\documentclass[11pt]{article}
% \documentstyle[dev]{article}      % Default top/bottom margin of 1.5 in.
\usepackage[preprocess]{itrans}     % Ross Moore's extensions to latex2html
% This is an introduction to Tex
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    \let\usedvng=\normaldvng      % 10pt devanagri font

    \let\smallcmr=\sixrm
    \let\titlefont=\eightrm
#indianifm=dvng.ifm               % ITRANS command
#indianfont=\fransdvng

#useshortmarkers                  % this allows use of ## (beginindian) and  ## (endindian)
\portraitpage                     % Use Portrait Size Page
   
\addtolength{\textwidth}{0.25in}  % use a slightly wider page
\pagenumbering{itrans}

%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
%          ******** Section defining page parameters ********
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
\topmargin -1.0in                   % Make Top Margin 0.5 in.
\textheight 9.5in                   % Bottom Margin 0.5 in..
\textwidth 6.5in                    % Both Side Margin of 1 in.
\oddsidemargin 0pt
\evensidemargin 0pt
\columnsep 20pt                     % Column Seperation.
% \columnseprule 0.4pt              % Column Seperation Line-width 
\parindent 0pt                      % paragraph indent value
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \font\titled=dvng10 scaled\magstep4
% \raggedright    % since the words are long, this reduces the long
                              % gaps that appear when TeX justifies the lines.
% \parskip 3 pt    % to slightly increase the space between the shlokas.

% \parindent 0 pt    % Choose paragraph indent here.

% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\twocolumn     %Comment this  line if only one column desired.
% from startsong command:
\def\-{{\englfont -}}%
\def\.{{\englfont .}}%
\usedvng               % use whatever font the user wants...default normaldvng
\englfont                % usedvng makes default font indian, restore english font
% end from startsong command
%

#indian
% \raggedright           % No right justification
\noindent
