very own corpse for a stake in the same! But what of the son's right to a father's wealth? What will I get of that? Ramprasad says: I've been labeled an unworthy son. My legacy's been snatched. *To touch the Goddess' feet in supplication is to also receive her blessings. Kali stands on the corpse of her husband Shiva, so in the eyes of the petulant poet, the great "father god" has usurped the "grace of her lotus feet" from the rightful recipient, namely Ramprasad himself. Ramprasad Sen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 1.7 Om Kali, Brother Kanna, Thanks for posting these beautiful poems of Ramprasad Sen. May I ask where you obtained these lovely works ? Jai Ma Kali, Sameer --- kanna_krishnan2002 <kanna_krishnan2002 wrote: > Mortgaged To Shiva > > > What riches will you grant me? > What wealth do you have to give? > Your gracious glance, > or the lotus of your feet? > It's all mortgaged to Shiva! > Is there any hope at all > of getting your feet back from him?* > Kali, try with all your might > to extricate yourself - > what good can it do worshipers > if a holy icon drowns > in its own vessel of offered milk? > Even if you allowed me a share > in the grace of your precious feet, > it wouldn't be worth much > since Father Shiva's exchanged > his very own corpse > for a stake in the same! > But what of the son's right > to a father's wealth? > What will I get of that? > Ramprasad says: I've been labeled > an unworthy son. > My legacy's been snatched. > > *To touch the Goddess' feet in supplication is to > also receive her > blessings. Kali stands on the corpse of her husband > Shiva, so in the > eyes of the petulant poet, the great "father god" > has usurped > the "grace of her lotus feet" from the rightful > recipient, namely > Ramprasad himself. > > > Ramprasad Sen > > - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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