सेतुबन्धम्-३
Poet pays his obeisance to Shiva:
णमह अ जस्स फुडरवं कण्ठच्छाआघडन्तणाणग्गिसिहम्
।
फुरइ फुरिअट्टहासं उद्धपडित्ततिमिरं
विअ दिसाअक्कम् ॥ ५ ॥
[नमत च यस्य स्फुटरवं कण्ठच्छायाघटमाननयनाग्निशिखम्
।
स्फुरति स्फुरिताट्टहासमूर्धप्रदीप्ततिमिरमिव
दिक्चक्रम् ॥]
Bow to (Shiva) whose burning eyes
associated with the dark luster of the neck appear accompanied by the sound of
gyration ( in his gyrations of tandava dance) like the horizon in a dark night
brightened due to lightning accompanied by thunder. [ When Shiva gyrates during
Tandava dance, gyration creates whirling sound like that of thunder and the
lustrous eyes look like the horizon lit by lightning and accompanied by thunder
in a dark night. The darkness of Shiva’s neck is compared with The darkness of
night.]
Now is a reference to Shiva as ardhanarisvara:
वेवइ जस्स सविडिअं बलिउं महइ पुलाआइअत्थणअलसम्
।
पेम्मसहावविमुहिअं वीआवासगमणूसुअं वामद्धम्
॥ ६ ॥
[वेपते यस्य सव्रीडं वलितुं महति पुलकाचितस्तनकलशम्
।
प्रेमस्वभावविमुषितं द्वितीयावकाशगमनोत्सुकं
वामार्धम् ॥]
(Bow to Shiva), whose left half
(Parvati), whose breast is covered by horripilation due to shyness and fear,
feels deceived of expressing her love (to him) as she tries to reach towards
the right side(Shiva) during Shiva’s gyrations. [ As ardha narisvara, left half
of Shiva is Parvati herself. When he gyrates the left half leans towards the
right half with fear and shyness and feels deceived of expressing her love due
to shyness and fear of being seen by others. As a consequence her breast is
covered by horripilation. An involved imagery indeed!]
Describes the boisterous laughter
of Shiva:
अस्स विलग्गन्ति णहं फुडपडिसद्दा दिसाअलपडिक्खलिआ
।
जोण्हाकल्लोला विअ ससिधवलासु रअणीसु
हसिअच्छेआ ॥ ७ ॥
[यस्य विलगन्ति नभः स्फुटप्रतिशब्दा
दिक्तलप्रतिस्खलिताः ।
ज्योत्स्नाकल्लोला इव शशिधवलासु रजनीषु
हसितच्छेदाः ॥]
(Bow to Shiva) whose punctuated
boisterous laughter spreads towards the sky as it gets reflected from the
horizon like the waves of moonlight on a bright night lit by the moon.
णट्टारम्भक्खुहिआ जस्स भडब्भन्तमच्छपहअजलरआ
।
होन्ति सलिलुद्धुमाइअधूमाअन्तवडवामुहा
मअरहरा ॥ ८ ॥ (आइकुलअम्)
[नृत्यारम्भक्षुभिता यस्य भयोद्भ्रान्तमत्स्यप्रहतजलरयाः
।
भवन्ति सलिलोद्ध्मापितधूमायमानवडवामुखा मकरगृहाः
॥]
(Bow to Shiva), at the start of
whose dance oceans get disturbed by the terrified fishes while the fuming submarine
fire looks like being excited by blowing.
Speaks of the difficulty of work
undertaken:
अहिणवराआरद्धा चुक्कक्खलिएषु जिहडिअपरिट्ठविआ
।
मेत्ति व्व पमुहरसिआ णिव्वोड्ढुं होइ
दुक्करं कव्वकहा ॥ ९ ॥
[अभिनवराजारब्धा च्युतस्खलितेषु विघटितपरिस्थापिता
।
मैत्रीव प्रमुखरसिका निर्वोढुं भवति
दुष्करं काव्यकथा ॥]
This story started by the young
king (Pravarasena) with its slips and errors appropriately re-connected and corrected
and centred on sentiments (rasa) is difficult to be carried on like friendship,
associated with the discerning. [ Just as to maintain friendship with a
discerning person requires course corrections and is not easy, creating this
work needs vigilance to make appropriate corrections. The poet uses subtle श्लेष to reinforce the simile.]
Talks of benefits of good
literary work:
परिवड्ढइ विण्णाणं संभाविज्जइ जसो
विढप्पन्ति गुणा ।
सुव्वइ सुउरिसचरिअं किं तं जेण ण
हरन्ति कव्वालावा ॥ १० ॥
[परिवर्धते विज्ञानं संभाव्यते यशोऽर्ज्यन्ते
गुणाः ।
श्रूयते सुपुरुषचरितं किं तद्येन न
हरन्ति काव्यालापाः ॥]
Is there any manner with which
narration of a poetical work does not become attractive? It enhances knowledge,
it brings fame, it enables acquiring noble qualities and it enables listening
to the stories of noble persons.
इच्छाइ व धणरिद्धी जोव्वणलद्ध इव आहिआइअ
सिरी ।
दुःखं संभाविज्जै बन्धच्छाआइ अहिणवा
अत्थगयी ॥ ११ ॥
[इच्छयेव धनऋद्धिः यौवनलब्धेवाभिजात्या
श्रीः ।
दुःखं संभाव्यते बन्धच्छाययाभिनवार्थगतिः
॥ ]
It is with difficulty that well
crafted verses get associated with lofty meaning just as gain in wealth get
associated with desire for wealth and good heritage with the luster arising out
of youth. [ Combination of well crafted verses with lofty meaning is as rare as
getting wealth to meet ones desires or having the combination of youth and good
heritage.]
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