Maayer Puja

(Poetry in Bengali)

-Tamal Ghosal

Mahalayar shokal bela, chayer peyala haathe,

Radio er switch on kori, 4ter samay prate.

Birendra Krishna Bhadrer shlok, janaay maayer agomoni,

Aschhen Maa aabar bhunye, niye ulu dhwani.

Debi pakkher prothom 5 din, protikkhay kaate,

Anondo, asha buke niye, mon khushir pothe haante.

Kono kaaje mon lage na, oi bujhi maa elo,

1 bochhorer niraash mon, abar asha pelo.

Shoshti er din maa ke aani, kori taar bodhan,

Pujar prostuti shuru kori, kore moner shodhan.

Astra, shastra, gahona, bastra – diye shajai maa ke,

Mone jaage ullas anek, haashi thonter faanke.

Saptami te puja shuru, shobai notun beshe,

Maa eshe puja nilen, pitri grihe sheshe.

Paaray paaray ghure ghure thakur dekhar pala,

Mandope mandope shobha paaye, maayer pujar dala.

Ashtami er shokale ditei hobe, maa ke pushpanjali,

Durga Pujar Mahamantra dhwani, chhoray ali gali.

Dupure maayer anya bhog, mile mishe kheye moja,

Dhaaker baddyi, dhunuchi naach, raate sandhi puja.

Nabami er shokal shokal, beriye pora chai,

Pujor ei to shesh din, aar je samay naai.

Thakur dekha, khawa dawa, chootiye aadda maara,

Anondo uttejanay shobai, maatay sara para.

Dekhte dekhte dashami, maayer bidaay nebar bela,

Maayer samne meyera taar dekhay sindur khela.

Bisarjan yatray mon kandiye, maa nen biday.

Aschhe bochhor abar hobe, roilam protikkhay.