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....
PURIPANDA APPALASWAMY
While I lay
Upon thy path, my Lord,
I feared my head might miss
That trace of dust,
That priceless boon
From off thy hallowed feet.
Here alas, the night-winds all too soon
Make approach.
I fear too
That these tiny petals
Stretched for long
Might sadly dwindle down,
That this last breath
Preserved so long
To kiss the jingling
Of thy sacred anklets
Might escape me, too.
I know not how
To bear this raging wind,
This crushing weight
Of night’s iron-feet.
Grown a mate to dust and smoke
I rob in these
Woe-tainted walks.
And thou, my Lord
Brushing my trace aside
Movest away
Along the paths of light.
–Translated from Telugu by Srirangam Srinivasa Rao)
(Reprinted from Triveni, Sept.-Oct. 1932)