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....
POEMS FROM ‘VEMANA SATHAKAM’
Dr. C. Jacob
(A translation from Telugu)
The son who is unkind towards his parents old,
What does it matter whether he is born or dead
Do not termites too come into being and die cold?
The lover of the universe, O, Vema, listen.
Enough is a spoonful of milk of a gentle cow,
What use is there of a donkey’s milk though drumful?
Enough is a morsel of food if served with love.
The lover of the universe, O, Vema, listen.
A dog that’s lean and much like a skeleton looks
May bite and tease even a lion worn out by age,
senseless it is to fight when strength is lost and humbled,
The lover of the universe, O, Vema, listen.
The mean-minded man boasts of himself very much,
But soft and pleasant always a virtuous man speaks.
Does ever gold make as much sound as brass on touch?
The lover of the universe, O, Vema, listen.
Countless in number are men who pick holes in others
A guiltless man is hardly found in the entire world,
Forget men their own faults while finding fault with others;
The lover of the universe, O, Vema, listen.
Becomes the voice melodious as one goes on singing
The bitter neem tastes sweet when eaten on and on.
By effort is possible this, that and everything
The lover of the universe, O, Vema, listen.