Kashmir Shaivism through Lal Vakh — 5
Authenticity and True Character
Namaskar! I am posting an apparent Vakh from S Misri App, that I haven’t found references to anywhere else. This uses some colloquial phrases that can be seen as offensive. I ask for your forgiveness in advance, I have tried to mellow it down in the explanation as per the modern sensibilities. Urge you to focus on the message and ignore a bit of crudeness in the language.
Sehni hund shikar gaunth kav zaani
Haent kav zani potri doad
Shamhuk soz lesh kav zani
Maech kav zani pomprin gath
Transliterating in Kashmiri (Devnagri) Script
सॖहन्यी हुंद शिकार गॗंठ कवॖ ज़ान्य,
हॗंट कवॖ ज़ान्यॆ पौत्र दोदॖ
शम्हुक सोज़ लॖश कॖवॖ ज़ान्यॖ
मॖच्छयॖ कॖवॖ ज़ान्यॆ पौमपॖर्यॖ गॖठॖ
Translations from S Misri Lal Vakh App
Sehni=lioness; shikar=prey; vaskav=eve; Haent=barren woman; kav zani=has not experienced; potri doad=value of a child; Shumihuk soz=movement of candle flame; leish kav zani=wood which gives clouds of smoke; Maech kav zani=compares a fly; pompri gath=movement of butterflies.
Interpretation
A falcon cannot hunt like a lioness does; like a person without kids may never feel empathetically for some child; the grace of a burning candle flame can't be matched by wood fire, which produces clouds of smoke and odour; similarly mesmerizing fluttering of butterfly cannot be matched by the annoying buzz of a fly.
The Vakh stresses on authenticity and suggests some character traits to evolve in one's personality that inspire respect and appreciation of the world. In a sense this Vakh is somewhat more material in nature. It tries to guide us on the values of authenticity and character building traits.
