Satyawati -10 Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Satyawati -10
10. The Body
Another day is another lesson.
That evening, we had a visitor
A Special one, to me a suitor!
Maharaja Santanu of Hastinapura
The ruler of even our remote hamlet.
He had seen me bathing in the river
Followed me to the forest
Where I spent my day in penance
Or recited the scripts I knew.
So, now my body has another suitor.
Santanu was polite; He could
Take me by force if he so desired.
But he appealed to my father
For my hand in marriage.
Unsure of my response
Father did not consent the king.
"I need time", he said
"to discuss with her and the elders."
For a poor fisherwoman,
It was a great honour
To be asked in marriage
By the king of Hastinapura.
WoW! A poor fisherman doesn't immediately jump up and down in joy when a king asks for his daughter's hand in marriage? He is a very brave fisherman and treasures his daughter sooooooooooooooo very much. Can't wait to read the next installment! ! !
Hi Susie, The answer is simple. Please see what Satyawati says. She does not acknowledge that she has another suitor. She says, : : now my body has another suitor: : . Her father already knows her well.
If Love Is In Her Heart Here...Ever So Joyous! ! ! ! ! Hope She Finds Deep Happiness Here... Look Forward To Reading More! ! ! ! ! ....Ever So Many 10S! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +++++ Thank You For Sharing This! ! ! ! ! :)
Great turn in sathyawathi's life and an end her suffering. Nice to read
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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The marriage proposal by Maharaja Santanu of Hastinapura to a poor fisherwoman for his daughter, Satyawati's hand in marriage has been astutely and hauntingly inscribed here. I cite..For a poor fisherwoman, / It was a great honour / To be asked in marriage / By the king of Hastinapura. Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing.
This marriage of Emperor Santanu with Satyawati is the very beginning of the saga called Mahabharata