Hirakani Buruj

Soon after the sunset, abide by the order,

The main gate of the fort Raigad

Was closed forbidding late coming Hira

The milkmaid, begging for her child

In the cradle at the foot of the fort

Finding the guards unmoved by a mother’s

Agony, with hard efforts, in the darks

Hira slipped, descended the steepest cliff

To the guards’ greatest surprise the next day,

Hira appeared at the opened gate,

With the milk pot on the head,

A tender child tied on her back,

Was arrested for escaping charges,

Presented before the tolerant king

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Highly impressed by trembling Hira’s

Heroics, the adventures, instead of punishing

Offered clothes, and ornaments, set her free,

She bowed down thrice, praying

The almighty to let the king live long

Hiroji Indoolkar, the chief architect

And the civil engineer, on the King’s

Advice built the strong watch tower

On the aforesaid cliff naming

‘Hirakani Buruj’ which stands

Still one of the attractions of the visitors