Rashmirathi Sarg 3

Rashmirathi (Rashmi: Ray of light Rathi: One who rides a chariot (not the charioteer)Rashmirathi: Rider of the chariot of light) is a Hindi poem written in 1952, by poet Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’.

It is about Warrior Karna son of Sun god, who in a sense can be called ‘a man blessed by the Gods but rejected by Destiny’.

Warning from Krishna (Krishna ki Chetavani is the most celebrated and cited poem from one of his famous books ‘Rashmirathi’.

Varsho tak van mein ghoom ghoom

Badha vighno ko chum chum

Sah dhoop, ghav, paani, patthar

Pandav aaye kuch aur nikhar

(For years, wandering in the forest,

Facing obstacles with resilience,

Enduring sun, wounds, water, stones,

The Pandavas returned, more refined.)

Saubhagya na sab din sota hai

Dekhe aage kya hota hai

(Good luck doesn’t always last

Let us see what happens next)

Maitri ki rah dikhane ko

Sabko su-marg par laane ko

Duryodhan ko samjhane ko

Bhishan vidhwans bachane ko

Bhagwan Hastinapur aaye

Pandav ka sandesa laaye