Labour of Love - Varun Rajput
In the hollows of bereft caves,
and the howling of abrasive winds,
In the smashes of untiring waves,
And the receding tired sand,
In the swaying of the grieving trees,
And the crackling of the dried separated leaves,
In the hills standing in endless wait,
And the eternal stillness of lakes.
In the ruthless currents of rivers,
And the river bed stones perennially parting self.
In all of these but more so
Life flows in the spaces between you and me
This poem has been authored by Varun Rajput.
Image Credits: Desert Canyon, Rochelle Blumenfeld, Contemporary Art.
A Ray of Light - Snehasish Ghosh
When you are alone,
When there is no light for you to move forward,
Even when it feels like everything is lost,
Have faith in yourself,
And you will see a bright ray of light.
When you have no one by your side,
When you just feel like screaming in the open,
When you know everything is your fault,
Even when you feel like you are done,
Have faith in yourself,
And you will find a bright ray of light.
When you are completely blank from inside,
When there is no one to support,
When there are no new goals to seek,
Even when you have no idea of where you are headed,
Have faith in yourself,
And you will receive a bright ray of light.
Poet's Bio: This poem is written by Snehasish Ghosh. He is currently a graduate student at Darrang College, Assam.
Image Credits: Still life, by Pablo Picasso
वेदाआधी तू होतास - बाबुराव बागूल
वेदाआधी तू होतास, वेदाच्या परमेश्वराआधी तू होतास,
पंच महाभूतांचे पाहून, विराट, विक्राळ रूप
तू व्यथित, व्याकूळ होत होतास,
आणि हात उभारून तू याचना करीत होतास,
त्या याचना म्हणजे ‘ ऋचा ’
सर्व ईश्वरांचे जन्मोत्सव, तूच साजरे केलेस,
सर्व प्रेषितांचे बारसेही, तूच आनंदाने साजरे केलेस
हे माणसा, तूच सूर्याला सूर्य म्हटलेस
आणि सूर्य, सूर्य झाला
तूच चंद्राला चंद्र म्हटलेस, आणि चंद्र, चंद्र झाला
अवघ्या विश्वाचे नामकरण
तू केलेस
अन् प्रत्येकाने मान्य केले, हे प्रतिभावान माणसा,
तूच आहेस सर्व काही, तुझ्यामुळेच संजीव सुंदर
झाली ही मही
- बाबुराव बागूल #BaburaoBagul
Translation
You existed before the Vedas, you existed before the Lord of Vedas
Witnessing the huge, monstrous form of the five elements
You were getting distressed, anxious
You raised your hands in the first plea
Thus was formed the first 'Richa' (Hymn)
You created the Gods and celebrated them
You created the apostles, and rejoiced with them
O my primordial man! It was you who called the Sun, “Sun”
And so it became the Sun
You called the Moon 'Moon',
And so it became the Moon
It was You who created this universe and named it so
It was You who validated everything in it.
O omnipotent man, you are everything
And it is because of You that
This universe is alive, beautiful
