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Kathmandu (CH-10) Summary || Class 9 English Beehive || Chapter 10 ||

Posted on 29/05/202320/07/2023 by Anshul Gupta

CH – 10

 Kathmandu

In this post, we have given the summary of the chapter 10 “Kathmandu”. It is the 10th chapter of the prose of Class 9th CBSE board English. 

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Chapter NameKathmandu
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Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 10 “Kathmandu” Summary
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  • Chapter 10 Kathmandu
    • Author’s Visit to Pashupatinath Temple
    • Belief Regarding the End of Kaliyug
    • Author’s Visit to the Baudhnath Stupa
    • Vivid Description of Kathmandu
    • Author Sees a Flute Seller
    • Conclusion of Kathmandu
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Chapter 10 Kathmandu

-by Vikram Seth

Author’s Visit to Pashupatinath Temple

The author arrives at Kathmandu and decides to visit the famous temple of Hindus: Pashupatinath. Only Hindus are allowed to get inside the temple. There is a great chaos in and around the temple. All sorts of people like priests, hawkers, devotees and tourists are there. Cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs also roam around the place. Everybody wants to enter the main temple. Some Western devotees are not allowed by the guards as they are not Hindus.

लेखक काठमांडू पहुंचता है और हिंदुओं के प्रसिद्ध मंदिर पशुपतिनाथ के दर्शन करने का फैसला करता है। मंदिर के अंदर केवल हिंदुओं को जाने की अनुमति है। मंदिर और उसके आसपास अफरातफरी का माहौल है। पुजारी, फेरीवाले, भक्त और पर्यटक सभी तरह के लोग हैं। गाय, बंदर, कबूतर और कुत्ते भी जगह-जगह घूमते हैं। हर कोई मुख्य मंदिर में प्रवेश करना चाहता है। कुछ पश्चिमी भक्तों को पहरेदारों द्वारा अनुमति नहीं दी जाती क्योंकि वे हिंदू नहीं हैं।

Belief Regarding the End of Kaliyug

The river Bagmati flows by the side of the Pashupatinath temple. There is a small shrine on the river bank which half protrudes from the stone platform. The people believe that one day, the entire shrine will come out, then the Goddess inside it will escape and would thus bring an end to the evil period of Kaliyug.

बागमती नदी पशुपतिनाथ मंदिर के किनारे बहती है। नदी के तट पर एक छोटा मंदिर है जो पत्थर के चबूतरे से आधा फैला हुआ है। लोगों का मानना है कि एक दिन पूरा मंदिर बाहर आ जाएगा, फिर उसके अंदर की देवी बच जाएगी और इस तरह कलियुग के बुरे दौर का अंत हो जाएगा।

Author’s Visit to the Baudhnath Stupa

The author visits another famous holy shrine: The Baudhnath stupa which is surrounded by tranquility (peaceful atmosphere) unlike the Pashupatinath temple. There is a sense of stillness. Small shops of Tibetan immigrants (people coming from Tibet) on the outer edge sell bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery.

लेखक एक अन्य प्रसिद्ध पवित्र मंदिर का दौरा करता है: बौद्धनाथ स्तूप जो पशुपतिनाथ मंदिर के विपरीत शांति (शांतिपूर्ण वातावरण) से घिरा हुआ है। नीरवता का आभास होता है। बाहरी छोर पर तिब्बती अप्रवासियों (तिब्बत से आने वाले लोग) की छोटी दुकानें बैग, तिब्बती प्रिंट और चांदी के आभूषण बेचती हैं।

Vivid Description of Kathmandu

The author explores Kathmandu and its local markets. The city is crowded and lively. There are small shrines and deities along the narrowest and busiest streets. The streets are crowded with fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers, etc. People play film songs loudly on the radios, car horns play and cycle bells ring. The author enjoys a lot but plans to return to his home. He goes to a Nepal Airlines office and buys a ticket for Delhi. Then, he returns to his hotel to take some rest.

लेखक काठमांडू और उसके स्थानीय बाजारों की पड़ताल करता है। शहर भीड़ और जीवंत है। सबसे संकरी और व्यस्त सड़कों के किनारे छोटे-छोटे मंदिर और देवता हैं। सड़कों पर फल विक्रेताओं, बांसुरी विक्रेताओं, फेरीवालों आदि की भीड़ लगी रहती है। लोग रेडियो पर फिल्मी गाने जोर-जोर से बजाते हैं, कारों के हॉर्न बजाते हैं और साइकिल की घंटियां बजती हैं। लेखक बहुत आनंद लेता है लेकिन अपने घर लौटने की योजना बनाता है। वह नेपाल एयरलाइंस के कार्यालय में जाता है और दिल्ली के लिए एक टिकट खरीदता है। फिर, वह कुछ आराम करने के लिए अपने होटल लौट आता है।

Author Sees a Flute Seller

Coming back to hotel, the author sees a flute seller. Unlike other sellers he never shouts to sell his flutes. He looks to be in love with the music of the flute. His music soothes the author’s ears. It reminds him of the commonality of all mankind. The author always gets attached with the music of flute. He says that every culture has its flute as there is a deep bansuri of Hindustani classical music, clear and breathy flutes of South America, high pitched flutes of China. So, it can be said that flute is played universally.

The phrases on the bansuri affect the author deeply. He is surprised as he had not noticed such details in his earlier visits.

होटल वापस आकर, लेखक एक बांसुरी बेचने वाले को देखता है। अन्य विक्रेताओं के विपरीत वह अपनी बांसुरी बेचने के लिए कभी नहीं चिल्लाता। ऐसा लगता है कि वह बांसुरी के संगीत से प्रेम करते हैं। उनका संगीत लेखक के कानों को सुकून देता है। यह उन्हें सभी मानव जाति की समानता की याद दिलाता है। लेखक हमेशा बांसुरी के संगीत से जुड़ा रहता है। उनका कहना है कि हर संस्कृति की अपनी बांसुरी होती है जैसे कि हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत की एक गहरी बांसुरी, दक्षिण अमेरिका की स्पष्ट और सांस लेने वाली बांसुरी, चीन की ऊंची पिच वाली बांसुरी। अत: यह कहा जा सकता है कि सर्वत्र बांसुरी बजती है।

बाँसुरी के वाक्यांश लेखक को गहराई से प्रभावित करते हैं। वह हैरान हैं क्योंकि उन्होंने अपनी पिछली यात्राओं में इस तरह के विवरणों पर ध्यान नहीं दिया था।

Conclusion of Kathmandu

The chapter – Kathmandu teaches students that we should maintain serenity and have a pure mind while visiting holy places so that we can have thoughtful ideas and act responsibly.

अध्याय – काठमांडू छात्रों को सिखाता है कि हमें पवित्र स्थानों पर जाते समय शांति बनाए रखनी चाहिए और शुद्ध मन रखना चाहिए ताकि हमारे पास विचारशील विचार हों और जिम्मेदारी से कार्य कर सकें।

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