Saturday 24 October 2015

Raghuvamsham: Sarga 1 | Shloka 1

Raghuvamsha is the story of the kings of the solar dynasty. (Lord Rama's ancestors! ) Let's dive into it without much ado! 

Here you go: 


वागर्थाविव संप्रक्तौ वागर्थप्रतिपत्तये |
जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ ||

English:

Kalidasa begins his masterpiece Raghuvamsham with this evergreen verse. Here, kalidasa salutes Parvati and Shiva, the parents of the world [ जगतः पितरौ ]. In his flamboyant use of metaphors [ उपमा ], he compares the oneness of this divine couple to that of speech [ वाक् ] and it’s meaning [ अर्थः ]. This verse can also be interpreted to show the oneness of shiva and vishnu as the parents (fathers) when the word पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ is interpreted as a compound word [समासः ] पार्वतीपः रमेश्वरश्च. This is inline with the popular belief among hindus that shiva and vishnu are the manifestations of the supreme being [ब्रह्मन् ]

शिवाय विष्णुरूपाय शिवरूपाय विष्णवे | शिवस्य हृदयं विष्णुः विष्णोश्च हृदयं शिवः ||

Kannada:

ಕಾಳಿದಾಸನು ತನ್ನ ಮೇರುಕಾವ್ಯವಾದ ರಘುವಂಶವನ್ನು ಈ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾದ ಶ್ಲೋಕದಿಂದ ಆರಂಭಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಶಬ್ದ ಹಾಗೂ ಅರ್ಥಗಳ ಅವಿನಾಭಾವ ಸಂಬಂಧದಂತೆ ಒಂದಾಗಿರುವ, ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ತಂದೆ-ತಾಯಿಗಳಾದ, ಪಾರ್ವತೀ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿವನನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಈ ಶ್ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿನ पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ ಪದವನ್ನು  पार्वतीपः (ಪಾರ್ವತಿಯ ಪತಿ) रमेश्वरश्च (ರಮೆಯ ಪತಿ) ಎಂದೂ ಬಿಡಿಸಿದರೆ, ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಕರ್ತೃಗಳಾದ ಶಿವ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಮಾಡುವಂತಹ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಅರ್ಥವು ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಶಿವ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಷ್ಣುಗಳು ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನ ಎರಡು ಮುಖಗಳು ಎಂಬ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಈ ಅರ್ಥಧಾರೆಯು ಎತ್ತಿ ಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತದೆ.

शिवाय विष्णुरूपाय शिवरूपाय विष्णवे | शिवस्य हृदयं विष्णुः विष्णोश्च हृदयं शिवः ||

Some thoughts:

- Kalidasa is known for his skill with metaphors! Raghuvamsa will be a treat for you if you like them. You are sure to get inspiration for some cool pick-up lines!

- How can you separate speech and it's meaning? This metaphor for shiva and parvathi's (or shiva and vishnu's) oneness is purely marvelous. Some life lessons on understanding here I guess!


11 comments:

  1. Wow! Looks great! You could also transliterate the sanskrit verses, for people who cant follow Devanagari.

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    1. Will try to incorporate them asap! Thanks for the feedback :D

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  2. Great work kalyan!!
    Maiyya sir wil definitely b very happy if gets to read dis blog! ☺☺

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    1. Thanks darshan! In case you are touch with him, please let him know! Would be amazing to get his feedback.

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  3. Great work Ashwin.Looking forward to lessons in kannada,telugu & malayalam in the future.

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    1. Thanks. In the near future, I guess we will be having only kannada support. I am asking around people who can help me with this! But, at some point of time we will have multiple language support.

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  4. Superb! V nice initiative. Adding chandas info would be like a icing on the cake. Of course, it would be additional effort for you I guess.

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    1. Thanks Ranjani for the input! Will plan to do incorporate this as we complete a few more shlokas! :)

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  5. Great work Ashwin, Divyasanu,
    Keep the posts coming!!
    Also, more elaborate analysis of the above verse can be found in links below:
    1. https://rudrakshayoga.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/vagarthaviva-a-magical-verse-from-the-great-poet-kalidasa-one-prayer-25-meanings-part-1/
    2. https://rudrakshayoga.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/vagarthaviva-a-magical-verse-from-poet-kalidasa-one-prayer-25-meanings-part-2/

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    1. Also,
      3. https://rudrakshayoga.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/vagarthaviva-a-magical-verse-from-poet-kalidasa-one-prayer-25-meanings-part-3/

      Simply insane connotations :-)

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