I have recently written a few poems on sankrAnti and I thought it is
appropriate to post them on this occasion. These poems (except one) have
appeared in the recent issue of our local GWTCS newsletter, vArtAvAhini.
sankrAnti
SrIrAjacChubhadAyiyai yatularASIbhUtasoubhAgyamai
kshIrAbdhIsutayai prasannamukhiyai SRngArarOchissulim
pAran vaccheDu poushyakanyakaku mIrarpimparE puNyakA
lArambhakshaNamandu hAratulu sOdyatkAnti sankrAntikin.
santatasoukhyadAyiki, lasannavadhAnya vibhUshaNojjvala
tkAntivirAjamAnaku, sudhAmayaSItalavAtahEtu hE
mantatushArayuktaku, samastajagatpriya kAmanAtta san
krantiki, poushyalakshmikive SrAvyasumangaLa gItikAvaLul.
mangaLamu koluvunna bommalakunella
mangaLamu nityamou bhOgimanTalakunu
rangavallula SObhaku mangaLammu
manchigobbiLLa varusaku mangaLammu
gangireddula ThIviki mangaLammu
mahita harinAmagItiki mangaLammu
madhuradadhinicchu pADiki mangaLammu
mangaLammannapUrNa bhUmAtakepuDu
mangaLamu dhAnyalakshmiki, mangaLamu sa
kalaSubhada poushyalakshmiki, mangaLamu sa
duttarAyaNa divyamuhUrtamunaku
makarasankrAntilakshmiki mangaLammu
Bachoti Sridhara Rao
(I am still making errors in RIT. Please bear with me if there are any)