Madhurāvijayam of Gaṅgādevī /96

THE MADHURĀVIJAYAM OF GANGĀ DĒVI
 

 
(Translation)
 

 
Canto: I
 
:
 

 
Slōkās 1 to 16: Ganga Dēvi's obeisance to the poets who

influenced her.
 

 
1. May the elephant-faced God, who, like the

divine Kalpavrṛkṣa fulfils the desires of those that sur-

render to His Grace, be propitious to the good.
 

 
2. For the sake of wisdom, I prayerfully approach

God Siva and His Spouse, who embody the light of

Universal Consciousness and who bear the form of the

Creator's model for making man and woman.
 

 
3. I make obeisance to Goddess Saraswati who

lives in the lotus-like mouths of great poets, as a

Saārika bird in a jewelled cage and who acts like moon-

light on the ocean of Universal Intelligence.
 

 
4. I bow to Guru Kriyāśakti, unparalleled in

wisdom and resplendent with auspiciousness like

another Triloçana (Śiva) with Sarvamangalā (Pār-

vati) shining (by his side).
 

 
5. May the sage Vālmīki, who is (as it were) the

first foot set on this earth by poesy, bring cheerfulness

to the minds of the virtuous.
 

 
6. Just as there is delicious juice in every joint

of red sugar-cane, there is sweet essence in every sec-
tion of
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