Tag: MARATHI LITERATURE

  • मुग्ध-मधुर जुई – MUGDH MADHUR JUI (ENCHANTED SWEET JASMINE)

    In the story mugdh-madhur Juee the story of a little girl named juee is told. Her parents were not rich. Her father was working as a priest in the temple. Temple was outside the town. Juee as her name describes was delicate and charming like a flower of Juee. The flower of Juee belonged to…

  • जलमाता – JALMATA (MOTHER WATER)

    In this story we meet two sisters named Padma and Soma. They are daughters of Mother Water. Mother water is fairy queen. Two sisters are living happily and freely in their mother’s home, which is in the water. Mother water decides to marry her daughters with sons of Mother Earth.  Daughters agree with this decision.…

  • सदाबहार सदाफुली- SADABAHAR SADAFULI (CAPE PERIWINKLE)

    In this story we meet a gardener and his three daughters. The younger daughter’s name is Sadafuli. She is very beautiful however, comes from a poor family. One day while walking down a street, she finds a small creature called Thirst-virus. The Thirst-virus makes her mind disturbed and plants the seed of desire in her…

  • शब्द बाण – WORD ARROWS (POWER OF WORDS)

    In this muktak Radif is ‘Sundar’ and Kafiyas are Anartha, Sasharta, Samartha. This Muktak describes power of words. कुणि न करावी, कीव आमुची, इतुका घडवू, अनर्थ सुंदर, अभिमानाने, जगण्यासाठी, सजवू शस्त्रे, सशर्त सुंदर; धनू लेखणी, शब्द बाण मम, अर्थ कुणीही, अनंत काढो, देहामधल्या, आत्ममंदिरी, अर्थ झळकतो, समर्थ सुंदर.

  • भावभक्ति – BHAV-BHAKTI (PIOUS REVERENCE)

    This is a Bhaktigeet written in the form of Ghazal. It is written in Ghazal form so it has Radif and Kafiyas. Radif is ‘Visarun jave sare kshanbhar’ and kafiyas are Tekun, Malun, Prashun, Vahun, Fekun, Todun. प्रभुचरणाशी माथा टेकुन विसरुन जावे सारे क्षणभर करुणामय दवतुषार माळुन विसरुन जावे सारे क्षणभर भावभक्तिचा भरून प्याला अधरापाशी कुणी…

  • मैफल – MAIFAL (CONCERT)

    In this Ghazal(32 matras) Some social issues are discussed in each sher. In last stanza(makta) the poetess says, women should express their soft feelings freely. Women should be given space in their family. नको कोसळू अडवे तिडवे मनास वर्षा आवर आता संपव मैफल खुल्या मनाने करुन भैरवी सदर आता अंगामध्ये देवी आणुन नकोस विसरू देहभान…

  • शल्य – SHALYA (THORN)

    In some families women are treated as slaves. They have no permission to talk freely. In every field there is a competition. In this Ghazal the poetess says that women should talk about their problems freely. They must come out of their home and mix with other people. Specially, women’s problems are discussed in this…