Kalidasa tried to introduce himself to a village belle

Kalidasa  tried to introduce himself to a village belle

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Once   Kalidasa , after   writing   dseveral great works,

Was   travelling  in a village   and he   became  thirsty,

And saw   a village  lady  drawing    water  from the well,

And  she agreed  but wanted to know   who   he is ?

Kalidasa thought   that this   rustic  village  boorish lady ,

May not    about   him or his   very great   creations,

And replied  “ I  am nothing    but   a traveler   and she smiled,

And said” Only sun   and moon are  travelers and who are you?’

Kalidasa  wanted   to snub     that  ignorant   lady  and replied..

“I am only a guest”   and she said “ Youth  and wealth  ,

Are  the only  travelers, because  there are  there  day ,

And next   day  they are  not there” and he  got angry,

He said I tolerate  your  silly  questions  and  so I am,

A tolerant  person”   She smiled   and said with   a sneer,

“Only   earth     and tree    are   two  tolerant persons,

You did the earth , throw stones  at the tree but they  nurture you.”

Then He said  “Without getting    what I   want  I wont go,

I am a stubborn person” and the lady   said in a calm,

Only   the hair   and the nail   are   two stubborn people,

However  much    we cut   them  , they continue to  grow”

Kalidasa  then said  , I was expecting   to get water  from you,

And so I am a fool   and she said “only an incapable king,

And the  Minister  who flatters   are fools for   the minister,

Tells lies   while praising and the king   thinks  they   are truth.”

Then  Kalidasa  fell at    the feet   of the lady    and she said,

You are  a human being first   and all other   things later,

And   you seemed to have  not realized  this and,

Any one who does not realize he  is human being is an ordinary one,