Guest guest Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 One P. Sri Krishniah of Peddapalayan, near Tenali, came to the Asramam on the 22nd started reading with Bhagavan's permission a small work on the life of Dhanurdasa (piLLai uRangkaavilli sarittiram), composed by him in Telugu verse and dedicated to Bhagavan. The dedication is both humorous and touching, the poem being regarded as a virgin offered to Bhagavan for marriage, as kanyadana is considered the best gift. He seems to have written the dedication first and later composed the work. Thus he chose his son-in-law before the begot his daughter and in the end of his dedication he says, "You have already wedded mukti. Please take this girl of mine also and treat her kindly and well, correcting her faults and ignoring her weaknesses. I cannot ask you to go over to our house, though you have become my son-in-law, as so many Rajahs and others are always coming to you here for your darshan." He also says, "By this marriage of my vaishnava daughter to Bhagavan, advaita and visishtadvaita have become wedded." He read the dedication once again on the 25th afternoon and also read out his parting or farewell song of which the following is a free translation, "For men like us, various desires often occur. Some get fulfilled, others not. Here all my desires got their satisfaction. One of my desires was to compose a life of Dhanurdasa in verse, another was to come here in company with my friends and relations and to offer the hand of my girl (the poem) to you, a third was to eat to my satisfaction in your company at the above marriage feast, a fourth was to stop here a few days and feast my eyes on a sight of you. All these together I got, by virtue of your Grace. Please give me leave to depart, Oh, one of pure life! What magic have you stored in this form of yours, that those who have seen it become entranced? What power have you instilled in this air, that it is able to ward off all distress? What drugs have you mixed in the water of this place that it is able to subdue all ailments? What powder of enchantment have you spread over these premises that those who come here feel reluctant to depart? You alone can know your greatness. However long we may remain, the feet will not move to depart from here. What can I do? Please grant me leave to depart, purushottama (best among men)". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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