Index:Bengali Religious Lyrics, Śākta.pdf

Title Bengali Religious Lyrics, Śākta
Author Various
Translator Edward John Thompson and Arthur Marshman Spencer
Year 1923
Publisher Association Press
Location Calcutta
Source pdf
Progress To be proofread
Transclusion Index not transcluded or unreviewed
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CONTENTS

  1. PAGE
  2. INTRODUCTION
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    		9
  3. ŚĀKATA SONGS
  4. By Rāmprasād Sen
  5. I.
    The Child’s Complaint of His Mother's Neglect
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    		31
  6. II.
    She is Utterley Indifferent
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		31
  7. III.
    He Will Turn to His Stepmother, since His Mother is Apparently Dead
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    		32
  8. IV.
    His Mother is His Only Hope
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    		33
  9. V.
    He Will Endure Her Tricks of Deception No Longer
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		33
  10. VI.
    Her Neglect of Humble Worshippers and Her Partiality for the Violent
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		33
  11. VII.
    The Worshipper Complains of the Inequality of Lots.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		34
  12. VIII.
    Kālī's Service has Made Him a Mendicant
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		35
  13. IX.
    His Days are Passed in Misery
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		36
  14. X.
    The Vanity of Life after Life
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		36
  15. XI.
    He Trusts Kālī, though She Neglects Him
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		37
  16. XII.
    His Vain and Earnest Search for Salvation by Knowledge
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    		37
  17. XIII.
    He Would Be Accepted for Service.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		38
  18. XIV.
    Medicine for His Mind's Disease
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    		39
  19. XV.
    The Foolishness of Pilgrimage
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    		40
  20. XVI.
    The Holiness of Kāśī Explained
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    		40
  21. XVII.
    He Sometimes Longs to Rest at Kāśī
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		41
  22. XVIII.
    The Foolishness of Sacrifice
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    		42
  23. XIX.
    The Soul's Sleep of Death
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    		43
  24. XX.
    He is Old, Dependent, and Despised
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		43
  25. XXI.
    The Useless Toil of His Days
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    		44
  26. XXII.
    The Tyranny of a Divided Will
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    		45
  27. XXIII.
    Kālī Neglects Her Worshipper, in Mad Dance
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		45
  28. XXIV.
    Kālī the Battle-Queen
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    		46
  29. XXV.
    Śiva under Kālī's Feet
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    		46
  30. XXVI.
    The Storm-Procession of Śiva
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    		47
  31. XXVII.
    The Worshipper’s Heart is Kālī's Home
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    		48
  32. XXVIII.
    Neglected Opportunity
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    		48
  33. XXIX.
    The Tyranny of Rebirth
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    		49
  34. XXX.
    Strength Within Oneself
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    		50
  35. XXXI.
    The Unguarded House
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    		51
  36. XXXII.
    The Storm-Smitten House
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    		51
  37. XXXIII.
    Peril of Tempest
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    		51
  38. XXXIV.
    The Mind's Boatmen are Craven
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    		52
  39. XXXV.
    The Worshipper's Case Comes to Court
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    		52
  40. XXXVI.
    He Will Appeal to Śiva
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    		53
  41. XXXVII.
    He Has Paid All Rent-Dues
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    		54
  42. XXXVIII.
    His Mother Has No Lawful Claims Against Him
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		55
  43. XXXIX.
    Sin Must Bear Its Punishment
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    		55
  44. XL.
    He is Bankrupt
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    		56
  45. XLI.
    Prosperity the Snare of the Soul
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    		56
  46. XLII.
    The Fear of Death
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    		57
  47. XLIII.
    Life's Fourth Stage
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    		57
  48. XLIV.
    He is Poor and Helpless
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    		58
  49. XLV.
    He is a Slave in His Own House
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    		58
  50. XLVI.
    The Life to Come
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    		59
  51. XLVII.
    Kālī the Only Refuge
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    		60
  52. XLVIII.
    Life’s Afflictions
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    		60
  53. XLIX.
    Night Drawing Nearer
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    		61
  54. L.
    The Cords of Death
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    		61
  55. LI.
    Death at Hand
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    		62
  56. LII.
    And After Death the Judgment
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    		62
  57. LIII.
    He Longs for Deliverance
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    		63
  58. LIV.
    Preparation for Death
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    		63
  59. LV.
    His Helplessness
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    		64
  60. LVI.
    Kālī the Fence-Maker
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    		64
  61. LVII.
    He Faces Death
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    		65
  62. LVIII.
    Defiance of Death
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		65
  63. LIX.
    This Day Will Pass
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    		66
  64. LX.
    He Heeds Not Men's Blame
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    		66
  65. LXI.
    His Play is Ended
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    		67
  66. LXII.
    And He is Free from Fear of Rebirth
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    		67
  67. LXIII.
    All Error is Ended
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    		67
  68. LXIV.
    Crying to Kālī, He Will Leave Life
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		68
  69. LXV.
    The End
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    		68
  70. Ascribed to Rāmprasād Sen
  71. LXVI.
    He Has Wandered Without Being Wise
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    		70
  72. LXVII.
    Conquest of Self
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    		70
  73. LXVIII.
    The Queen of the Burning-Ground
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    		70
  74. LXIX.
    Kali the Refuge
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    		71
  75. By Kamalākānta Bhaṭṭāchārya
  76. LXX.
    He is Indifferent to His Worldly Fortune
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    		72
  77. LXXI.
    He is Entirely Dependent on Kālī
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    		72
  78. LXXII.
    Kālī's Power
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    		73
  79. LXXIII.
    The Poet's Great Happiness
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    		73
  80. LXXIV.
    Extreme Unction
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    		74
  81. By Mahārājā Rāmkṛishṇa of Nāṭōr
  82. LXXV.
    The Hour of Death
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    		75
  83. By Rasikchandra Rāy
  84. LXXVI.
    The Worshipper Will Conquer Kālī by her Own Strength
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		76
  85. By Sāiyād Jāfār
  86. LXXVII.
    Kālī Cannot Help Her Worshipper.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		77
  87. By Nīlakantha Mukhopādhyāya
  88. LXXVIII.
    Kālī is the Universal Object of Worship
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		78
  89. LXXIX.
    The Callous Mother
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		79
  90. LXXX.
    The Devotee Victorious
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		79
  91. By Rāmchandra Datta
  92. LXXXI.
    The Poet, in Peril of Death, Prays to the Mother
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    		81
  93. By Dwijadāsa
  94. LXXXII.
    The Worshipper Laments His Neglect of Kali
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		82
  95. Anonymous
  96. LXXXIII.
    A 'Walpurgis' Dance
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		83
  97. LXXXIV.
    The Poet's Heart a Burning-Ground
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		83
  98. By Navakiśor Mōdak
  99. LXXXV.
    Durgā is Falsely Called Merciful
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		84
  100. Anonymous
  101. LXXXVI.
    Her Afflictions are Her Mercy
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		85
  102. LXXXVII.
    The Son Has but One Desire
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		85
  103. By Kāṅgāl
  104. LXXXVIII.
    True Adoration
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		87
  105. ĀGĀMANĪ AND VIJAYĀ SONGS
  106. THE DRAMA OF THE MOTHER'S RETURN HOME
  107. By Rāmprasād Sen
  108. LXXXIX.
    An Incident of Umā's Childhood
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		88
  109. XC.
    The Same Continued
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		89
  110. XCI.
    Menakā Has Discovered Umā's Greatness
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		90
  111. Anonymous
  112. XCII.
    Menakā Sends for Her Daughter
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		92
  113. By Rāmprasād Sen
  114. XCIII.
    The Joy at the Coming of Umā
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		93
  115. By Rājanikānta Sen
  116. XCIV.
    A Neighbour Gives Tidings of Umā's Approach
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		94
  117. By Rāmprasād Sen
  118. XCV.
    The Arrival of Umā
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		95
  119. By Rājanikānta Sen
  120. XCVI.
    Umā's Mother Speaks
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		96
  121. By Vaikuṇṭha of Māliārā
  122. XCVII.
    Umā Reproaches Her Mother for the Year's Neglect
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		97
  123. Anonymous
  124. XCVIII.
    Umā Explains Her Inability to Come
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		98
  125. By Dāśarathī Rāy
  126. XCIX.
    The Neighbours Come to Congratulate Menaka
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		99
  127. By Rāmprasād Sen
  128. C.
    Menakā Will Not Send Her Daughter Back Again
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		100
  129. CI.
    Śiva Claims His Bride Again
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		101
  130. By Rajanikānta Sen
  131. CII.
    The Mother's Grief to Let Her Daughter Go
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		101
  132. CIII.
    The Grief When Umā Has Gone
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		103
  133. INDEX OF AUTHORS
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    		103
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