“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