Divine, O Ganga Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB AA CDD EF FG F HH FHH HAA HH II HFH JJF KK| The holy and sacred river of India | A |
| Starts its coarse and lumpy journey from the all mighty and staunchest Himalayas | B |
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| Its creation and origin from the head of Lord Shiva | A |
| Has interested an impressive story in the mythology of India | A |
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| The tinkling and murmuring sounds if the bells and chimes | C |
| The blest chantings of God increasing its amplitude at night time | D |
| And the gushing of the water makes it more and more sublime | D |
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| The place of Bhakti where cows are mothers and worshipped | E |
| A dip into the cold and exhilarating water washes away all the sins | F |
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| Praised by all the Puranas Granthas and Vedas | F |
| She serves as the cradle of fertile lands and aquatic habitat | G |
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| One drop of this divine body is thought of quenching a man's thirst of good health and peace | F |
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| The evenings being mesmerized by tintinnabulating and ringing tones of the Ganga Aarti | H |
| At the other places and times it sways and flows with at its top its vanity | H |
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| Kedarnath Devaprayag Haridwar and Varanasi | F |
| Earning its fame and getting embraced by the Mother's purity and sacred beauty | H |
| Like a mother keeping her children close to her bosom protecting and providing security from undesired obscurity | H |
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| The succour of the industrial hubs like Patna and Kolkata | H |
| Aiding sustain the lives of a plethora | A |
| With its water and banks and hallowed aura | A |
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| Draining into the massive Arabian Sea | H |
| Finishing its struggles of sorrows and glee | H |
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| But what about the obnoxious substances which we feed our Mother | I |
| How it destroys and saddens her do we ever bother | I |
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| The same holy water now filthy | H |
| Reaches homes and places | F |
| Consumed by people nevertheless admiring its beauty | H |
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| How vile ye are Man | J |
| Attempting to contaminate her with thou clan | J |
| And using and destroying her for selfish reasons with your plans | F |
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| O Ganga May ye pure every soul | K |
| And to protect and save you from odds and ends ought to be our supreme goal | K |
Anuradha Mukherjee
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