Translation
of few poems of dr.n.s. lakshminarayana bhatta from his
poetry collection “devvada jothe maathukathe” published by kshama prakashana
bengaluru by dr raveendra hosadurga.i am grateful to poet and his family members and
publishers.first edition in jan.2000.
Poet dr
.n.s. lakshminarayana bhatta –talk with devils:few poems:
1)
Self
religion(sfvdharma):
Where ever water goes
Why flows down?
Fountain how ever much pressed
why spils (rhshes)above?
Tree though cut again again
Without showing anger
As usual againwhy gives fruits?
To water self religion is important
To flow itself is goal.
For fountain and tree
To emit is works
Self religion means not even a
little
Not for own(self)
Should burn itself by itself
Like burning sun
Always in this walk(path) only
Jada nature has played
Be in self religion told
High god like krishna
Self religion means rutha(truth)
Chariot of creation.to moov easily
Formed kept path
Truth(rutha) pull in path
Selfish man
Wearing intellect who walked
Out of religious path.
Fixing senses in force of
Absorbing world
To real beauty of life
Who has become blind.
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2)Self talk of somebody:
Evening about to rain,
Peacock not dancing in spite of rain
Cloud has covered half sky only
Star is piece of teared ston0e
Not even a single bird in sky
stagnant plant and trees
fubction without sun is boring
what is achieved till now?
Drankate mixing with dirty people
by pricking teasing somebody becoming fun maker(jester)
strugled for money,wandered in all
though collected money lived as jiva
all finishedonly
went near river,did not get down
though got down once or twice(into
river) did not swim
wrote only for prestige(status),did
not reach (touch) anybody
ssdid not pat even on inner mind
.”no he did not do anything this fellow”
Now almost night has come,jade of night is opening
If eaten and slept that is end
Born so much previously,living till now
Only this much ,is repenting his mind
One which is fermented(heppu?) will it become milk?
Now daily only repentence
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3)geting of half truth:
What is to senses is getting of half truth
Not got fully by panchabhuthas(five elements)
Vision of half truth is lesser than ignorance
Divided grain
Growing getting power
Is lost slice
Mooving screen crossing getting
entering in
Not possible barren,bling though
having eyes
Though seen figure cheats eye
Inside slept tree
As though non existing though existing
No lck of vision,to slice (half)truth
Not goten imagination boon
To understand existing help of one
non existing
Is needed how?meaning of life is only in false of acting
Like blospming?
Neck if lifted and seen is shown to reality
Air diging garuda pada(eagle feet)
Reality unless churned and seen
how it shines
Climbing back Mooving complete
view(drushya)
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4) time of giving up:
Shinibg market’s silk world
Shop of light bowl,evenibg time
On both sides of shop swing of
saree(patthala?)
Play of coloured products,cry of burning desires
Talk with somebody,siting some
where
Heat filled rising shout regarding somebody
Coming above from depth of cave emiting coming inner tone
an echo to it from some direction
anxiety tension hurry talk of
cebration
rising above passing covering
trick(plan) of strugling
spilled life’s joy to some other vessel
thinking of pouring spark to life and life.
Some depresion now when night gets dowwn
Jiva is hungry crying to not
brought meals box(bfuttfi)
One by one lights are putting off already
Let shop be closed still erlier.
at the time of leaving(relieving) some sorrow has spilled
climbing branch of memory money
has swinged towarfs land only
in patht walked again play of mind
even in lanes not passing through
play of imaginations.
Is straining near window cut tail
In mouth tied bag responding cat
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5)why you stood like that
illused?:
Why did you stand like that illused?
Why ters in eye?
All believed jivas at end
Got closed? In soil?
Previously were there on hill top
Always residing strong people.
Gold soil what ever called
Not getting down pylvans.
Let there be old talk recently
also
Many eagles in sky
Were playing singing
Letter principle(thathva) secrets.
Sudenly sky is empty
j.c.road of midnight!
Pride covered bird kings
tell where did they go suddenly?
Eagle has flied below in sky
Did they attack dead body of snake?
cuting thread of coloured kites
did they roll into soil pond?
Academy chair turban of chanceller
Flight to country and foreign
Did they swallow all bold people
Chair,money,house,mata darden?
Book pen new new writings
Were in arm strength in past.
now also awards and plane ticket
bundle of notes I suitcase
yellow news paper ghost mouth
lifting pressing down techniques
interest of truth unlightened path
daily accidents.
All stars have not faded in depth
Have shined dhruva saptharshi
caste
Those who have given deeksha of sky
Has blessed all times.
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6)to waterless cloud:
You were only present
In past here only
Now you are there at distance,
Though somewhere above
Carrying non existing seriousness
from direction to direction
You simultaneously (at once )
Though coming
There is your identity to us
surely
Shall I tell all your previous stories
Freely?
When you were here
How you filled up all you know!
river stream pond from all directions
united flow towards you becoming
one body.
To you were present
What ever reached became yours
became boon to you who were big
pit
thare were a lot not acceptablr
though had filled up in big sea
were not able to give
drop of water
you were like that only not in a position to give
which fool will drink salt water?
Though appeared very vast how
ever much
What if looking smaller than
Small pond
Water coming in tap water little fingure thick
Had become lesser than water flow
Though thirsty could not be cooles
You were bad.
Though congested here and there all around
Pitying to your salt life
Ot able to reach you
sun melted
fell heat of severe sunlight,rised
above
as there was luck
following back of air
making you only to fear much height
wiyhout being seen by anybody
went and joined
now you have spread full sky
but what if?
Who will wonder to false show off?
Style of waterless empty sky
All are scolding only”what means nothing”
Moistureless cloud to to body of blue sky
Pouring below dada dada
Getting down into soil
No strength of growing
Tender air,thin air what ever low be there
It’s run is towards to direction
where it pulls
Have made to play all!
All non existing going when existing comes
Like this all are worrying people
below
Have stoob waiting for water
pouring cloud
Opened mouth pond and river!
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7) friendship of ghosts(devils):
Mid night ghots
Knocked door
Opened door thinking somebody
Fell on feet
Cried mula mula
Pity! Called in
Making poor face
Begged holding hand
Accepted to go along withs
Walked wth pride
In streets
Where they tread
Shouted and jumped
Opened ponds.
Drand given thirtha
Responded allowd female
Facing towards sky
Spit to sun only
jumped
what devils taught is
very peculear.
Eight can be subtracted in four
Without help of dashakas
Can be walked without treading earth
Without sense of weight(heaviness)
Diging hill only
Cuting air
Can be drowned in river.
Without getting hairs wet.
But one thing:
pityng to pained jiva(life)
on sheding one tears
making to flow one’s own sweat
to bake rice to eat.
Leavibf logic(tharka)
To make a round temple
Not at all possible.
Very peculear is
child inside screamed
unless neck is pressed amd killed
no sleep at all!
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8)self dedication(self sacrifice):
Aha devil what a friend tou are-
What a joy in your warm embrace
To depth of pond outside town
Making to get down and swim till river bed(bank)
What a joy in bitter of beer
Bitter of wisky is
real amruutha(elixer)!
Circular is smoke of cigaret
Holiday is not needed to iispet!
Kept head in feet –sacrificed
Leaving writing fingure
Reserving panchendriyas( five senses)
Absorbed panchamrutha.
Why are you standing beyond door
step(hosilu)
You come inside in this house
only.
Will make empty god’s eoom
You remain there only
Aha ghost!surendered guru
You be along with me putting gasthu(beat….?)
Feeding breasts(udders) you showd world
kamadhenfu I am your calf.
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9) poetry pieces selrcted from
preface quoted by sri siddhalinga
pattanasetty:
1)in days of youth along with army
Came to war kama(lust,maara)
Missed step and fell on her house
doorstep(hosthilu)
Got cut thread of bow
Rised to chest of christ this
rathna garland.
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2)in in dark graveyards of mind
Cadever(dead body) grazing fires.
Rising from devils face of
graveyard
Ugly sounds of cries.(uulugalu……………….?)
to enlighten attalu(……………?) unused
in light of flames of deadbody(chatta).
Are embracing shaakini daakini
Wearing guts in guts(intestines).
To fixed and grown juiceful garden of sugarcane
Are shouting rushing male elegphants.(salagas)
Are coming and falling
Bg vessels of blood and muscle
Are flaming burning latent lusts
Burning golden lankas
Product kept ships are exploding
Remains have spilled(dispersed).
Chasing cats of lust are running
Black hunting dogs.
Rounding trees and plants nooks
and corners
Entering missing games.
Finished what leg has got tired
Balige eraguthive betagalu
(…………………………………………………….?)
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4)to breath blowd by fate:
With light putting off sudenly
around me
Dark of new moon day (amavasye)
srrow ,wonder,inner collapse,vibration to prana(life)
pulling saree border
crying hoo four kids
embracing consoling slowly
improving
with hard determination rised and stood,to bangle broken hand
wrearing unseen kankana
pagade played neighbour friends
house
entering in new dress
oven grinder, inveting biting lip
who thrown dice,again calling life!
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5) wearing bodyful colourful pathaake(…………..?)patthalachariot of
procesion came in middle of road.
Bangle ,leg chain, swwet(melodius) veena sound houseful
Plan of getting wishper,false
anger .
Coconut given for mangalarathi
slice of cradle
At depth of body calling gold mine.
6) how did you roll from there to
here
from fort of crore coins to
chariot road?
Belived naga treasure bite and
gave handdevil of illusion of joy did it put down and tread?
What happened sir what happened ?
Gaja cloth how it became sky?
How you broke exsting between hari and you
Bead crystal wall?
How did you break tell maya called
myself
Caninf of intoxicated elephant.
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7) invested to bow thread without any hesitation
Narayana weapon(arrow)?
First it burnt rathna padi shop
Sale deed of property.
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8)
sky given walking stick to earth’s hand
Jiva on some day drunk and forgoten breast milk of mother
In light of mother’s eyeshining star it is
In flower chest’s maardava(………………?) like flowing honey
However much rain pourslike air it won’t get wet
how ever much air blows like light
won’t shake
though diged again again non piting water
spliting walking dark army(pade?) chariot of cool light.
Folded and sat sky wing bird called time
Planets and stars to it rice thrown
to eat
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9) climbing hills rowing rows
leaned to stone wool bed
sunlight chills rain air forest(wild) dark valley
wandered loved at depth sang(uli?)
peeled secrets luck of life!
in navel of flowers passed with jhenkara
tasting honeyghee to flames.
Rolling dices,irritating nuts
Failing getting failed came life success.
Rolling blosoming boiling in oil
In sufering of joy is life’s beauty
Stolenwon eating without seing
Considered acount that or this
much
Though requested wishing not
attained(reached)
troubled as dream is also much!
In madi of vydikas in border
of honour
whole world is seen telling dullard
joining withou telling that and
this song of all words
otherwise you will do wrong
accounts.
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10)in streets they kept
Walked with pride
Open ponds
Shouting jumped
Drank given thirtha (holy water)
Responded to left female(fruit?)facing to sky
Spit to sun only
Jumped.
11)why are you standing beyond doorstep
You come inside this house only.
Will make empty god’s room
You come and stay there only
12)aha surendered to devil
guru-you
Be with watching gasthu(……………….?)
Feeding breast showd world
Kamadhenu I am your calf.
13)on coming day of dairy
(mid night)
They coming is sure
Like penalty of jhadathi
Like mob of grass hopper
diging secret by pecking pecking
like wood pecker.
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14)to devil spark only is eye
Burn dhaga dhaga
Paathaalas(deep depth) of mind
Open to them.
Dsires playing inside
Sugarcane aales(Aalegalu)
Light not at all passed lust’s
Secret forests
Not to heat(warm) body hand
Not bakibg ganji(paste)
Spark attahed to deadbody(cadever)
Unholy(mylige) flames.
to eyes are seen
All plays.
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15)burn all dairies
Accept real life
why life of show off child
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16)dark night rising air is rushing fast
In the chair you have sit it sits
To language ,logic, it also knows poetry!
Since day of seing my peace of
minnd has also spoiled.
Looks as though have carved me only,after measuring all
Not only body
Posture talk tune also as though stolen thief.
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