Parvati Kalyanam | Sonnet – 4 | Prank of Cupid and Spring
Posted on 04 April 2024; 07:00 PM IST. Last Updated 18 April 2024; 05:50 PM IST.Summary: Parvati Kalyanam is a series of sonnets in English language, which describe Lord Shiva's wedding with Princess Parvati. This poem describes the prank played by cupid and spring to make Lord Shiv to fall in love with Princess Parvati.
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Parvati Kalyanam : Sonnet - 4
Heavens could not wait, for Shiv Parvati marriage,
Son of Shiv, was destained, to be the General of Gods;
Cupid was ordained, to impel Shiv, to pre engage,
Spring joined Cupid, and formed a special squad.
Spell of Spring, made the trees come alive,
Princess Parvati arrived, like Nature’s counterpart;
Cupid struck Shiv, with an arrow to revive,
Shiv lost the balance, and the tune of his heart.
Glance of Shiv, heaped shyness upon Parvati,
love in progression, was celebrated with a bash;
ascetic Shiva regained, his senses and divinity,
burnt Cupid to ashes, and disappeared like a flash.
Shiv Parvati forged, the entire existence,
encompassing time and space, as Nature’s confluence.
--- Pilla Gurumurty Patrudu
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Glossary:
| Parvati | Daughter of Himavat & Mainavati; regarded as reincarnation of Mother Goddess or Devi Mata. |
| Cupid | English word for Manmadh. |
| Spring | English word for Vasant. |
| Lord Shiv | God of Gods as per Hinduism; regarded as an ascetic. |