kaalidaas! sach-sach batalaanaa
indumatee ke mRtyushok se
aj royaa yaa tum roye the ?
kaalidaas! sach-sach batalaanaa |
shivajee kee teesaree aa(n)kh se,
nikalee huee mahaajvaalaa men,
ghRtamishrit sookhee samidhaa-sam
kaamadev jab bhasm ho gayaa,
rati kaa krandan sun aa(n)soo se
tumane hee to dRg dhoye the -
kaalidaas! sach-sach batalaanaa
rati royee yaa tum roye the ?
varShaa Rtu kee snigdh bhoomikaa
pratham divas aaShaaDh़ maas kaa
dekh gagan men shyaam ghan-ghaTaa
vidhur yakSh kaa man jab uchaTaa,
khaḌe-khaḌe tab haath joD़kar
chitrakooT ke subhag shikhar par
us bechaare ne bhejaa thaa
jinake hee dvaaraa sandeshaa,
un puShkaraavart meghon kaa
saathee banakar uD़nevaale -
kaalidaas! sach-sach batalaanaa
par peeḌaa se poor-poor ho
thak-thak kar au choor-choor ho
amal-dhaval giri ke shikharon par
priyavar! tum kab tak soye the?
royaa yakSh ki tum roye the?
kaalidaas! sach-sach batalaanaa |
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Nagarjun