~Nirmala Mani Adhikary ‘Ayoddhaumya’~
Translation : Shashi Bhandary
1.
That was a dream of a mother –
A day comes once in one era,
that day had come
in the form of your mother’s dream,
to that mother who swallowed
‘Surya-Narayan'[1] in her dream,
and, gave the birth to ‘Prithvi Narayan'[2]
in her waking moment,
My commemorations to that mother,
My approbations to that mother,
My commemorations and approbations
to that day as well.
2.
The era gave birth to you
You gave birth to an era,
The history asked for you
You created a history by yourself;
you were precisely the person of your mother’s dream
which came true,
and the motherland obtained her worth;
To such a land,
My commemorations
My approbations.
3.
You, the leader of unity!
My land is glittering eminently
by your supreme leadership
being blest, being virtuous,
you are adorable, you are Great.
By the saga of your glory and valour –
our history remains
glorified and exemplary.
4.
You have become ‘Partha-Sarathi'[3]
by providing us the Knowledge of Geeta[4]
in the form of your Divya Upadesha[5],
You in yourself have become ‘Partha'[6]
by fighting the battle for national unity;
(Thus) You – Prithvi Narayan –
a collective form of ‘Nara'[7] and ‘Narayana'[8];
My commemorations to you
My approbations to you.
Meanings:
[1] Sun generally accepted as God.
[2] ‘Prithvi’ denotes mother earth and the suffix ‘Narayan’ denotes the God. Hence Prithvi Narayan.
[3] The name given to Lord Krishna in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
[4] The teachings delivered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in Kurukshetra (Mahabharata).
[5] denotes divine prescript or noble teachings, title of a book consisting Prithvi Narayan’s teachings.
[6] Arjuna of Mahabharata.
[7] Human
[8] Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the World
(Source: The Supreme Leader of Unity (An Anthology of Poems). Edited by: Kanchan Pudasaini. Published by: Vishnu-Chandra Pudasaini Vangmaya Mandir, Kathmandu. Third edition, 2007)
