Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

Charity

Translated from Tamil By R. Sundaresan

How long is the elephant’s trunk!
how long could the elephant stretch its trunk
to offer charity to whosoever is in need!

its trunk is long!
but does its mind reach anyone
who desperately wants
to cling to a helping hand?

The cat sits eyes closed
in a trance!
but does it meditate?
penance it knows not
nor pity.

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