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Friday, October 05, 2007

#029, Oh Palm tree- Have you seen that lady whose breasts are like your ripened fruits?

3-60-18 (BOOK 3, BOOK OF FOREST, ARAN`YA KAAND`A), CHAPTER 60, VERSE 18.

Yadi taala tvayaa drisht`aa pakva taala phala stanii
Kathayasva varaarohaam kaarun`yam yadi tee mayii.


CONTEXT: Sita Rama Lakshmanas were in exile to forest. The demon king Ravan`a abducted her. Rama personified trees in the vicinity and addressed them by name to enquire whether they saw his Sita. In this verse, Rama approached a Palm tree and asked it:

"Oh Palm tree! If you have seen that lady who has breasts resembling ripened palm fruits like yours, and if you have mercy on me, kindly tell me about her."

This writer's observation: ! I have no words.

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