At midnight
Kali-Mata will appear at the door, and ask you to let Her in. Tell Her that she should
first bless you withwisdom. If She agrees, let Her in; otherwise do not. This way you will
become a great scholar." The shepherd did
exactly as the princess had told him, and Kali-Nata wrote the sacred letters on his
tongue.
When he returned to the princess, he could sing beautiful
poems in Sanskrit!
He became a great poet.
Since Kali-Mata blessed him, he is called Kalidasa,
or the servant of Kali.
MEANINGS
Let - Allow.
Exactly - The same. |