Meghaduta 7
The Megha Dūta, or Cloud Messenger 7
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7
Thou art the refuge of the wretched, for that reason O Cloud (Watergiver) bear news of me to my beloved, for I am separated from her by the anger of the Lord of Wealth. You must set out for the habitations of the Yaksha chiefs, called Alaka, the palaces of which glance white in the moonlight on the Head of Siva, placed in the exterior gardens.
7.n1
Thou art the refuge, etc. This alludes to the wretched lovers to whom the cloud’s advent, as denoting the rainy season, always brought relief. The husband and wife were always together during the rains, as no man could travel in India during their continuance.
7.n2
The moon was borne on the crest of Siva as a diadem.
Linked texts (1)
- Meghadūta — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit