I cannot believe my father wrote these! These were written way before I
was born. Guess that explains! His recording says that they were written
on August 8, 1940. There are many sanskrit poems with shringaara rasa by
him of this type written when he was a shiromani student, I will present
those in the Sanskrit Digest, where members of that group do not have the
prejudices that it is some archaic language.
Just to take the minds out of serious discussions involving scaling
Bhagavaan Paaraasarya with our yard sticks drenched with, in advaitic
terminology, our ahankaara janita aJNaanapuurNa viJNaana(this is not
intended to flame any body - in advaitic philosophy all distinctions -
sajaati, vijaati and swagata bedhaas, including obviously the castes and
genders, are due to aJNaana or avidya), here are some shringaara padyaalu
to enjoy.
shringaara rasa is the life giving most beautiful rasa and should be
enjoyed as such either in poetry or in life. shringaaram is only between
two willing partners, otherwise it is biibhatsam. This is the bedroom
scene where kavi alone has the capacity to enter and observe what goes on
outside and inside the minds of the two partners. nidhuvanamu means
kalayika.
nidhuvana kinna
Kuntimaddi Seshasarma
chedarina yungurul vadana siima kokaanoka jOva kuurpa, pa
llodavina mOvi kempudaLu krotta rati shrama binduraadini-
nnudiTi nalakrimpaga manOharu nakkuna vraala nOrtu pa
yyeda digijaari pOvaga vayaaramugaa vali gubbalottuchun.
arudagu purushhaayitamu nandu paTiiramu pETulettagaa
kara nakhara prachaaramula ganna samungava miidi haaramul
taraLamulai tuTadguNamulai veda jallaga muktiyambulan
kari shiramandu mutyamulu galguTa satyamaTanchu dOcheDin.
tolagina chiira nunDi aradOpaga manmatha mandirambu gu
bbaluvasi vaaDiyun kanulu panDuvugaa muDiviiDinaTTi kun
talamulu naavarimpa jaghanam bapuDE dR^iDabandha muktiyai
lalana nijEshu kangoneDi lajja gubul kona nOra chuupulan.
palu mona gaaTlakun daliru vaatera gampamu nonda gabbi gu
bbalu nalagOTi gichhulaku paaDina piiDanakun galanga pai
dali naDu mallalaaDu ratidhaaTiki nirbhara sanghamuktiyai
jalagenu manmathunDu jevi jErachi viiDina naariyO yanan.
chikku vaDen shirOjamulu chindara vandara nonda haaramul
chekkulu jEvurimpa priyu sEtalakun jaghanambu novva no
kkokkari uurudamshikula kurulu tallaDamanda bandhapun
jikkulu viiDiyun puvvula sajjane kOmali didda juucheDin.
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Obviously this kOmali did not run behind the pillar to adjust herself like
the kantaaratnam in the poem posted sometime back by Sri Veluri gaaru.
Hari Om!
Sadananda
K. Sadananda
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