yaDArilO ************for a change

PALANA (nparinand@cas.org)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 15:10:42 -0500


			     dESa caritralu
			     **************

			  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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