The not so new lakshaNas - II (corrected)
V. Chowdary Jampala (cjampala@quark.dayton.net)
Tue, 17 Jun 1997 05:26:05 -0400 (EDT)
(The version I posted previously had some typos. Hence this posting --VCJ)
RUkkulu
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kukkapillaa, aggipullaa, sabbubiLLaa -
heenamgaa chooDaku dEnnee
kavitaamayamEnOy annee!
roTTemukkaa, araTitokkaa, ballachekkaa -
nee vEpE choostoo unTaay!
tamalOtu kanukkOmanTaay!
talupugoLLem, haaratipaLLem, gurrapukaLLem -
kaadEdee kavita kanarham!
ounounu Silpa manargham!
unDaalOy kavitaavESam!
kaaneevOy rasanirdESam!
dorakadaTOy SobhaavESam?
kaLLanToo unTE choosi,
vaakunTE vraasee!
prapanchamoka padmavyooham!
kavitvamoka teerani daaham!
--- SreeSree (Sreerangam Sreenivasaraavu)
April 14, 1934