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(1049-1100) G iµKðùe ùfLô[ôaû KaòZû Pú^þ Sò@cûù^ Gjò\ò^ _ûL c¦òeKê ~û@û«ò, Sò^ê I
@Zý« jé\dÆgðúö ùi KaòZûe Kòd\õge AõeûRú ^òfêu _ìRû @yð^û Ke«òö ùicûù^ iê¦e ae _ûAaû

bûhû«e ^òcÜ _âKûee- _ûAñ Sò^êuê _âû[ð^û Ke«òö Zûu ae ù~_eò ^òfê_eò
Meeting across the milky way Zûuê bf_ûAa ùi_eò Kûc^û Ke«ò, Sò^ê_eò
“Through the varying shapes of the delicate aê¡òcZú ùjaûKê ae cûM«òö ùi\ò^ ùicûù^ ^òfêKê
clouds.
the sad message of the shooting stars, iê¦e iê¦e jûZaêYû eêcûf @_ðY Ke«òö
a silent journey across the milky way, ^a aòaûjòZ cû^u _ûAñ Gjò\ò^ Sò^ê-^òfêu _ìRû
One meeting of the cowherd & weaver girl, @yð^û @Zý« MêeêZß_ì‰ð aòùaP^û Keû~ûGö G[ô
amidst the golden autumn wind & ^òcù« Ne @MYûùe GK `êfùa\ú iRû~ûA[ûGö
Jade-glistening dew,
eclipses the countless meetings in the mundane ùa\úùe ^òfê Gaõ Sò^êu CùŸgýùe `k, `êf,
world, Pûjû Gaõ aûiÜû _ûCWe @_ðY Keû~ûA _ìRû @yð^û
The feelings soft as water, Keû~ûA[ûGö _ìRû @yð^û _ùe Gjò aûiÜû _ûCWeeê
the ecstatic moment unreal as dream, @ù] Nee QûZ C_ùe aò*ô \ò@û~ûA[ûG Gaõ
how can one have the heart to go back
on the bridge made of Magpies? @ûe @]K ùiVûùe C_iÚòZ Sò@ ùaûjìcûù^ ^òR
If the two hearts are united for ever, ^òRe cêjñùe fMûA [û@û«òö ùicûù^ aògßûi Ke«ò
why do the two persons need G _ûCWe fMûAaû \ßûeû ùicûù^ Sò^êu _eò iê¦eú
to stay togagther- day after day,
Gaõ Púe ù~øa^û ùjùaö
night after night?”
Gjò\ò^ Pú^ûcûù^ @ûKûgKê Pûjó @ûKûgMwûe Cbd
G[ôeê PûA^û aûiúu jé\dùe G _aðe _âbûa, _ûgðßùe [ôaû \êA ^lZâ cŠkKê (Vega star & Altair
cj©ß Z[û G _aðe _âûPú^Zû iµKðùe iìP^û còùkö star) \gð^ Keò [û@û«òö
Pú^þ _¬òKûe Zò[ô @^êiûùe Gjò ajê @ûKûõlòZ i¯c Êûcú Èúu iêL icé¡ò I _eÆe aògßûi bûR^ ùjaûe

cûie i¯c \ò^Uò 2018 ahðùe @MÁ 17 _âZúK Êeì_ jùk aYò PùXA (Magpie)uê @ûYò
ZûeòL \ò^ _Wò[ôfûö 2019ùe Gjû @MÁ 7 ùicû^uê Lû\ý @_ðY Keû~ûA[ûGö ~êaû adie
ZûeòL, 2020 ciòjûùe Gjû @MÁ 25 ZûeòL Êûcú Èúcûù^ Gjò\ò^ ^\úùe \ú_ biûA [û@û«ò
Gaõ 2021 ciòjûùe Gjû @MÁ 14 ZûeòLùe ùicû^ue ù_âc a§^Kê iáZò_ì‰ð Gaõ iê\éX Keòaû

_Wòa ùaûfò Pú^þ _¬òKûùe CùfäL Keû~ûAQòö CùŸgýùeö Gjò \ò^ùe ù\Lû Pûjñû, ^òað¡ I aòaûj
Gjò _aðUòKê Pú^þ ù\ge ùfûKcûù^ ùKcòZò _ûk^ KeòaûKê Pú^ûaûiú @Zý« _aòZâ cYò [û@û«òö
Ke«ò Gaõ ùi\ò^ KY KY Ke«ò Zûe GK lê\â (bòGZþ^ûc, Rû_û^, ùKûeò@û, gâúfuû AZýû\ò aògße

aòaeYú GVûùe C_iÚû_òZ KeêQòö ùi[ôeê G _aðUòKê @^ýû^ý ù\gcû^uùe _ûkòZ ùjC[ôaû _að_aðûYò I
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@ûbûi còkò~òaö _âKûg Keû~òaûe _âdûi Keû~òaö)
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