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Title
Bengali Religious Lyrics, Śākta
Author
Various
Translator
Edward John Thompson
and
Arthur Marshman Spencer
Year
1923
Publisher
Association Press
Location
Calcutta
Source
pdf
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CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION
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9
ŚĀKATA SONGS
By Rāmprasād Sen
I.
The Child’s Complaint of His Mother's Neglect
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
31
II.
She is Utterley Indifferent
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
31
III.
He Will Turn to His Stepmother, since His Mother is Apparently Dead
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
32
IV.
His Mother is His Only Hope
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
33
V.
He Will Endure Her Tricks of Deception No Longer
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
33
VI.
Her Neglect of Humble Worshippers and Her Partiality for the Violent
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
33
VII.
The Worshipper Complains of the Inequality of Lots.
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
34
VIII.
Kālī's Service has Made Him a Mendicant
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
35
IX.
His Days are Passed in Misery
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
36
X.
The Vanity of Life after Life
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
36
XI.
He Trusts Kālī, though She Neglects Him
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
37
XII.
His Vain and Earnest Search for Salvation by Knowledge
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
37
XIII.
He Would Be Accepted for Service.
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
38
XIV.
Medicine for His Mind's Disease
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
39
XV.
The Foolishness of Pilgrimage
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
40
XVI.
The Holiness of Kāśī Explained
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
40
XVII.
He Sometimes Longs to Rest at Kāśī
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
41
XVIII.
The Foolishness of Sacrifice
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
42
XIX.
The Soul's Sleep of Death
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
43
XX.
He is Old, Dependent, and Despised
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
43
XXI.
The Useless Toil of His Days
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
44
XXII.
The Tyranny of a Divided Will
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
45
XXIII.
Kālī Neglects Her Worshipper, in Mad Dance
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
45
XXIV.
Kālī the Battle-Queen
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
46
XXV.
Śiva under Kālī's Feet
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
46
XXVI.
The Storm-Procession of Śiva
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
47
XXVII.
The Worshipper’s Heart is Kālī's Home
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
48
XXVIII.
Neglected Opportunity
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
48
XXIX.
The Tyranny of Rebirth
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
49
XXX.
Strength Within Oneself
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
50
XXXI.
The Unguarded House
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51
XXXII.
The Storm-Smitten House
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51
XXXIII.
Peril of Tempest
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51
XXXIV.
The Mind's Boatmen are Craven
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
52
XXXV.
The Worshipper's Case Comes to Court
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
52
XXXVI.
He Will Appeal to Śiva
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
53
XXXVII.
He Has Paid All Rent-Dues
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
54
XXXVIII.
His Mother Has No Lawful Claims Against Him
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55
XXXIX.
Sin Must Bear Its Punishment
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
55
XL.
He is Bankrupt
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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XLI.
Prosperity the Snare of the Soul
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XLII.
The Fear of Death
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57
XLIII.
Life's Fourth Stage
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XLIV.
He is Poor and Helpless
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XLV.
He is a Slave in His Own House
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58
XLVI.
The Life to Come
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
59
XLVII.
Kālī the Only Refuge
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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XLVIII.
Life’s Afflictions
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
60
XLIX.
Night Drawing Nearer
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L.
The Cords of Death
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
61
LI.
Death at Hand
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
LII.
And After Death the Judgment
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62
LIII.
He Longs for Deliverance
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63
LIV.
Preparation for Death
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
63
LV.
His Helplessness
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64
LVI.
Kālī the Fence-Maker
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64
LVII.
He Faces Death
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65
LVIII.
Defiance of Death
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LIX.
This Day Will Pass
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LX.
He Heeds Not Men's Blame
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LXI.
His Play is Ended
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LXII.
And He is Free from Fear of Rebirth
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LXIII.
All Error is Ended
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LXIV.
Crying to Kālī, He Will Leave Life
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LXV.
The End
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Ascribed to Rāmprasād Sen
LXVI.
He Has Wandered Without Being Wise
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LXVII.
Conquest of Self
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LXVIII.
The Queen of the Burning-Ground
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70
LXIX.
Kali the Refuge
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71
By Kamalākānta Bhaṭṭāchārya
LXX.
He is Indifferent to His Worldly Fortune
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72
LXXI.
He is Entirely Dependent on Kālī
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72
LXXII.
Kālī's Power
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
73
LXXIII.
The Poet's Great Happiness
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
73
LXXIV.
Extreme Unction
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
74
By Mahārājā Rāmkṛishṇa of Nāṭōr
LXXV.
The Hour of Death
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75
By Rasikchandra Rāy
LXXVI.
The Worshipper Will Conquer Kālī by her Own Strength
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
76
By Sāiyād Jāfār
LXXVII.
Kālī Cannot Help Her Worshipper.
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
77
By Nīlakantha Mukhopādhyāya
LXXVIII.
Kālī is the Universal Object of Worship
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
78
LXXIX.
The Callous Mother
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
79
LXXX.
The Devotee Victorious
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
79
By Rāmchandra Datta
LXXXI.
The Poet, in Peril of Death, Prays to the Mother
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81
By Dwijadāsa
LXXXII.
The Worshipper Laments His Neglect of Kali
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82
Anonymous
LXXXIII.
A 'Walpurgis' Dance
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83
LXXXIV.
The Poet's Heart a Burning-Ground
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83
By Navakiśor Mōdak
LXXXV.
Durgā is Falsely Called Merciful
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Anonymous
LXXXVI.
Her Afflictions are Her Mercy
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85
LXXXVII.
The Son Has but One Desire
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
85
By Kāṅgāl
LXXXVIII.
True Adoration
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87
ĀGĀMANĪ AND VIJAYĀ SONGS
THE DRAMA OF THE MOTHER'S RETURN HOME
By Rāmprasād Sen
LXXXIX.
An Incident of Umā's Childhood
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88
XC.
The Same Continued
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89
XCI.
Menakā Has Discovered Umā's Greatness
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90
Anonymous
XCII.
Menakā Sends for Her Daughter
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92
By Rāmprasād Sen
XCIII.
The Joy at the Coming of Umā
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
93
By Rājanikānta Sen
XCIV.
A Neighbour Gives Tidings of Umā's Approach
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94
By Rāmprasād Sen
XCV.
The Arrival of Umā
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
95
By Rājanikānta Sen
XCVI.
Umā's Mother Speaks
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
96
By Vaikuṇṭha of Māliārā
XCVII.
Umā Reproaches Her Mother for the Year's Neglect
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97
Anonymous
XCVIII.
Umā Explains Her Inability to Come
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98
By Dāśarathī Rāy
XCIX.
The Neighbours Come to Congratulate Menaka
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99
By Rāmprasād Sen
C.
Menakā Will Not Send Her Daughter Back Again
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100
CI.
Śiva Claims His Bride Again
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
101
By Rajanikānta Sen
CII.
The Mother's Grief to Let Her Daughter Go
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
101
CIII.
The Grief When Umā Has Gone
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103
INDEX OF AUTHORS
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