MAKAR SANKRANTI FESTIVAL !!!

“Bolley Naati,’O Thakuma, o thakuma,

tomaar kaandhey otaa kiser JHULI?’

Bolley Thakuma muchki hesey,

‘orey ei jhuli teh aachey nana rakam er suswadu PITHEY-PULI.

Aaj jeh poush mash er sesh din,

aar ei din ei paalito hoy MAKAR SANKRANTI;

Taai toh aaj etogulo pithey puli

tairi korte hoyni mor kono KLANTI;

Haan kore dekhchish ki toraa,

ney ney cheteputey khaa ei sab pithey puli, korisne aar ASHANTI.’

Bolley Naatni pithey khete khete,

‘Oh! Proti bachor aajker dineyi toh hoy Ganga Sagar MELA;

Howrah, Sealdah, Babughat, Lot.8, Namkhana;

sarbatroi kato manush er bheerh er THYALA!’

Bolley Thakuma gambhir swar e,

’Aha! Ganga Sagar er itihaas taa toh toder ke hoyni BOLAA;

Praachin kaal e Kardam Muni putra,

Kapil Muni chilen asol e Bhagawan Vishnu r AVATAR;

Sagar putra raa regechilen Kapil Muni r opor,

jodi o Bhagawan Indra ee daayi, sab dosh TAAR.

Regey giye Kapil Muni korlen Sagar putra der

asthi bhasmya ebong Narak e galo taader AATMA;

Onek bachor por Sagar naati Bhaghirath elen

Kapil Muni r kaache ebong pelen ekti BAARTA;

Bhagirath niye elen Maa Ganga ke Kapil Muni r ashram e

ebong Sagar putra ra holen MAHATMA.’

Bolle Thakurda, ‘Pouranik itihaas ache boleyi naa

bikkhyato ei MAKAR SANKRANTI;

Ei din e korle snaan Ganga Sagar e,

dhuye jaaye sab paap aar jiban e asey sukh o SHANTI.” – Arindam Sain