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....
The Salvation
Kavisamraat Viswanatha Satyanarayana (Translated from Telugu by M. Prabhakara Rao)
Kavisamraat VISWANATHA SATYANARAYANA
Translated from Telugu by
M. PRABHAKARA RAO
I: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Actor! What is thy supposition
about salvation?
Actor: 聽 On my facial expressions
this world dances; that is my destination.
I: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Painter! What is thy assumption?
Which is thy dependence?
Painter: From my brush鈥檚 edge
emerges a figure ensouled by Rasa.
That is my soul and goal.
I: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Singer! How do thou solve?
What is thy hold?
Singer: That is my sole hold;
when melodious sounds are
merged in the middle of my tone.
I: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Now, I am questioning also thee
O poet! What is thy salvation?
Which is thy solution?
Poet: 聽聽 Thou if undisturb me
I am a great Yogi;
but why do thou question me?