Satyawati -19 Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Satyawati -19
19. Chitrangad
The princes had only seen girls
Too eager to lift their skirts
For or them. They chased
Every girl they set eyes on.
Chitrangad once met a girl
A Gandharva lady so charming
Angada was no ordinary girl
Refused his advances outright.
The prince, always revered by girls
Never had heard a "No" in his life
Tried to force himself upon her.
A trained warrior, she overpowered him.
Angada fled to her brother,
Severe fight ensued betwixt the men
Before Devabrata could reach
Chitrangad was defeated n' killed.
Even at this time of grief
Devabrata drew his sword
Against the killer in vengeance
It was a matter of honour too.
Angada came in between
"Fight me first, for it is for me,
That my brother killed yours."
She swore, her sword on his chest.
"I donot fight women", said Devabrata
"But, I do fight men", she retorted.
"Tell me, but why should I fight you? "
"He tried to rape ME", she was furious.
Devabrata respected women
Never hesitated to bow his head
Before this honorable lady
And asked to be forgiven.
Very powerfully and movingly written! .. Thank you for sharing! .. Ever so many 10S! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +++++
Devabrata behaved as all mothers would like their sons to behave- with honor. I am ashamed of Chitrangad but I understand the pain of a brother and mother when he was killed. Hopefully Devabrata keeps his head and honor and grieves for the good his brother had in him [hopefully] and remembers to grieves about the bad his brother had in him. 10+++++++++++++++++++++
And thank you for your precious time devoted to reading my poems and commenting. And for all those tens or tons?
In the ancient Bharat, women were respected. That was the culture espoused by the scripts. But, all through, these were many Parasaran, Dusshasan etc. Heard of Dusshasan? He is also a character in the epic, whose lustful eyes were on his brothers' wife.
Devabatra is an extraordinary character.. Your epics made me a fan of him, the respect toward the women makes him unique and different from other brothers.
Yes, Rini. True. The contrasting characters painted in unique colours make the epic great.
An inspiring character much respected and revered by all Bhishma Pitamah! A full vote!
Thank you Geeta, obliged. I have tried to bring out the development of character of Great Gangadutt from his younger age itself. Nice you enjoyed it.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Even at this time of grief Devabrata drew his sword Against the killer in vengeance It was a matter of honour too.....Thank you so much dear poet for sharing this brilliant poem with us. Top marks.