Bhoomates (To mother India)
   

Bhoomates (To mother India)


The following translation has been done by Anurupa Cinar.

 

माते हे परके घरांत घुसले दस्यू तुझ्या गे कसे ? I

 

आधी ह्या पर्क्यांचीया न घुसले कीं मीच गेहीं तसें ! II

होतें जों बळ तों परासि लुटणे मी मानिलें पाप तें I

जाता मद्बळ होत हाय मजला तें पुण्यची शापतें II माते

कां म्हणुनी अहा वद अशी हिंसा तुझी होतसे I

हिंस्त्राचीही न कीं मनीं मम सुता हिंसा करू येतसे II

त्राता देव नृसिंह सोडुनि पुजूं गायीसची जाय मी I

वाधाच्या पुढती म्हणूनि बनले गायीहुनी गाय मी II

तूंते दंशुनि कोण मारक विषें घायाळवी गे अहा I

मी दे दूध जयासि घे उलटुनी तो सर्पची दंश हा II

O Mother! How did these Foreign Devils invade your home?

 

Was it, perhaps, not an invasion at first?

But, ‘twere I who welcomed them in!

Alas! When strength I had, how virtuous was I----

Looting these Foreigners I deemed to be a sin.

Once I overcome my stupor, O Mother,

This very righteousness will curse me!

While you are being violated so---

Your Son is unable to entertain even the thought of killing a ferocious beast!

Forsaken God Nrusimha, The Protector, have I!

To mere Cow worship have I turned.

Alas! Before a tiger become I,

More docile than the very Cow I worship!

Ah! Who has stung you? Wounded you with deadly poison?

Woe betide me! T’was the very Snake I nourished with milk---

He sank his teeth in you!