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....
Two Poems
Dr T. N. Vrajbal (Translated from the original in Hindi by Ravi S. Varma)
Dr. T. N. VRAJBAL
Ridicule
A figure of sand grains
glued together
Stands with pride supported
on a parched body;
Ever challenging the wind
Unmindful of its own destiny.
Knowledge of the Self
Shadow has many a name
but none is perfect;
Under the cloud’s shadow
the sun lies crumbled to grains;
And the rays are sifted through a sieve;
Alas, the knowledge of the
Self is not complete!
–Translated from the original in Hindi by Ravi S. Varma