Kalidas the advent of kumara

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Himalayas


Himalayas

The poet begins with a description of the mountain Himalaya, deservedly called as the King of all mountain ranges, for his resourcefulness. From his wife Lady Mèna Devi Mt. Himavan had a son named Mainaka and a daughter called Parvati, who in her former birth was Lady Sati Devi, the daughter of daksha-prajapati and the wife of Shiva. Parvati's childhood and budding youth are then described. When she has attained the marriageable age, the Sage Narada, who is on a visit to Himalaya, foretells that she would win Shiva for her husband. Relying on this prophesy, Himalaya does not particularly bestir himself to search for bridegrooms for his daughter Parvati. In the meanwhile, the god Shiva, after he had lost his wife Lady Sati, had betaken himself to a peak on the Himalaya and was practising ascesis there. When Himalaya comes to know of this, he assigns his daughter Parvati, accompanied by two of her handmaids, to wait upon Shiva in the daily chores of Shiva's ascesis. - M. R. Kale


Himalayas

अस्त्युत्तरस्यां दि�शि� �ेवतात्मा हि�मालयो नाम नगाधि�राजः।पूवा परौ तोयहिन�ी हिवगाह्य स्थि%तः पृशि'व्या इव मान�ण्डः॥ १-१

On the northern frontier of this country that forms the heartland of gods, intercalating himself into eastern and western oceans like a measuring stick of earth, there stands the sovereign of snowy mountains known as Mt. Himalaya. 1-1


Himalayas

यं सव �ैलाः परिरकल्प्य वत्सं मेरौ स्थि%ते �ोग्�रिर �ो��क्षे।भास्वन्ति8त रत्नाहिन म�ौष�ीश्च पृ'ूपदि�ष्टां दुदुहु� रिरत्रीम्॥ १-२

Once all mountains making Mt. Himalaya as a calf, Mother-Earth as cow, while the expert milker Mt. Meru stood as a milker, made the calf called Mt. Himalaya to suckle glittering gemstones and medicinal herbs from the cow called Mother Earth, in the trend earlier set by Emperor

Prithu, who was an expert milker of many benefits from such an earth-cow at his times, such a Himavan is there in the North. [1-2]


Himalayas

अन8तरत्नप्रभवस्य यस्य हि�मं न सौभाग्यहिवलोहिप जातम्।एको हि� �ोषो गुणसधिDपाते हिनमज्जती8�ोः हिकरणेष्विGववाङ्कः॥ १-३

Whose snow has not become a despoiler of his exquisiteness for he is the fountainhead of innumerous products of high value; why because, a single blemish cannot be fingered when umpteen virtues are present; just like a speckle in the moon that does not despoil his exquisiteness, but wanes in the exquisite moonlight; such an unblemished Himavan is there in the North. [1-3]


Himalayas

• यश्चाप्सरोहिवभ्रममण्डनानां सम्पा�धियत्रीं शि�खरैर्बिOPभर्बितP।Oला�कचे्छ�हिवभक्तरागामकालसन्ध्याधिमव �ातुमत्ताम्॥ १-४

• Further, he who bears peaks full with ores of ochry colour of sunset that spreads over the slivers of clouds floating atop it, which in turn makes a confused state among celestial damsels, for they hurriedly decorate their ornaments inappropriately; i.e., necklaces as waist-strings, and headgears as necklaces, hurrying to enjoy the eventides withier lovers, such a lofty mountain with many deposits of colourful ores and minerals is there in the North. [1-4]


Himalayas

आमेखलं सञ्चरतां घनानां च्छायाम�ःसानुगतां हिनषेव्य।उदे्वजिजता वृधिष्टभिभराश्रय8ते �ृङ्गाभिण यस्यातपवन्ति8त शिसद्धाः॥ १-५

• At whose waistline clouds will meander enabling the demigods to enjoy in their shades, but they the demigods have to take recourse to that mountain’s sunny peaks when they are distraught by cloudbursts of the very same clouds, such a mountain loftier than the clouds is there in the North. [1-5]


Himalayas

प�ं तुषारसु्रहित�ौतरकं्त यस्मिस्मDदृष््टवाहिप �तहिद्वपानाम्।हिव�न्ति8त मागd नखरन्ध्रमुकै्तमु क्ताफलैः केसरिरणां हिकराताः॥ १-६

• On which mountain the tribal hunters will know the path of lions that have swatted on the heads of elephants, and just killed them for their brain matter; even though the footprints of lions are unseen, for the blood of elephants together with snow stream has washed them away from their forefeet, yet the hunters spot the path of lions by the droppings of pearly white brain matter of elephants falling from the recesses of their paws, such mountain, an abode of mutual killers, is there in the North. [1-6]


Himalayas

• 8यस्ताक्षरा �ातुरसेन यत्र भूज त्वचः कुञ्जरहिO8दु�ोणाः।व्रजन्ति8त हिवद्या�रसु8�रीणामनङ्गलेखहिkययोपयोगम्॥ १-७

• Whereon the barks of birch trees will be in crimson red, like that of the skin-rash developed on the skins of ruttish elephants in age, and which barks will be useful for celestial beauties to write love letters using the colours of minerals as ink, such a mountain which is a lovers paradise is there in the North. [1-7]


Himalayas

• यः पूरय8कीचकरन्ध्रभागा8�रीमुखोते्थन समीरणेन।उद्गास्यताधिमच्छहित हिकDराणां तानप्र�ाधियत्वधिमवोपग8तुम्॥ १-८

• He who is filling the airspaces between the holes of bamboos with the winds emerged from the mouths of his caves, appears to be a willing flutist at the ready, to attune the high octave singing of celestial singers that are ready to sing gAndhAra grAna, a high octave musical note; such a king of mountains with such fluty bamboo grooves is there in the North. [1-8]


Himalayas

कपोलकण्डूः करिरभिभर्बिवPनेतुं हिवघदिqतानां सरलद्रुमाणाम्।यत्र स्रुतक्षीरतया प्रसूतः सानूहिन गन्धः सुरभीकरोहित॥ १-९

Where the elephants used to thoroughly scrape the cedar trees to disencumber themselves from the itching of their temples make the latex of those trees to discharge; but the fragrance emanated from the discharged latex is making the prominences of that mountain fragrant, and such a fragrant mountain, a homeland for elephants and trees together with their fragrance, is there in the North. [1-9]


Himalayas

वनेचराणां वहिनतासखानां �रीगृ�ोत्सङ्गहिनषक्तभासः।भवन्ति8त यत्रौष�यो रज8यामतैलपूराः सुरतप्र�ीपाः॥ १-१० Where interiors of homelike caves are catching the luminescence form self-luminescent herbs when the tribal lovers are in intimacy with their ladyloves in nights, those herbs themselves are becoming oil-less lamps, and such a nightly self-luminous mountain is there in the North. [1-10]


Himalayas

उदे्वजयत्यङु्गशिलपास्थिGण भागा8मागx शि�लीभूतहि�मे ऽहिप यत्र।

न दुव �श्रोभिणपयो�राता भिभ8�न्ति8त म8�ां गहितमश्वमुख्यः॥ १-११Where the celestial damsels are unable to desist from their usual leisurely walking even if their toes and heels are disquieting to tread on the pathways condensed with snow, appurtenance to the slowed down pace owing to the weight of their broad hips and beamy bosoms, that sort of leisure-mountain is there in the North. [1-11]


Himalayas

दि�वाकराद्रक्षहित यो गु�ासु लीनं दि�वा भीतधिमवान्धकारम्।कु्षदे्र ऽहिप नूनं �रणं प्रपDे ममत्वमुच्चैःशि�रसां सतीव॥ १-१२

• He who safeguards the lowly darkness that burrowed itself in his caves, as though that darkens is frightened from the day making sun, is objectionable insofar as his propriety as a shelterer is concerned; but that objection is voidable, as noblemen ought to protect anyone or anything seeking shelter as his own person. [1-12]


Himalayas

लाङू्गलहिवक्षेपहिवसर्बिपP�ोभैरिरतस्ततश्च8द्रमरीशिचगौरैः।यस्या' युकं्त हिगरिरराज�ब्�ं कुव न्ति8त वालव्यजनैश्चमय ः॥ १-१३

• On whom the thick furred animals, chAmara, wave their tails spreading breeze in the quality of moonbeams; in doing so they appear to be fanning a royal with furred fanning instruments, and thus they render the title of 'king of the mountains' more meaningful to that mountain that is there in the North. [1-13]


Himalayas

• यत्रां�ुकाके्षपहिवलस्थिज्जतानां यदृच्छया हिकमु्परुषाङ्गनानाम्।�रीगृ�द्वारहिवलष्वि�OहिO�Oास्मिस्तरस्करिरण्यो जल�ा भवन्ति8त॥ १-१४

• Where the clouds dangling on the doorways of homelike caves are luckily becoming door curtains for the much-abashed celestial womenfolk when their upper cloths are suddenly snatched away by their males, such a romantic mountain is there in the North. [1-14]


Himalayas

भागीर'ीहिनर्झ रसीकराणां वोढा मुहुः कष्विम्पत�ेव�ारुः।यद्वायुरन्ति8वष्टमृगैः हिकरातैरासेव्यते भिभDशि�खस्थिण्डO� ः॥ १-१५

• On which the breeze wafts the spays of River Ganga's watercourses wobbling the deodar trees time and again, whereby peacocks apprehensive of rainfall outspread their plumage, and commingling all the other perfumes that breeze becomes enjoyable to the tribal people that are fatigued in their hunting, such a breezy mountain is there in the North. [1-15]


Himalayas

• सप्तर्बिषP�स्तावशिचताव�ेषाण्य�ो हिववस्वा8परिरवत मानः।पद्माहिन यस्याग्रसरोरु�ाभिण प्रOो�यत्यूर्ध्वव मुखैम यूखैः॥ १-१६

Whose plenteousness to provide sacred material like special firewood, Soma creepers etc to Vedic rituals, and whose capacity and perseverance to bear the earth is clearly examined by Brahma, whereby Brahma personally ordered for oblational share of oblations in Vedic rituals to him along with the lordship on other mountains, such a munificent mountain Bhimavan is there in the North. [1-16]


Himalayas

• यज्ञाङ्गयोहिनत्वमवेक्ष्य यस्य सारं �रिरत्री�रणक्षमं च।प्रजापहितः कस्थिल्पतयज्ञभागं �ैलाधि�पत्यं स्वयम8वहितष्ठत्॥ १-१७

• He who is the provisioner to Vedic rituals with sacred material like special firewood, Soma creepers etc, and whose capacity and perseverance to bear the earth is clearly examined by Brahma, whereby Brahma personally ordered for oblational share of Vedic rituals to Himavan along with the lordship on other mountains, such a beneficent mountain is there in the North. [1-17]

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