Tribute to Veer Senapati Prataprao Gujar

म्यानातून उसळे तलवारीची पात
वेडात मराठे वीर दौडले सात

ते फिरता बाजूस डोळे, किंचित ओले
सरदार सहा सरसावुनि उठले शेले
रिकबीत टाकले पाय, झेलले भाले
उसळले धुळीचे मेघ सात निमिषात  

आश्चर्यमुग्ध टाकून मागुती सेना
अपमान बुजविण्या सात अर्पुनी माना
छावणीत शिरले थेट भेट गनिमांना
कोसळल्या उल्का जळत सात दर्यात

खालून आग, वर आग, आग बाजूंनी
समशेर उसळली सहस्त्र क्रुर इमानी
गदीर्त लोपले सात जीव ते मानी
खग सात जळाले अभिमानी वणव्यात

दगडावर दिसतील अजूनि तेथल्या टाचा
ओढयात तरंगे अजूनि रंग रक्ताचा
क्षितिजावर उठतो अजूनि मेघ मातीचा
अद्याप विराणी कुणी वार्‍यावर गात

 

 





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Shivneri - Birthplace of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Visit to Shivneri on 18th February, 2012 with Shikarvedh. The visit was captured on a video and compiled by me. Hope you all guys will love to watch the beautiful fort of Shivneri, which was the Birthplace of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Shivneri Fort is a historic military fortification located near Junnar. It is the birthplace of Shivaji

Shahaji, Shivaji's father, was a general in the army of the Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. He was concerned for the safety of his wife Jijabai during her pregnancy as there was constant warfare going on. He therefore moved his family to Shivneri fort. Shivneri is a highly defensible location, with steep rocks on four sides and a strongly built citadel.

Shivaji was born at the fort on 19 February 1630, and spent his childhood there.he got his name SHIVBA here. Inside the fort is a small temple dedicated to the goddess Shivai Devi, after whom Shivaji was named.

There are statues of Jijabai and young Shivaji. At the centre of the fort is a water pond which is called 'Badami Talav'. To the South of 'Badami Talav' are the statues Jijabai and a young Shivaji. In the fort there are two water springs, called Ganges and Yamuna, which have water throughout the whole year. Two kilometers away from this fort there are the Lenyadri caves which is one of Ashtavinayak temple in Maharastra.