It has been snowing since early morning here and I recalled the first of the
following poems (one of my all time favourites!) once I looked out of my
window. Then came here and saw the reference to pOtana's "Seetakaalamu".
I am n't good at doing "samasyaapooraNaalu", but remember most of the lesson
"Seetakaalamu" I had in 9th class. Here are the poems:
kan: ahamulu sannamulayyenu
dahanamu hitamayye, dIrGadaSalayye niSal
bahuSItOpEtambayi
yuhuhU yani vaDake lOka murvInAdhA
kan: SiSira marudencenantaTa
niSalAyatagati vahince, nettammi tegal
kuSalata Dince; dinambulu
kRSiyince; vaDanku munce nellajanamulan
kan: kAcenu sirikalu tar''cuga
bUcen jEmanti virulu; bhUmiki baruvai
tOce jaNakAdi sasyamu
lEcem balumancu cadala hEmantamunan
aa: SamBu kanTa nokaTi, jalarASi nokkaTi
mar''iyunokaTi manujamandiramula
nodigegAka; mer''siyunna mUDagnulu
caliki nuliki bhakti salupakunne
aa: poDupu gondamIda boDucuTa modalugA
baruvupeTTi yinuDu paScimAdri
mar''ugujoccegAka masalina jalicEta
jikke jikkenanaga jikkakunne
sI: dinamu brAtasnAnamonarincu dwijulaku
nagukarmalOpa BayambukanTe
brAcipanul sEya lEcu kODanDrakau
nattalavalani BayambukanTe
gaDuvulO dUramEgaganunna carulaku
nadhipucEnodavu bhayambukanTe
garshaNam bonaripa gaDagu kApulakAra
yami bairu ceDunan bhayambukanTe
gaDidiyayye SItu; Kaga, mRga, paSu, nara
pramuKa jantuvulaku BAvamulanu
hecce gAnksha gOruveccani sparSapai
SiSiramahima vinutisEyavaSame?
SA: prAtarvELala mancucinkuguvi jompambainalEbaccikal
SwEtaSrIdulakincu Tentayu rahincen sarwaBUtambulan
SItaSrAnti vaDankadAnacalayai celwondu BUdEvikin
SItartu praBuDiccu vajramula rASim bOli nalwankalan
aa: konDalella mancu gonDalai kanipince
naDavulella bUcinaTulamince
dIvulella delladIvulai rahigAnce
mApurEpu mincu mancuvalana
tE: ellajanamula dalasUpanIka velayu
nallahEmanta RturAju yaSamu diSala
nAvarinceno yananga mancaggalince
rOdasi natandra candrikA rucira rucula
Only one of the above poems is from "pOtana"! The above "seesam" is my other
favourite. Thanks to my father for providing the complete poem!
These were posted by me on SCIT (=Telugu Digest) a year ago, and those days I
used to wRITe in (so called) "pillalamar''r''i style", and now I have adopted
another, which can be (easily) read by the "rachana users" as well.
Regards,
Sreenivas