`Nadir Pani, Laxmi'r Pa' - An Essay in Bengali by Subhash Ghoshal

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Sf AS, UQf 

gK WKU

@Ac  sZS A ZS j@ Bw j AT A@aQH | @H BfcSS^ jq UZ q Bwv @cU ~U j@v mc@  RiAS, @rR @a gcS j@ AcrK Bw | TAcrU@ qr @ lA TOS ~T @cF j@Av Ao@ ~As F T ; @Ac AUZc  A@a k ~w q j ~AT cIAa, wH @Aa | j @ AcOFA @S TS Sq ~T @a | c TOS SS TkUF ~Acyp   | jq SS TkUF j@v oJO sS cA ~ @ SAUSf@^  ScF @cF   | ScF @cF AsAS AUZ OqaS J j@v AO A Aw J@ cU ha - AAS pA @S c BS-S Z Z @,   rF BS ~S c ~ S ss AB @ - j@v Bw pb \, j@v m A@\S J wiS@ cJ@ cJ@ ASA^ @ OUa | jZS sS ~A@, rFfS mS Sq | OfS @Ac pA @S j@v sS ~cw g, j@v ASr H ~cw,  ~L  - in fine frenzy rolling | OfS @Ac-Ag c^ cU OU, the wind bloweth where it listeth - ~oAS@ Q^ cUcS, @Jv @ a T@e S whaAT | jq AOc s dLfS S  cI s gK TZoF qc pA A@ pA @U sAU B @Ac Bw cr an ATUAaU J | sTS @S s@ q @Ac A@ s ST ~U |  @AcAv BS c S | cAK@, rT, ~ ATkZ ASv s gw,  T gwq s |

c A@ Sac^ \S, @T ?
c^ AcA ~Jv WkASU wa ;
  R @l Z |
~@r ~eZF vO ; TW  -
wUfAW w OJ o  wa |
c^ AFq ~c ? @f @ j ?
ca-ca Z Aa  @FcU Ag ||

@R @S@T rFfS Sq | Ac Z ZU Z a TSq | jTS @S swU Sq s S @ A  AcwU@ | OJ o a w, ~ c^ o a @FcU | j@c AScw, @ ~Tm@ | A@ec sA AZ @cFAB s pA c Acg, ZSR Ac  Sq Sa R | ZSR ZJBU jTS A@a R sc S s A@\S A@ @ As | O c  q Bw pb \- Of |

BS BS        ~S
       c  
TwB gk        , c 
       ~  |
TS TU        Aha vU
       ATi @
jZS BS         ~S
       c   |

jq Bw Ri @ J @U wS - j ~A AAO s T an (@T, ~B Scsw ~Sc S ?),  @R FQ,  @R ~TW TS  @ | ~ ASB wS s @U wS @ ~U A@a S, jvR Ay  s ASW |

~AOc\ TF@AUr ATAB@ ~F T jTS j@Av @Ac s cFA jce TA Z ~J@ a Zc Ay @ | j@c T mc@q  Ti OU ~ @S ArAc @TS @ JA ~a  j@v ~UZF | ' when men turn mob / Drums throb; / when mob turns men / Music again.' T cB @ ZSq sZS cFA scA  TA | ZS ~S@ ~c^  s f | f A@ ZSq ~c A ~ sZS BS gkAT@ @ cFA gkAT@ A ~  TSK@ | @AcAv s jAwa  ~T cI ArZAa, sZS ~oFL  s, ZS cB i @ TT | ~c sZS ~oFL FcS Wv ZS d  s f | jqgcq Zc s,  TT@q U o, ~ B  @ cBS q wgf jce j@A@L | ~T s aAc ~JA@, @Ac AUAZ, OS @A @AF, c @S ^OS @a Aw J Oq,  @a T jce ATAB@ jq TF j@v c TF  Ri AO@U | j@ jce j@A@L jq Fg @Jo R jTSgc O c s TI TI TS , @ @v ASB T @ jq g UWc @ S q vq sS j@v c @H  Ri jAw sR  | gK TZoF AUZUS fAQ wS | j@c d ASAv an - Uc  oU-RS U, gq / ~ATR AaUT j@BS ; ~B HH q / gfd TZ UA T UU I Riq | UQ Z c, @AcAv rKR a jq ASAv an A | a^ ewiS ToF @S PrAUF Sq | ccF jvq S cJoa s TZm @ U qha @ ~c Tk | Ac-S ~RB ~B@ J@ P P / JA AAa BfcS,  AaR Sq / wp@U@ k iU j j@Bv q | jq s ~cS j @R @S cU Sq | @ ha wU ZU | cIR s s, jq @ ToF q s ~a s B @ A  Td | T JO @ j@Bv    s g g v@  ~a jAS | o j@Bv R S,   ATAU Jv qhavR cU  i @ |  j@v c @H @Ac cB ia | rS sha T m^S | gK J j@BS A @Ac sf^S S @ rcK rXo BS Aw AUZAaUS (TW 1394, ~S^cB An@) - ASr r r @ cqr ToFq sf^S @Ac AH ~@ S | r ~ AS ZS AaU j@v U T | J cFAL ~ @AcL jq T@U a sgcq @ AaU | AcS QFTHR  cU s | o TScAo@ S, TSK TSAo@ UqR ZS @q nTr pAcfT aA  | sf^S TdArZ c 1334-j |  TS v 1927 | jq @cFw^q j@Av @Ac rXo| j ~ ~ q TOS QFTH |

R Ri Ri Bw,-
dH ~dH ~U@ BS R ~BS cF Uw !
@U m^ U AS U,
JOS Z cU U,
g Ti @U@UU U cJo OU cw |

gK @cFAB- s WT gCS @ ~T @S ja rKs^ A@ec wp@U@ k iU j j@Bv q s @ gK,   rXo-j @ jq ~Lf s ZJB  @  S  j@v oS @H,  U TUS BSF jAw ja  | c ~wq s @Ai  wa q T |

@^ Tw- R s AO j@r @Ac jq ST j@Av UZ gK | Tn j@r ca @^ pAcf cJO AaU - j @ AsAS dq AUZaS J dv s A@ A vR  cAAaU J  j@r ca c | jv@ TS Z ~T OU sq gK ccF j@v AcrK ~er | @^ TZ sq cU@, ~U  o Av @Tf BSFq UZAS | s SS rA TB AS T UAaU, @^  c@ , OZ ~^pA ~ @i gK sAwAaU | j @R Ai@ S, @@ ZAr @ BSF @^ AUZAaU | Awv cq @ ~AS, jAaU  ASB g @ | i@  j@L  ~U ASB@q  @Ac bU AAaU | A@gc  @Ac @ cUAaU vR Z c | @^ ~w ~ @ R@ Rgc cUAS cUq i@ @S Z @  @ SaS | cUc rFv sJ TS TS AaU S, cUc H JR S S S AS | jq s XopA j ASAc i@ U ~T A@ gK @Ac AS @ cUc @H  A@ ASW | SS rA s AT w  wa, v  @ @ U jS T mA @  HA @Bv gK @AaUS TS ~S^ | ~^ Aw S @U jq TS ~S^ A@ ~ S | ~^ Aw @q rK cA jAaU q @Ac s ST ^ | T@ R s ~JOU R, rK Ac@U  s WT@ T AH @, s ~@r XgA @  i  j@T,  A@ ^ Tk@ ZS  A a S | q Tk ~c ~ @ZS U ? jq r @p  Tk  Ri q ^-j rK j |

sZS gJ cBq
T Ov J BS j@ T
j@Av @ qm BSF
AU c  T@ b@ AU
sZS T@ ~ Z wU S -

ZSq

~EOs ^ ZU T@ ||

jZS AT HA j@c ~SF@T B j AB a T | s TSK TI j JAa  @S Tq ~U @ q kH B^ A a S | AU c- ToFT BS j@Avq T sZS j@q j@r  Ri, ZS ~^kH cA d  s | TZTU Ta s cU TZ  Ri ~EOs ^ | jZS q rKs^ ~ ToFT Tk  ia | sJ jq cFZF    cS S, sJ TS c rF O A s ca Aco, JR A@ j@v @ ~mf@ @ cS S @ZS | @S Z @ J S a ^ q rN |  j@vq @H | rF sq HS pA @d@, sq OH gkAT@ @, cUc H S , r   q @Ac |

gK j@Av @Ac ZJO-a m\S R j@Ao@ A@ @ AcBf | o cUc H S, j ToF ~a oc H |  F Ts  OUa jTS j@v o@ S o U | ~w j@c Z SR s@   ~cc

UZ@ U |
j@A@ BU

j@A@ S |
cA ZJO
R UZ O |

ZJO gC q
TUAa S ||

S TU @ cUUR rKs^ @ @v S TU S q ~@r s SfU  ~@r aA ~a j@ ~AcATr BfcSS^ , q r @q s @Jv T | q  @ ~SAa S | cU OqAa jq @vq s, oTn AS @q AAS@ B^  S, TcR B^  j@ oS AAS@ | vR A@ j@BS @p @Ac@ cXo @ U A | jq @AcAv  i@@ jTS j@ gcS A@R OAU @  ~B^ | ZS ~T TS  , s-gK @AcBfcS d @q fQT^ Ug @AaUS, fAQ R BSF sJ@ jUTUgc d ZJB AS AS  AS, AAS J cfBT^ UA@ Z SAS cT | sZSq q cfBT^ @r  a ZSq o@ SS SS rAT @r LLR @ sS UWc Wva fA^ | TU SS SS cU ja, A@  @v wa cJAr | A@ sZSq AAS fQT^ UA@ Z aS ZSq ~T Aa @Ac q  Ri, c @Ac q  S Ri Tf AcU |

~AT s kq sq
~T  s
b TU-wJ
j@ Sf ST -

~AT s kq sq |

~T OZ  Uw @
AS@S iS
A A
UQf 

~AT s kq sq ||

T mc@ T Sf S, b TU-wJ j@ Sf |  TS BT @ | AXf mc@ UQf  Jva S | Am  ~a TAv c@ |  TS @ mc | mc jce BT v@ ASq OUaS @Ac | s Sf @ cUaS  ToF Z SR s BS b | ~l q TA Bsn | s iS @ cUaS ZS cFA AS:rN ~US qq @ | s kq sS S @S cFA jce TA OUa rAr | @Sv@q c AhaS S, ha @aS S @Sv@q | U T R ATAB@ F q cI BJA@ c a S gK @Jo |   TUS TUR cBa, ~c cJArR  @va S aA  Aw | i@R mAm ATUa cr |

(c, Ac, 2004)

~UH: BAK cS

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?