The Boatman's Song 12/ Many

The Boatman’s Song 12/Many The Princess made an excuse before her father So that her step Uncle may not know That she had started planning To tackle all those, who were making a conspiracy Against her father About which, she had come to know only that day But her step Uncle was not knowing, that she had just heard About his treachery to kill her father and to remove her So that he may capture her kingdom She knew that any moment, her step Uncle would be here And suddenly she saw, another horse coming towards them On which was a man much younger in age than her father Her Uncle was quite stout with a face full of cheating and cunning ness And his mind was busy, in creating some deeper designs But this was known only to Princess YogMaya* Who had overheard accidentally, how he was planning to kill the King YogMaya came near her father, who was although a King But was looking like a helpless ruler, because of his age And because of the curse, of not being blessed by any Prince As a Prince could have very well looked after the King and Queen As well as, the young Princess YogMaya Whom her father used to call lovingly by Many names Her father’s favorite YogMaya the princess was too young To tackle the treacherous conspiracies, which were being hatched In the absence of strength in the arms of her father And the needed sharpness which is required in a King’s mind Her father was too old now to act as an effective king Ravindra to continue ….. Kanpur India 15th January 2010 Note: The story contains many imaginary characters along with the Gods, Goddesses from the Indian Mythology and from the golden era Of Ancient Indian History. To make this epic drama interesting I have tried to Cover only those things, which are based on the true Indian culture and Hindu religion as per Vedas, Upnishad’s and Gita etc. which are the foundation of our true Hindu religion and Indian philosophy and which says that entire universe is our family. “Vasudeo Kutumbukum*”. All faiths leads towards that one Omnipresent, only the paths may differ, respect them all. As and when historic characters would be taken I will let the readers know, in order to appreciate the entire Drama in the light of Hindu Mythology, Indian philosophy and Ancient Indian History. Ravindra * Yog Maya Name given to Princess by her father the King * Darshan Hindi word for Philosophy