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Kalidasa

Bhartrihari. The Century of Life

On Fate

Fate Masters the Gods

Brihuspathy1 his path of vantage shows,

The red disastrous thunder leaves his hand

Obedient, the high Gods in burning rows

His battled armies make, high heaven’s his fort,

Iravath swings his huge trunk for his sport,

The Almighty’s guardian favours over him stand; –

That Indra with these strengths, this lordship proud

Is broken by his foes in battle loud.

Come then, bow down to Fate. Alas, the vain

Heroisms, virtues, toils of glorious man!

 

1 Brihuspathy is counsellor to Indra, the King of Heaven, and spiritual guide of the Gods, Iravath is Indra’s elephant.

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