The Boatman's Song 20/ Many
The Boatman’s Song 20/ Many
The world would come to know one day
The real strength of your arms and the balance of your mind
And your love would be, the inspiration of your life
Making you, an extra ordinary King of this land
Who would rule the hearts of its people and not the land
The boatman heard and grasped every word
He looked at Urveshi* and thanked her, from his heart
“I am so much grateful, O Princess of Heaven,
It’s a dream or a reality, I do not know
But I am going to save my love, from those traitors
Who are trying to capture her kingdom
I have taken the training of fighting and warrior hood
From my Guru Chanakya,* the most worthy of all teachers at Takshila*
And I will finish those traitors, of the kingdom of Malla*
In no time only, I can make a small army of my own"
He looked at Urveshi* with a look full of friendly love
And thanked her by saying,
“I shall always remain indebted, for what you have done for me,
From You only I have come to know, where and how my love is”
Same day the boatman gathered, his ten trained young men,
Whom he had trained silently, as the men of his army
And all of them were the men of great strength, courage and dedication
Ready to sacrifice their lives, on just one call of the boatmen,
Always willing to go any where
That day they were ready to give, their first test of warrior hood
Along with their Chief, who knew the art of making an army
Even without a kingdom,
And that he had learnt from his Guru* Chankya*
Who was a man of Great learning
Same day, the boatman with his ten men of mussels
Reached a place, near the fort Palace of the Malla* Kingdom
And he found out many things, about the Princess and came to know,
She visits a nearby Temple everyday
The boatman and all his men, separately waited
In the premises of that Temple, waiting for the princess to come
The time came and the Princess along with some of her friends
Came to make her daily prayer
And went inside the Temple, where only the Princess could go
The boatman waited for the Princess to come
The time came and the Princess arrived, like the Moon appears
On a dark lonely night, and travels alone the sky
She came and made her payer to her deity
Ravindra 20/…. to continue….
Kanpur India 22nd January 2010
* Urveshi (One of the beloved Apsaras of Indra
* Guru Hindi word means teacher
* Malla. A name of the Republic of ancient India of 400BC
* Chanakya. Name of the great teacher of Chandragupta & a great politician
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