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....

Transcendence

Laxmi Narayan Mahapatra (Translated from Oriya by the poet)

LAXMI NARAYAN MAHAPATRA

From your great fulgent flare
I receive the photons of light
In your golden beautitude
I am adorned
with a halo.
Up, above, down, below
in the middle wherever I go
in sun or shade
light or dark.
I walk to.
an encounter with you.
Why shall I attain
to a state sublime?
Why should I be transformed
into some being
noble and high?
Translated from Oriya by the poet

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