The Cloud Messenger - Part 02 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGHI JKLI GAGCI MNOPQ RSCGI TAUVI ACVAD GACWW AWWXY ZCAA2W ACB2Q WC2CD2Q QWE2AQ F2G2AH2 AZIGK ZAZI2 WZGZ WIJ2K2S CZL2I M2AAW WIKN2I KKAO2 AGCL2W| Your naturally beautiful reflection will gain entry into the clear waters of the | A |
| Gambhira River as into a clear mind Therefore it is not fitting that you out | B |
| of obstinancy should render futile her glances which are the darting leaps of | C |
| little fish as white as night lotus flowers | D |
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| Removing her blue garment which is her water exposing her hips which are | E |
| her banks it is clutched by cane branches as if grasped by her hands | F |
| Departure will inevitably be difficult for you who tarries O friend Who | G |
| having experienced enjoyment is able to forsake another whose loins are laid | H |
| bare | I |
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| A cool breeze grown pleasant through contact with the scent of the earth | J |
| refreshed by your showers which is inhaled by elephants with a pleasing | K |
| sound at their nostrils and which is the ripener of wild figs in the forest | L |
| gently fans you who desire to proceed to Devagiri | I |
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| There you taking the form of a cloud of flowers should bathe Skanda who | G |
| always resides there with a shower of flowers wet with the water of the | A |
| heavenly Ganges For he is the energy surpassing the sun that was born into | G |
| the mouth of the fire by the bearer of the crescent moon for the purpose of | C |
| protecting the forces of of the sons of Indra | I |
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| Then with claps of thunder magnified by their own echoes you should cause | M |
| to dance the peacock of the son of Agni the corners of whose eyes are bathed | N |
| by the light of the crescent moon at the head of Shiva and whose discarded | O |
| tail feather ringed by rays of light Parvati placed behind her ear next | P |
| to the petal of the blue lotus out of her love for her son | Q |
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| Having worshipped that god born in a reedbed after you have travelled | R |
| further your route abandoned by siddha couples carrying lutes because they | S |
| fear rain drops you should descend while paying homage to the glory of | C |
| Randideva born from the slaughter of the daughter of Surabhi and who | G |
| arose on earth in the form or a river | I |
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| When you the robber of the complexion of bearer of the bow Sharnga stoop | T |
| to drink the water of that river which is broad but appears narrow from a | A |
| distance those who range the skies when they look down will certainly see | U |
| that the stream resembles a single string of pearls on the earth enlarged at | V |
| its centre with a sapphire | I |
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| Having crossed the river go on making yourself into a form worthy of the | A |
| curiosity of the eyes of the women of Dashapura adept in the amorous play of | C |
| their tendril like eyebrows whose dark and variageted brilliance flashes up at | V |
| the fluttering of their eyelashes and whose splendour has been stolen from the | A |
| bees attendant on tossing kunda flowers | D |
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| Then entering the district of Brahmavarta accompanied by your shadow you | G |
| should proceed to the plain of the Kurus evocative of the battle of the | A |
| warriors where the one whose bow is Gandiva brought down showers of | C |
| hundreds of sharp arrows just as you bring down showers of rain on the faces | W |
| of the lotuses | W |
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| Having partaken of the waters of the Sarasvati which were enjoyed by the | A |
| bearer of the plough who was averse to war on account of his love for his | W |
| kinsfolk after he had forsaken the wine of agreeable flavour which was | W |
| marked by the reflection of Revati s eyes you friend will be purified within | X |
| only your colour will be black | Y |
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| From there you should go to the daughter of Jahnu above the Kanakhula | Z |
| mountains where she emerges from the Himalaya who provided a flight of | C |
| steps to heaven for the sons of Sagara and who laughing with her foam at the | A |
| frown on the face of Gauri made a grab at the hair of Shambhu and clasped | A2 |
| his crescent moon with her wave hands | W |
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| If you like an elephant of the gods your front partly inclining down from the | A |
| sky to drink her waters which are pure as crystal in an instrant because of | C |
| your reflection on her gliding current she would become very lovely as if | B2 |
| united with the Yamuna in second location | Q |
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| Having reached the mountain which is the source of that very river whose | W |
| crags are made fragrant with the scent of the musk of the deer that recline | C2 |
| there white with snow reposing on the summit which dispells the fatigue of | C |
| travel you will take on the splendour like that of the white soil cast up | D2 |
| by the bull of the three eyed one | Q |
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| If when the wind is blowing a forest fire were to afflict the mountain | Q |
| ignited by the friction of branches of the sarala trees burning with its | W |
| flames the tailhairs of the yaks it would befit you to extinguish it | E2 |
| completely with thousands of torrents of water for the resources of the | A |
| great have as their fruit the alleviation of those who suffer misfortune | Q |
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| The sharabha there intent on springing in anger at you who departs from | F2 |
| their path would lunge at you only to break their own limbs You should | G2 |
| cover them with a tumultuous storm of hail and rain Who intent upon a | A |
| fruitless endeavour would not be the object of contempt | H2 |
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| There with your body bowed in devotion you should circumambulate the | A |
| foot print of the one wears the half moon diadem which is continually | Z |
| heaped with offerings from ascetics and at the sight of which at their | I |
| departure from the bodies cleansed of their misdeeds the faithful are able to | G |
| achieve the immuteable state of membership of Shiva s following | K |
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| The bamboo canes filled with the wind sound sweetly Victory over the three | Z |
| cities is celebrated in song by the Kinnari demi gods If your rumbling like a | A |
| muraja drum resounds in the caves the theme of a concert for Shiva will be | Z |
| complete | I2 |
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| Having passed various features on the flanks of the Himalayas proceed thence | W |
| north to Krauncarandhra gateway for wild geese which was the route to glory | Z |
| for Bhrgupati you whose beautiful form is flat and long like the dark blue | G |
| foot of Vishnu uplifted for the suppression of Bali | Z |
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| And having gone further become the guest of Mt Kailasa the seams of whose | W |
| peaks were rent by the arms of the ten faced one and which is a mirror for | I |
| the consorts of the Thirty Gods and which extending with lofty peaks like | J2 |
| white lotuses stands in the sky like the loud laughter of the three eyed | K2 |
| one accumulated day by day | S |
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| I foresee that when you resembling glossy powdered kohl reach the foot of | C |
| that mountain as white as a freshly cut piece of ivory the imminent beauty | Z |
| will be fit to be gazed upon with an unerring eye like the dark blue garment | L2 |
| placed on the shoulder of the plough carrier | I |
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| And if Gauri should take a walk on the foot of that pleasure hill lent a hand | M2 |
| by Shiva who has set aside his serpent bracelet your shape transformed into a | A |
| flight of steps your torrents of water withheld within yourself become a | A |
| stairway rising in front of her for the ascent of the jewel slopes | W |
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| There the young women of the gods will use you as a shower you whose | W |
| waters are brought forth by the striking together of the diamonds in their | I |
| bracelets If friend you were unable to release yourself from them being | K |
| encountered in the hot season startle them who are intent on playing with | N2 |
| you with claps of thunder harsh to the ear | I |
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| Partaking of the waters of Manasa which bring forth golden lotuses bringing | K |
| at pleasure momentary delight like a cloth upon the face of Airavata shaking | K |
| with your winds the sprouts of wish fulfilling trees like garments enjoy the | A |
| king of mountains with various playful actions O cloud | O2 |
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| Once you who wander at will have seen Alaka seated in the lap of the | A |
| mountain like a lover with the Ganges like a garment that has slipped you | G |
| will not fail to recognise her again with her lofty palaces and bearing hosts of | C |
| clouds with showers of rain at the time of year when you are present | L2 |
| resembling a woman whose tresses are interwoven with strings of pearls | W |
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