yaDArilO ************for a change
PALANA (nparinand@cas.org)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 15:10:42 -0500
dESa caritralu
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E dESa caritra coocina'
E munnadi garvaka'raNam?
naraja'ti caritra samastam
parapiiDana para'yaNatvam.
naraja'ti caritra samastam
paraspara'haraNOdyOgam
naraja'ti caritra samastam
raNarakta prava'ha siktam.
biiBatsarasa pradha'nam,
piSa'cagaNa samava'ka'ram!
naraja'ti caritra samastam
daridrulanu ka'lcukutinaDam.
balavamtulu durbala ja'tini
ba'nisalanu ka'vimca'ru:
narahamtalu dhara'dhipatulai
caritramuna prasidhdhi kekkiri.
raNaramgam ka'nicOTu Boo
sthalamamta' vedakina dorakadu:
gatamamta' taDise raktamuna,
ka'kumTE kanniLulatO.
calla'rina samsa'ra'loo,
maraNimcina jana samdOham,
asaha'yula ha'ha'ka'ram
caritralO moolugutunnavi.
vaishamyam, sva'rdhaparatvam,
kouTilyam, iirshyalu, spardhalu,
ma'yalatO ma'rupErlatO
caritragati niroopimcinavi.
jemGij Ka'n, ta'marlEnoo,
na'dirsha', Gajnii, GOrii,
sikidarO evaDaitEnEm?
okokkaDoo maha'hamtakuDu. <*******************
vaikingulu, SvEtahooNuloo,
sidhiyanloo, pa'raSiikuloo,
pimDa'rulu, thaggulu kaTTiri
ka'la'niki kattula vamtena.
a~na'napu TamdhayugamlO,
a'kalilO, a'vESamalO---
teliyani E tiivraSaktulO
naDipistE naDici manushyulu----
amta' tama prayOjakatvam,
ta'mE Buvi kadhina'dhulamani,
stha'pimcina sa'mra'jya'loo,
nirmimcina krutrima caTTa'l--- <*****************
itarEtara Saktulu lEstE
paDipOyenu pEka mEDalai!
parasparam samGarshimcina
SaktulalO caritra puTTenu.
ciraka'lam jarigina mOsam,
balavamtula dourjanya'loo,
dhanavamtula panna'ga'loo
imka'na'! ikapai cellavu.
oka vyaktini marokka vyaktii,
oka ja'tini vEroka ja'tii,
piiDimcE sa'Gika dharmam
imka'na'? ikapai sa'gadu.
ciina'lO riksha'va'la',
cek dESapu ganipanimanishii,
airla'mDuna ODa kaLa'sii,
aNaga'rina a'rtulamdaroo---
ha'TenTa'T, jooloo, niigrO,
KamDamtara na'na' ja'tulu
ca'ritraka yadha'rdhatatvam
ca'Tista' roka gomtukatO.
E yudhdham emduku jarigeno?
E ra'jyam enna'LLumdO?
ta'riiKulu, dasta'vEjulu
ivi ka'vOy caritra kardham.
ii ra'Nii prEma pura'Nam,
a' muTTaDikaina Karculoo,
matalabuloo, kaiPiiyatuloo,
ivi ka'vOy caritrasa'ram.
itiha'sapu ciikaTikONam
aTTaDuguna paDi ka'npimcani
kadhalannii ka'va'lippuDu!
da'cEstE da'gani satyam. <***************
nailunadii na'garikatalO
sa'ma'nyuni jiivanameTTidi?
ta'jamahal nirma'Na'niki
ra'LLettina kooliilevvaru? <***************
sa'mra'jyapu damDaya'tralO
sa'ma'nyula sa'hasameTTidi?
praBuvekkina pallaki ka'dOy,
adi mOsina bOyii levvaru? <****************
takshaSila', pa'Taliiputram,
madhyadhara' samudratiiram,
ha'rappa', mohEmjOda'rO,
krO-ma'nya'n guha'muKa'llO--
ca'ritraka viBa'tasamdhyala
ma'navakadha vika'sameTTidi?
E dESam E ka'lamlO
sa'dhimcina dE parama'rdham? <****************
E Silpam? E sa'hityam?
E Sa'stram? E ga'mdharvam?
E velgula kii prastha'namm?
E svapnam? E digvijayam?
-----SRIRANGAM SRINIVASARAO
(MAHAPRASTHANAM)
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