- SACRIFICE
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was a great play wright and a social
reformer. In “Sacrifice” play, he
condemned the ritual of offering animal sacrifices to appease Gods. King Govinda ruled the kingdom of Tripura
The priest Raghupathi and the king’s
brother Nakshatra did not like the King’s decision. The king loved a boy called Dhruva and wanted
to leave his kingdom to him. So,
Nakshatra and Raghupathi conspired to kill the boy. But King Govinda punished Nakshatra
and Raghupathi by exiling them.
Raghupathi provoked Jaising, the servant of the temple to bring the
king’s blood to offer to the Goddess Kali.
But Jaising, who was a Kshatriya
stabbed and offered himself to the Goddess. The shocked Raghupathi prayed to
the Goddess to revive Jaisingh. When his
wish was not fulfilled, he threw away the image of Kali. Queen Gunavathi came to the temple to offer
her blood. The king also came there and declared that Jaisingh conquered
death. Finally, the king consoled the
queen that the Goddess Kali burst her prison of stone and came back to the
woman’s heart. Raghupathi, broken-hearted,
left the place with the beggar girl Aparna.
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Noojilla Srinivas
Lecturer in English
Govt. Degree College -
Alamuru
M: 7981862200
email:
noojillasrinivas@gmail.com
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