Kl36. Aniruddha, The Grandson Of Krishna Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

KRISHNA LEELA

The great hero Banasura,
The devotee of Lord Siva,
And the ruler of Sonitapura,
Had a daughter named Usa.

With one thousand arms,
He was beating drums,
When danced, Lord Siva,
The so-called tandava-nrtya.

Pleased with his devotion,
The Lord with His affection,
Was ready to grant soon,
His any desire, as a boon.

For the Lord's protection,
Against any enemy action,
This selfish boon he prayed.
So in his city Siva stayed.

To the Lord once he told,
That no one was so bold
To challenge him for a fight,
As they ran away from the site.

He invited Siva for a fight,
As this chance was bright,
As others dared not with fright,
And the Lord took his words light.

That day was not far off
When in the hands of
A person on this earth
He would meet his death.

To curb his ego,
The Lord said so,
Who was that person?
Not known in his vision.

His beautiful daughter Usa,
In her lovely dream she saw,
Once a beautiful young lad,
Whose hug and kiss she had.

She was upset and mad.
Seeing her sunken face sad,
Her trusted servant maid,
Why it was so she asked?

How to find this lad unknown?
Several pictures were drawn
By her servant, an artist,
Who took some interest.

The dream lad she found,
Her joy knew no bound,
It was Krishna's grandson,
Aniruddha the smartest one.

The lad was brought,
Secretly with his cot,
When he was in sleep,
While it was so deep

Lovely days she had,
With this beautiful lad,
Her pre-married courtship,
Went in a wrong relationship.

She was no longer a virgin maiden,
Her father found, she was a burden.
As none preferred an unchaste woman,
Who had her pre-affairs with a man.

He felt her selection wasn't bad,
But not reconciled with this lad,
Who, after a fight, was arrested,
And in prison he was tortured.