Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (2nd Bin)

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Not sure whether what follows falls strictly under bhakti and devotion per se but here it goes. My wife doesnt know the whole song so might be using some incorrect words and might even miss some stanzas altogether. Its a popular lullaby that women in gujarat sing to make kids go to sleep.. I am just writing the first para in gujarati while xlation of what i remember. Here goes.. (hopefully I am not completely killing the spirit of the lullaby)..

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->aabh maan ugel chandalo ne Jijabai ne avyaa baal,
baluda ne maat hichole, dhan dhan dungaraa bole.
Shivaji ne neend naa ave, mataa Jijabai Jhulave<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

The moon has come out and Jijabai has delivered a baby. She swings her child while the hills roar (and beckon Shivaji).. The baby (Shivaji) wont go to sleep while his mother Jijabai swings trying to make her child go to sleep.

While sleeping in his mom's womb he had heard stories and great deeds of Raam and Laxman. Now that he has seen his mother (and hear the stories again) he has completely lost his sleep.

Says Jijabai -> O my child please go to sleep and sleep to your heart's content as tomorrow will bring grom battles and you wont have any time to sleep.

Says Jijabai -> Drink my milk, my child. And drink it till you are full as tomorrow will brings times where you wont even get a handful of dhaan (grains?).

Says Jijabai further -> Wear all fine clothes that are of different colors. For tomorrow will bring war where your body will be covered in blood and your body will become the shield ..

The baby (Shivaji) wont go to sleep while his mother Jijabai swings trying to make her child go to sleep.

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