This song is sung by Narshinha Mehta, who was highly religion
person and his life fully dedicated to Lord Krishna.
But here I want to
deconstruct this religious song with the perspective feminism. In the beginning
of this song Narshinha Mehta compared ‘‘Nindra’’ with cheater women. So, here he
tries to neglect ‘‘Nindra’’ and indirectly he tries to neglect women also,
because they are cheater. They cheat ‘Man’ who are very humble, innocent, and
also be cheat by women easily. So, here one question aroused in our mind that
who is sung this song and why? And came
out with the answer is ‘MAN’ because maybe once upon a time he also cheated be
‘‘Nindra’’ that it’s disturbed him in ‘‘Bhakti’’ or if we seemed it on other
side maybe he also disturbed by woman in his life.
Moreover, if we
seemed this ‘‘Nindra’’ with the perspective of archetypal symbol, ‘‘Nindra’’
actually come at night and night is the symbol of bad. All the bad things
happened in night. So, here ‘‘Nindra’’ itself is bad or evil who come at night.
Due to this he giving examples of which type of bad things happened at night
that at the beginning of the night no one are going to sleep or everyone are
awakening but gradually they sleep. On the second step those are awakening who
are highly sensuous and wants to have sex. On the third step those are
awakening who are thieves. And on the forth step saints are awakening who wants
to please God with ‘‘Tapashcharya’’. But Nindra rather Women effect or
disturbed them also. For Example – We have multiple stories about this that due
to women they (saints) are defeated and destroyed their entire Tapashcharya. Viz, Vibhandaka, kalyashrungi, Vishvamitra, etc are failed because of women.
But when we are going into deep and find out that all women are just like doll
who are playing role on the stage
so they are visible and that’s why they are pointed out but no one know about
them who are behind the curtain
and responsible for all the things. Here ‘‘INDRA’’ – MAN, who was responsible
for all that because as we all are know that he has always in fear
about his position.
Same as in
‘‘The Scarlet Letter’’ that people were believed that Hester is responsible for
all that and when Hester standing on the scaffold
(stage) everyone figure out that she is responsible for that sin. Dimmesdale who also the part of that sin but
publically he was good and godly kind of figure and looking that scene behind
the curtain and having fear about his position. But at
the end always women are punished. Women become the victim of all the things.
Further, he
talked about the effect of ‘‘Nindra’’ on Lord Rama that once upon a time Lakshmana
goes into Nindra (sleep), due to that Sita was blamed. So, here we can say that
‘‘Kare Koik,
bhogve Koik’’.
Here the things done by Lakshmana but at the end who is
punished? Obviously those who are in marginalized position. So, here Sita was
blamed.
If we looking
at other side of this poem we should find out that if Rama was not accepted
Sita rather neglected Sita then why not his ‘‘Bhakto’’(disciple). Because as we
all are know that
‘‘Vad eve Teta,
Bap eva Beta,
Guru eve Chela,
Bhagvan eva Bhakto’’.
So, maybe his
entire song surrounded on neglecting or avoiding women in the form of
‘‘Nindra’’.
Afterward, his
song become more critical that ‘‘Nindra’’ that rejected by Lakshmana till 12
years whereas Kumbhakarna accepted it and though we have God with us, we cannot
faith in Nindra because when and where it is leave us and goes on the other
hand we cannot say. On the other side if we seemed that Lakshmana rejected his
wife till 12 years whereas Kumbhakarna maybe with his wife and though he has
god, he cannot faith in women. Because through these lines we came to know that
whether they accept or reject, they (women) still effect on men. Because what
he believed that women are betrayed men, they cannot trust on them and God has
power to change every things but here he also failed to change women mind
that’s why he afraid that when they changed their mind that we cannot said.
But on the other
side if we looked we came to know that they having faith in God instead of
women. But God himself is MAN and maybe that’s why they compared themselves
with god as a powerful person than women. They kept themselves beyond where
women cannot reach so that they could suppress on them. They used their power
on them. And Lakshmana, and poet himself maybe that kind of person who wants to
prove that they lived their life very well without women because women became hurdle
or obstacle in their life.
Thank You…
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