VANITY OF POST

Why looked petrified and stare into my eyes ²Droupadi dear 
Has my senescence uttered anything inauspicious causing fear 
Didn't I say "May you've a fortunate son" instead of ³Mahavira 
Whose peerless Valour wrests the much-coveted title ⁴Lokaikavira.

Did you except me bless for a righteous raja, as that of ⁵Sri Rama ? 
Or one whose ethereal beauty excels that of ⁶Neelameghasyama ? 
Or one whose intellect settles many disputes insoluble of ⁷devaloka? 
Or one whose tapassakti draws the Trio on and again to ⁸Bhuloka?

Or one whose ⁹Ekachchtradhipatya keeps ¹⁰Viswavijetas in fear?
Or one whose ¹¹Dhamanirnaya wrings from ¹²Yama many a joyous tear? 
Or one whose ¹³astrakousalya brings ¹⁴patalagana with a mere arrow? 
Or one whose ¹⁵danaseela arrays gods with bowls to tide over sorrow?

Or one whose ¹⁶satyavakyapalana sold away wife and son in alien town? 
Or one whose ¹⁷ajeysakti carried ¹⁸sanjivi mount on palm for saving life? 
Or one whose soul force garnered sea in ¹⁹kamandal for ²⁰Indiar's crown? 
Or one whose ²¹vratadiksha scarified his son sans any mental strife?  

Glossary

2. Wife of Pandavas. 
3. great hero. 
4. hero of the world. 
5. Son of Dasaratha, 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. 
6. refers to Sri Krishna due to blue colour of body. 
7. heaven. 
8. mortat world. 
9. a sole ruler of world. 
10. Conqueror of world. 
11. Judgement. 
12. God of Death. 
13. expert at military science. 
14. water of nether world. 
15. Virtue of liberal gifts. 
16. true to word given. 
17. invincible power. 
18. Mount that possesses life giving plants. 
19. vessel for holding water used by ascetics. 
20. King of gods. 
21. fidelity to vow given.

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