The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
O great king! when Chitrekha had obtained Ookha’s consent, she sent
for writing materials, and sat down upon the ground; and, having
propitiated Guneshù and Devee, and meditated upon her spiritual
preceptor, began to write. She first wrote and showed her a
description of the three worlds with their eight divisions, and
fourteen sub-divisions, the seven islands, the nine divisions of the
earth, the sky, the seven seas, and Vishnù’s celestial paradise.
Afterwards Chitrekha showed her a description of the gods, demons,
celestial musicians, choristers, demi-gods, saints, sages, the
supporters of the world, the supporters of the ten quarters and the
Rajas of all countries. But Ookha did not find her beloved amongst
them. After this, Chitrekha drew separate likenesses of the
descendants of Judoo; and when she showed them to Ookha, Ookha said on
beholding Unroodrù’s picture, “I have found him, who stole my heart,
this is he, who came to me in the night. Arrange some plan now,
friend, and search him out, and bring him here.” On hearing this,
Chitrekha replied, “How shall he escape me?” Chitrekha proceeded to
say, “O friend! you do not know him, but I can tell you who he is, he
is of the family of Judoo, and a grandson of Shree Krishnù Chund, and
the son of Purdiyomun; his name is Unroodrù. He lives at Dwarka, a
city built in the sea near the shore. By order of Huri, the quoit,
Soodursun, keeps constant watch over that city in order that no devil,
demon nor wicked person may annoy the descendants of Judoo, and if any
such come to the city, he cannot obtain entrance without the
permission of Rajas Oogursen and Soorsen.”
O great king! Ookha was very sad at these words, and said, “O friend!
if it be a place so difficult of access, how will you go there and
bring my husband thence?” Chitrekha replied, “My dear! set your mind
at rest on that point; by the glorious grace of Huri, I will bring
your soul’s lord to you.” Having thus spoken, Chitrekha put on
garments, imprinted all over with the name of Ramù, and made marks
and perpendicular lines on her forehead with sandal wood, such as
cowherdesses wear, and stamped impressions of different kinds on her
breasts, the upper part of her arms and throat, and wearing a large
garland of toolsee on her neck, and carrying rosaries of the large
diamonds of the toolsee in her hand, throwing over herself a chequered
blanket, she folded under her arm a cloth to sit upon and assuming the
appearance of a chief worshipper of Vishnù, she made an obeisance and
started for Dwarka, taking leave of Ookha, and saying to her, “I will
proceed through the air, and pursue my journey in the sky, I will
bring thy husband, otherwise my name is not Chitrekha.”
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