Bengali Religious Lyrics Sakta

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Item Code:	IDE486
Author:	Trans. By. Edward J. Thompson & Arthur Marshman Spencer
Publisher:	Sri Satguru Publications
Language:	English
Edition:	1986
ISBN:	8170300207
Pages:	103
Cover:	Hardcover
Other Details	8.8" X 5.8"

Book Description

From the Jacket:

The ritual of all the greater gods and goddesses of modern Hinduism is the result of syncretism. Visnu, in his avatars as Rama and Krishna, and Siva divide the allegiance Saktas, Worshippers of the Female energy. Sakti of these deities. Their worship is an expression of the age long Hindu recognition of a dual practice in nature, pursha (Male) and Prakriti (Female). Saktism may be regarded as the worship of Durga or Kali, Siva, consort. Sakta hymns contains many references to both the philosophy and practice of the cult. Some references will be found in hymns of Ramaprasada Sen in this. The present book contains English translation of lyrics from the Sakta literature. The poets included here are are Ramaprasada Sen, Kamalakanta Bhattacharya, Maharaja of Nator, Rasikachandra Ray, Saiyed Jafar, Nilkanta Mukhopadhyaya, Ramachandra Datta Dwihadasa, Navakishor Modak and some annonymous lyrics. The book also contains an introduction, tracing the development of Saktism and of the literature it has produced.

CONTENTS

Introduction		9
	Sakta Songs
By Ramprasad Sen:
I.	The Child's Complaint of His Mother's Neglect	31
II.	She is Utterly Indifferent	31
III.	He will Turn to His Stepmother, since His Mother is Apparently Dead	32
IV.	His Mother is His Only Hope	33
V.	He Will Endure Her Tricks of Deception No Longer	33
VI.	Her Neglect of Humble Worshipers and Her Partiality for the Violent	33
VII.	The Worshipper Complains of the Inequality of Lots	34
VIII.	Kali's Service has Made Him a Mendicant	35
IX.	His Days are Passed in Misery	36
X.	The Vanity of Life after Life	36
XI.	He Trusts Kali, though She Neglects Him	37
XII	His Vain and Earnest Search for Salvation by Knowledge	37
XIII.	He Would be Accepted for Service	38
XIV.	Medicine for His Mind Disease	39
XV.	The Foolishness of Pilgrimage	40
XVI.	The Holiness of Kashi Explained	40
XVII.	He Sometimes Longs to Rest at Kali	41
XVIII.	The Foolishness of Sacrifice	42
XIX.	The Soul's Sleep of Death	43
XX.	He is Old, Dependent, and Despised	43
XXI.	The Useless Toil of His Days	44
XXII.	The Tyranny of a Divided Will	45
XXIII.	Kali Neglects Her Worshipper, in Mad Dance	45
XXIV.	Kali the Battle-Queen	46
XXV.	Siva Under Kali's Feet	46
XXVI.	The Storm-Procession of Siva	47
XXVII.	The Worshiper's Heart is Kali's Home	48
XXVIII.	Negelected Opportunity	48
XXIX.	The Tyranny of Rebirth	49
XXX.	Strength Within Oneself	50
XXXI.	The Unguarded House	51
XXXII.	The Storm-Smitten House	51
XXXIII.	Perli of Tempest	51
XXXIV.	The Mind's Boatman are Craven	52
XXXV.	The Worshipper's Case Comes to Court	52
XXXVI.	He Will Appeal to Siva	53
XXXVII.	He Has Paid All Rent-Dues	54
XXXVIII.	His Mother Has No Lawful Claims Against Him	55
XXXIX.	Sin Must Bear Its Punishment	55
XL.	He is Bankrupt	55
XLI.	Prosperity the Snare of the Soul	56
XLII.	The Fear of Death	57
XLIII.	Life's Fourth Stage	57
XLIV.	He is poor and Helpless	58
XLV.	He is a Slave in His Own House	58
XLVI.	The Life to Come	59
XLVII.	Kali the Only Refuge	60
XLVIII.	Life's Affictions	60
XLIX.	Night Drawing Nearer	61
L.	The Cords of Death	61
LI.	Death at Hand	62
LII.	And After Death the Judgment	62
LIII.	He Longs for Deliverance	63
LIV.	Preparation for Death	63
LV.	His Helplessness	64
LVI.	Kali the Fence-Maker	64
LVII.	He Faces Death	65
LVIII.	Defiance of Death	65
LIX.	This Day Will Pass	66
LX.	He Heeds Not Men's Blame	66
LXI.	His Play is Ended	67
LXII.	And He is Free from Fear of Rebirth	67
LXIII.	All Error is Ended	67
LXIV.	Crying to Kill, He Will Leave Life	68
LXV.	The End	68
Ascribed to Ramprasad Sen:
LXVI.	He Has Wandered Without Being Wise	70
LXVII.	Conquest of Self	70
LXVIII.	The Queen of the Dependent on Kali	70
LXIX.	Kali the Refuge	71
By Kamalakanta Bhattacharya:
LXX.	He is Identifier to His Worldly Fortune	72
LXXI.	He is Entirely Dependent on Kali	72
LXXII.	Kali's Power	73
LXXIII.	The Poet's Great Happiness	73
LXXIV	Extreme Unction	74
By Maharaja Ramakrishna of Nator
LXXV.	The Hour of Death	75
By Rasikachnadra Ray:
LXXVI.	The Worshiper Will Conquer Kali by Her Own Stregth	76
By Saiyad Jafar:
LXXVII.	Kali Cannot Help Her Worshipper	77
By Nilakantha Mukhopadhyaya:
LXXVIII.	Kali is the Universal Object of Worship	78
LXXIX.	The Callous Mother	79
LXXX.	The Devotee Victorious	79
By Ramachandra Datta:
LXXXI.	The Poet, in Peril of Death, Prays to the Mother	81
By Dwijadasa:
LXXXII.	The Worshipper Laments His Neglect of Kali	82
Anonymous:
LXXXIII.	A 'Walpurge' Dance	83
LXXXIV	The Poet's Heart a Burning-Ground	83
By Navakisor Modak:
LXXXV.	Durga is Falsely Called Merciful	84
Anonymous:
LXXXVI.	Her Afflictions are Her Mercy	85
LXXXVII.	The Son Has but One Desire	85
By Kangal:
LXXXVIII.	True Adoration	87
AGAMANI AND VIJAYA SONGS THE DRAMA OF THE MOTHER'S RETURN HOME
By Ramprasad Sen:
LXXXIX.	An Incident of Uma's Childhood	88
XC.	The Same Continued	89
XCI.	Menaka Has Discovered Uma's Greatness	90
Anonymous:
XCII.	Menaka Sends for Her Daughter	92
By Ramprasad Sen:
XCIII.	The Joy at the Coming of Uma	93
By Rajanikanta Sen:
XCIV.	A Neighbour Gives Tidings of Uma's Approach	94
By Ramprasad Sen:
XCV	The Arrival of Uma	95
By Rajanikanta Sen:
XCVI.	Uma's Mother Speaks	96
By Vaikuntha of Maliara
XCVII.	Uma Reproaches Her Mother for the Year's Neglect	97
Anonymous:
XCVIII.	Uma Explains Her Inability to Come	98
By Dasarathi Ray:
XCIX.	The Neighbours Come to Congratulate Menaka	99
By Ramprasad Sen:
C.	Menaka Will Not Send Her Daughter Back Again	100
CI.	Siva Claims His Bride Again	100
By Rajanikanta Sen:
CII.	The Mother's Grief to Let Her Daughter Go	101
CIII.	The Grief When Uma Has Gone	101
INDEX OF AUTHORS		103

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