German verse; French Verse; Sleep; Sanskrit verse; తొలి చినుకు; Natural disasters and natural disorders;వాడిపోతున్న లతానికుంజం

My German verse and English translation published in International Multi-lingual Anthology, Poetic Prism, 2017, conducted by CCVA - Cultural Center Vijayawada and Amaravati, A Plus Center, on 11th and 12th, November, 2017, at Vijayawada.

DIE SCHÖNHEIT UND DIE WAHRHEIT

Dr. Ramabrahmam Varanasi

Ich bin der verehrer
Die Schönheit und Die Wahrheit
In dem Schleier
Als rätsel

Obwohl
Mehr offenherzig;
Kann
Die nackheit bezaubern
Entzükend
Und
Auch dauethaft

English Translation

BEAUTY AND TRUTH

Beauty and Truth
In veiled state;

Though
More revealing,
Can bareness
Charm
As enchantingly
And lastingly?

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French Verse

La Vie
Dr. Varanasi Ramabrahmam

Nous sommes arrivés pleurant
Nous avons grandes entrainés
Nous sommes fatigués au cours de la vie
On dit « il / elle » à décédé

About the poem: An attempt is made in this small poem to say about our life in the briefest way.

English Translation

THE LIFE

Crying we enter
Enticed we grow
Tired (tried) we feel
Died others say

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My English verse published in International Multi-lingual Anthology, Poetic Prism, 2017, conducted by CCVA - Cultural Center Vijayawada and Amaravati, A Plus Center, on 11th and 12th, November, 2017, at Vijayawada.

Sleep

Sleep is natural to many 
But it denies itself to so many

Sleep is calmness within
When ego rests in The Self

Sleep pervades into Inner recesses of consciousness
And the awareness recedes

Sleep is silence
To happenings
Within and without the body
Conscious but unaware
Sleep is the experience of the Self

And The Self is the sleep’s seer Guide and terminator
Sleep is cessation of Mental activities within
And is free from interference of self-consciousness
Is tonic to mental ailments and malfunctions 

Sleep is the bliss, the peace and the tranquility of mind

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My Sanskrit verse and English translation published in International Multi-lingual Anthology, Poetic Prism, 2017, conducted by CCVA - Cultural Center Vijayawada and Amaravati, A Plus Center, on 11th and 12th, November, 2017, at Vijayawada.

श्री कनकदुर्गा स्तवम्

डॉ. वाराणसी रामब्रह्मम्

आत्मना दर्शयामि मनसा भजामि
बुद्ध्या जानामि चित्तेन स्मारामि
आनन्दरूपिण्यां कनकदुर्गायां
लीनं करोमि मिथ्याहं ममत्वं च

श्रीदेवी प्रीतिवृद्धये उपासयामि
महादेवीं त्रिपुरसुन्दरीम् शारदांम्
प्रसन्न दृष्टि युताम् शिवकामेश्वरीम्
सुस्थिर अनन्य भक्ति प्रदात्रीं भवानीं श्रियंम्

तटिल्लता तन्वीं दरहासोज्वलन्मुखीम्
कृष्णा नदी तटस्थ इन्द्रकीलाद्रि इन्द्राणीं
शिव मनोवल्लरीं मल्लेश्वर प्रणयणीम्
विमलां विजयवाटिकापुराधीश्वरीम्

English tranlation

In Praise of Goddess Kanakadurga!

I sight Her through my self
I sing Her with my heart
I know Her with my mind
I repeatedly chant Her in my thoughts.

Into Kanakadurga, the very embodiment of bliss,
Do I sink, submerging my false sense of self and identity.
I meditate upon the goddess hoping to augment her favour
I pray to Mahadevi, Tripura Sundari, Sarada Sivakameswari,
whose gaze makes all calm – She offers unassailable, undivided loyalty.

I bow to Bhavani, Sri,
Her body a streak of lightning,
her face ablaze with a cavernous smile.
She resides on Indra Kiladri, on the banks of the Krishna river.

Indrani, entwined around Shiva’s heart like a creeper,
the beloved of Lord Malleswara, Eternally pure, our lady of Vijayawatika.

Goddess Kanadurga is the presiding deity of Vijayawada,
situated on the banks of river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
Malleswara is Lord Siva, the beloved consort of goddess Kanakadurga.

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The Telugu verse recited by me at Multi-lingual poets' meet, 11-11-2017, Vijayawada

డా. . వారణాసి రామబ్రహ్మం

తొలి చినుకు

తొలి చినుకు స్పర్శ కు కలిగెను హర్షము
రావే రావే తొందరగా; చల్లదనము తేవే వర్షమా!

ఎండలకు ఎండిన చెరువులు, కట్టివేసిన కాలువలు
గాడుపులకు తట్టుకోలేని మా అందరి పైన
కురియవె తొలకరి జల్లులు
ఆహ్లాద భరితము చేయవే మనసును వాన నేస్తమా!

మిత్రుడవు నీవు; మిత్రుని తాప క్లేశము నుంచి రక్షించెదవు
'వానా వానా వల్లప్ప" అని; తొలి చినుకుల కలిగిన పులకాంకురములతో
గంతులు వేసితిమి; చిందులేస్తూ జల్లులలో తడిసితిమి చిన్నప్పుడు;
తిట్లు తింటిమి పెద్దలచే; అయిననూ అప్పుడు మా ఆనందము ఇసుమంతైనా తగ్గలేదు;

ఇప్పుడును మేము గంతులు వేయక పోయినను
చిందులు త్రొక్కక పోయినను; మా మనములు ఆనంద నాట్యము చేయుచున్నవి
నీ స్పర్శ కే ప్రేయసిని క్షణము మరుతుము కొన్ని క్షణములును
రావే రావే ప్రేయసి హృదయమున కురియవే హర్షపు వలపు జల్లులు!

తొలిచినుకు స్పర్శ; ప్రేయసి వలపుల పరామర్శ ఒకటే
ఆహ్లాదపు జల్లులు కురియును; తడియును మనసు
ప్రేయసీ ప్రణయార్ద్రతల; ఆమె ముద్దుల జల్లుల
వర్షమే హర్షము; ప్రణయిని, వలపుల రమణి, మనసు పంచిన తరుణి

తొలి చినుకు స్పర్శ కు కలిగెను హర్షము
రావే రావే తొందరగా; చల్లదనము పంచవే వర్షమా!

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Theme: The pleasant experience of falling of first rain drops is described.

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Natural disasters and natural disorders

Natural disasters do not happen be announcing in advance. It is the nature of them to hit suddenly. Human beings cannot o any thing but suffer and experience the disastrous consequences.

Nature only has direction to happen because of changes within unknown to us. It suddenly erupts. Natural has only emotion and not discrimination. It appears to follow its own guidelines, forces and rules not at all aware of or considering others rues and woos.

So also human beings. There are many human beings erupting suddenly to harm the other human beings and society and environment.

They are in the form of terrorists, fundamentalists, criminals, murderers,politicians, offenders to civilized society by their illegal and corrupt actions, self-styled god-men and -women, entertainers and also "intellectuals" of worst kind.

They are equivalent in causing damage and destruction as natural calamities. Ordinary human beings suffer because of natural calamities and natural disorders in human beings.

HUMAN BEINGS ARE LEFT HELPLESS AND RENDERED ACTION-LESS BY THESE WICKED NATURAL HAPPENINGS AND TRAITS.

Religions, culture, civilization are developed so that they can shield humans from the disorders of fellow criminal minded people. But these institutions themselves have become inspirations for destruction and dastardly actions.

Very unfortunate and dangerous situation is existing around us as pollution of atmosphere and environment.

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వాడిపోతున్న లతానికుంజం

మౌర్యులపై ఆంద్ర శాతవాహనుల విజయపరంపరలలో

రాజరాజనరేంద్రుని కృష్ణరాయని

ధవళ కీర్తి చంద్రికలలో

నన్నయ మొదలు "కరుణశ్రీ" వరకు
జాలువారిన రసపద్యకవితా లహరులలో

రామదాసు అన్నమయ్య త్యాగరాజుల
సంగీత సాహిత్య మధుర సమ్మేళనములో

గురజాడ కందుకూరి జాషువా శ్రీశ్రీ దేవులపల్లులు
నక్షత్రాలై అలరారు నవ్యసాహితీ వినీలాకాశంలో

గోదావరి కృష్ణవేణీ పెన్న తుంగభద్రల
పవిత్ర నదీ జల ప్రవాహములో

అమరావతీ శిల్పసౌందర్యంలో
కూచిపూడి నాట్యంలో

నాగార్జున వేమన్న కొడవటిగంటిల
సునిశిత ఆలోచనా స్రవంతులలో

ప్రతిఫలించే తెలుగుదనం
అందమైన లతా నికుంజం
వాడిపోతున్నది
చేతకాని వారి చేతులలో
ఎండిపోవుచున్నది
వివిధ రీతులలో

TRUTH AND REALITY

Daily at the end of my “anusthaanam”-(spiritual ritual)”, I make a strong, fervent and sincere prayer to the Divinity that intellectuals and scholars in the world should be fearless and speak the truth without any inhibitions. This has been the tradition of our ancestors and speaking truth is essential for the benefit of the society and the society will be able to know the actualities and act on them.

Normally the rulers do not like the truth to be known. Also leaders of ideologies, religions, their supporters and the like also do not like the truth to be known to the ordinary people.  The writers are normally and should be fearless such that the ills and evils in the society are exposed and remedial measures are taken. But what is truth?

Truth is what it is or as it is irrespective of perceptions of the individuals. Reality is what we see of truth; how much we see of truth. Reality is always dictated by our mental make-up, likes, dislikes, limitations in our ability and willingness to see, view, comprehend and accept the truth. Reality is individual’s perception of the truth. Truth, most of the times, is only perceived and rarely understood or experienced. Thus reality is limited truth. Reality is either inability to be truthful or inability and limitations of the individual to see the truth unbiased. Also Truth corresponds to the individual, about himself, his Self and the reality corresponds to the objective world within and without the body of the individual.

Real situations are compromised states of existence in the attempt of pursuit of the truth. We all talk about truth limited by our perception and not the truth most of the times. We have compulsions inbuilt, acquired or imagined not to accept the truth and allow truth to be spoken or spread through us. But truth is a flowing river. It may flood us but it never dries up. On the other the reality is like a stagnated lake. Our fear of repercussions taking place if we speak, accept or propagate truth, make us real and not truthful.  We prefer peaceful and calm life. We call that realistic approach and adjust and compromise. 

Thus, most of the times, we are not truthful. We are all limited and confined to our perceptions of truth. Truth is best revealed when understood or experienced. But we rarely get such insight. All our knowledge and information is hearsay through books, newspapers, magazines, radio and TV news channels, web sites etc,.  We are all aware that these books and news items are filtered through the editors and owners of these media. Thus the perceptions of these responsible and financing individuals decide the truth content in the item. We pick up these as truth and argue or form our own perceptions. Sometimes the editorial policy of the editors or owners of these media do not allow truth as it is to reach us when they find it objectionable in that form. Thus truth is never completely known or allowed to be known and hence not completely comprehended.

The fears, imaginations, illusions shape our perceptions and our comprehension of the truth. Many times it appears that no absolute truth exists or known, perceived or understood and experienced. Just as feelings and perceptions of good and bad and other qualities, truth is also relative as “truth to me”, “truth to him”, “truth to you”, “truth to them” and a truth accepted by all is not possible and available to be expressed, accepted or spread and we all mistake our perceptions of truth as truth without understanding or experiencing the truth. But truth is like fire. It can not be hidden or held in the palm. Truth sneaks through our cautions and suppression and declares itself.