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....
SUMITRA NANDAN PANT
Translated from Hindi by Dr B. N. PRASAD
Glued to the sky?
the dead, blue, deep sky?
Looking with eyes open and
without movement
and lonely
and vacant!
Come to the earth
spawning, fertile, smiling earth
agog with sound and colours
of murmuring leaves and flowers!
Tender
and naughty
green fields;
laughing rills,
silky on the rocks.
See the earth
full of fragrant breeze
and fragrant flowers
the birds chirping
the cattle calling
each other
The earth
on which walks man
loved and worshipped by gods.
Yes,
look to the earth
the heavenly earth!