Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Kālidāsa's Raghuvaṃśa 12th Sarga - 34


जय श्रीराम!



कलत्रवानहं बाले कनीयांसं भजस्व मे ।
इति रामो वृषस्यन्तीं वृषस्कन्धः शशास ताम् ॥१२.३४॥

Notes: Kālidāsa says, " Śrīrāma, broad-shouldered like a bull, said to the lady pushing herself amorously onto him, "Oh, young damsel, please go to my younger brother here, as I already have a wife!" "

 Śūrpanakhā was so overcome with lust that she pretty much tried to grab Śrīrāma. Somewhat amused, and to divert her rather than snub her advances, Śrīrāma told her to go to Lakṣmaṇa, his younger brother ready at hand and in no way less attractive. Here Kālidāsa uses the word वृष in two contexts - to seek sexual union and the power of a bull. We can see how the words relate!

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