Analysis of The Chief of the Yadavas

Sant Tukaram 1598 (Dehu, Pune Maharashtra) – 1649 (Dehu)



Just beyond us we see that purple luster - how glorious!
With His noble crown of peacock feathers stitched together.
As you look upon Him, fever and illusion vanish
Adore then the Prince of the Yadavas, the Lord of Yogis.
He who filled with passion the sixteen thousand royal damsels,
Fair Creatures, divine maidens.
He stands upon the river bank with the luster of one million moons.
It is fastened in jewels on His neck
And merges into the luster of His form.

This God who bears the wheel is the chief of the Yadavas.
Him the thirty three crores of demigods adore.
The demons tremble before Him.
His dark blue countenance destroys sin.
How fair are His feet with saffron stained!
How fortunate is the brick that is grasped by His feet!
The very thought of Him makes fire cool.
Therefore embrace Him with experience of your own.
The sages, as they see His face, contemplate Him in the spirit,
The Father of the World stands before them in bodily shape.
Tuka is frenzied after Him; His purple form ravages the mind.


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Poetic Form
Metre 101111110101100 1110111101010 11101110001010 011011010111 11111000110101 1100110 11010101101011101 1110010111 01001010111 111101101101 1010111101 01010011 111100011 111111101 1100101111111 0101111101 101110100111 010111111010010 010101101101001 1110101110110001
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,004
Words 185
Sentences 17
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 9, 11
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 404
Words per stanza (avg) 92
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Sant Tukaram

Sant Tukaram Maharaj also referred to as Santshreshta, Jagadguru, Tukoba and Tukobaraya, was a 17th-century Hindu poet and sant of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra, India. more…

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