Vishwambhara
Subbarao Varigonda (varigond@cems.umn.edu)
Thu, 29 May 1997 20:51:02 -0500 (CDT)
Hello everybody!
After having a dose of tIrtham from VVR, I did a 'good' reading of the
supposedly monstrous work "vishwambhara" by si.naa.re and here, I present
some extracts from it with some comments. I still hold the opinion that
sinaare is not a monster (nor all his writings) and here is evidence
to show his humanness (word exists!).
Any other readers are requested to share your opinions!
I quote the lines first for an undisturbed reading. I request a patient
reading skipping any isolated idiosyncrasies.
In order to obey PRK's directive not to exceed two screenfuls at a time (though,
I'm afraid this is already violating that), my comments will follow in the next
post.
I would like you all to think again whether sinaare can be, without
any compunction, be judged as a non-poet and if so, whether without
prejudice towards the author, vishwambhara can be criticized
to be a worthless or banal effort.
>From Sec 1 of VISHWAMBHARA by si.naa.re
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nEnu puTTaka mundE
nettimIda nIlitera.
kALLA kinda dhUlipora.
A teraku addina addaala biLLALLO
miNugurulu kanureppalu miTakarincAyi.
ciccu muddallOnci
cimmukoccina pacci velugulu
palamIgaDallA paraucukunnaayi.
AvirilO A nIlitera
anTukunnappuDu
addina biLLAlu ciTlipaDDAyi.
dhULi poralO poDicina
vittula pottikaDupullO
ceTlu netturu pOsukunnAyi.
kALLu virigi nEla mIDa paDDa mabbulu
maLLI kALLanu molipincukunnAyi.
I poralO jaDa mounam
oLLu virucukunnappuDu
rekkalu,Dekkalu,mOralu,kOralu
dikkula DokkallO tInidrincAyi.
nEnu puTTakamundu...
entagA mabbulu edirucUsAyO
cUpula sOpAnAlapai sAgivacci
tamanu pinDukunE A tapana Edani.
entagA nakshatrAlu nirIkshincAyO
gaNitasUtrAlatO tama gatulni
maNulugA kUrcE A mananam Edani.
ushassulentagA
udvEgapaDDAyO
viccukunna tama kanTikaDalilO
piccigA nuragettE vimuktAtmalEvani.
vennelalentagA vihvalincAyO
tAmu visirEsina valuvala oDilO
taladAcukunE midhunAtmalEvani.
entaTi kalavaramO veduLLaku
pratyamgam nAdamgA pariNamincAlani.
entaTi ArATamO konDarALLaku
akhilANuvulu mUrtulugA mukharincAlani.
ententa ubalATamO nemaLLaku
E aDugulainA tama padalayalanu ErukOvAlani.
ententa utkanThO kalakanThAlaku
E gontulOnainA tama svaram tIgasAgAlani.
unDi unDi sarassulu uvvettugA lEci cUsEvEmO
gOruveccani sarIrAlanu
gunDelatO tAki cUDAlani.
pongi pongi samudrAlu ningi tanDrini arthincEvEmO
pasipApallA edalapai pArADE
paDavaleppuDostAyani.
appuDeppuDO nEnu puTTakamundu...
cilakala mukkullO
ciguru toDigina palukulu;
suDugADpula rekkallO
paDagalettina rodalu -
okaTEnEmO!
musuguTakullO daagina
ceTalamukhaalanu mADcE manDuTenDA
mADina ceTla cekkiLLanu taDimi
maLLI merugupeTTE pinDivennelA -
okaTEnEmO!
poDupukonDa mIda
Sirasu jenDA etti
aDugEsina udayam;
paDamaTi urikambam mIda
veluturu talanu vElADadIsina
astamayam -
okaTEnEmO!
cIkaTikAgitam mIda
tOkatO aksharAlu cekkE miNuguru purugulU
AkASa sikharAllO
pAdarasamm selayELLanu
pAkincina meruputIgalU -
okaTEnEmO!
lOtulni lObarucukunna lOyalU
ettulni egarEsukunna konDalU -
okaTEnEmO!
intakU nEnevaNni?
E minTi inTivANni?
E kAlam cnaTivANni?
verrettina E Sakti
visirEsina kandukAnni?
endukilA dorlutunnAnu?
I poralanu onTiki cuTTukuni
endukilA niluvettugA porlutunnAnu?
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-subbarao
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