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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 Kalpavrkṣa 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
Sarika 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 Vyāsā's string of expressions (the Mahābhārata)
(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 Kalpavrkṣa 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
Sarika 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 Vyāsā's string of expressions (the Mahābhārata)