Ghanshyam Charitra
Lesson 10
Ghanshyam on the Head of SheshNag
Ghanshyam had a beautiful face. His mouth was like a bloomed lotus,
his nose was beautifully carved like a parrot, and his eyes were
like the pointed petals of a lotus. People adored his attractive
face and his relatives spent their whole day fondling him with great
pleasure. One day his cousin Balvanta was playing with him. Ghanshyam
was giving her joy by talking to her with his sweet voice and smiling
at her.
While they were playing, a terrible noise came out from the well
nearby. Balvanta looked into the well. While she was looing, Ghanshyam
slipped from her arms and fell into the well, and Balvanta became
very shocked. After she regained her senses, she started to scream
very loudly. Bhaktimata came running because she heard her screaming.
When she had listened to what had happended, she became ready to
jump into the well and save Ghanshyam.
However, before she could jump, a force of light came out from
the well. Then they saw Ghanshyam sitting on the head of the hooded
serpent, SheshNag, the king of serpents, who was living inthe well.
All of the people who were present there were amazed at the great
sight. SheshNag was very happy because he got a chance to carry
God on his head. He lifted his hood up and Bhaktimata picked up
Ghanshyam and got him out of the well. All the people were happy
because they had the beatiful face of Ghanshyam back.
Exercise 1:
the following questions.
- Describe Ghanshyam's face.
- How did Ghanshyam's relatives spend their
whole day?
- Why did Balvanta look into the well?
- Why did Bhaktimata come running?
- How did Ghanshyam get out of the well?
Exercise 2:
Fill in the blanks after reading the story.
- SheshNag is the __________ of serpents.
- __________ looked into the well.
- Bhaktimata became ready to __________
into the well and __________ Ghanshyam.
- A force of __________ came out of the
well.
- SheshNag was happy because he got a chance
to carry __________ on his __________.
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