Read the previous part here… “But I will consent to this marriage only on one condition. I am not to be considered as his wife until my husband spends six months on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas and other sacred teerthas on the way.” “If this condition is not agreed to, let it be known …
श्याम पिया मोरी रंग दे चुनरिया । ऐसी रंग दे, के रंग नहीं छुटे ।धोभिया धोये चाहे सारी उमरिया ॥ लाल ना रंगाऊं मैं, हरी ना रंगाऊ ।अपने ही रंग में रंग दे चुनरिया ॥ बिना रंगाये मैं तो घर नाही जाउंगी ।बीत ही जाए चाहे सारी उमरिया ॥ मीरा के प्रभु गिरिधर नागर ।प्रभु …
Holi is a popular festival in Sanatana Dharma, originating from India. It is celebrated predominantly in India, but has also spread to other areas of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent. Holi is popularly known as the Indian “festival of spring”, the “festival of colours”, or the …
Read the previous part here… People started to notice his dejected appearance and alerted his father Prajñāsāgara, who came running to see what had happened. The son by then had fallen onto the ground, in stupor, babbling deliriously. From his speech, Prajñāsāgara managed to understand what had happened, and he felt embarrassed at this unexpected …
Read the previous part here… “From that day, I have not been myself. I seem to see him everywhere, and in everything I do. I embrace him when on this bed, and I feel his kisses and his touch. My my wicked fate…I cannot have him, because I don’t even know his name, least of …
Read the previous part here… The deceitful master then took out a magic pill, and placed it in his mouth. The very next moment, he was transformed into an aged man! He took out another pill, and giving it to Manaḥsvāmin, asked him to place it in his mouth. And in an instant, Manaḥsvāmin was …
Read the previous part here… Manaḥsvāmin saw Śaśiprabhā, running her hands through the flowers, smelling them, laughing when the butterflies flew away in alarm…and he fell in love that very instant. He felt that his heart was no more with him, and he felt that he was no longer a master of his feelings. “Is …
Read the previous part here… “So tell me, o King, when the thief was impaled, and nearing death, and when he saw Ratnavatī coming there with her father, why did he weep first, and then why did he laugh? What was on his mind? “Remember, if you know the answer, and don’t tell me the …
Read the previous part here… Ratnavatī folded her hands again, and said, tearfully… “O revered one! If you are truly pleased with me, then let this man, who I have already considered as my husband, rise up and be alive, and from now on, live a life of noble character!” The voice from the skies …
Read the previous part here… He then went to meet the king, and offered him all his wealth, and more, if only he would pardon the thief. But the king did not agree. “Not for all your wealth, not for all the wealth in the world”, he thundered. “This thief plundered my kingdom, and I …
