Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
(adi Sankara) 14 Promise Fulfilled
At Sringeri Sankara knew,His mother’s days were few.To fulfill his promise to her,He came running to see her.She saw her loving sonWho was different..
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(adi Sankara) 13 Madana Misra (2)
Taking leave of Bharati,Sankara went to Kasi.King of Kasi was dead.This news he heard.He entered the king’s body.Leaving his physical body.The..
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(adi Sankara) 12 Madana Misra (1)
Next Sankara went to seeMandana Misra at Mahishmati.He was the Chief PunditIn the Mahishmati Court.The Pundit was in favourOf Karma Mimamsa orderAnd..
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(adi Sankara) 11 Pandit Kumarilabhatttar
Kumarilabhattar, a Pundit,And a scholar of great repute,Was lying in his death bed.To see him, Sankara hurried.Sankara’s thought like this.“If the..
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(adi Sankara) 10 Tested By An Old Brahmin
Sixteenth year was to end,When a Brahmin, very old,Before Sankara appearedAnd for a debate invited.On Brahma Sutra Bashyam,For days argued both of..
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(adi Sankara) 09 The Untouchable
Sankara was on his wayTo the temple, one day,After his bath in GangesAlong with his disciples.By then, a low caste man,With his unclean woman,And..
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(adi Sankara) 08 Padma Pada
One Sanandana by name,To meet Sankara came,From a Cholan Town,Of the Southern region.As a devotee of Narasimha,At Kasi, he met Sankara,Became then..
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(adi Sankara) 07 Sankara's Works
Those who once opposed,Later on they acceptedThe arguments of SankaraAnd the principles of Advaita.He knew his life was shortSo, his teachings he..
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(adi Sankara) 06 A Guru Was Found
Sankara knew where to goYet he walked miles to go.He reached Narmada River,That overflowed with water.He controlled its forceAnd directed its..
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(adi Sankara) 05 Sankara As Sanyasi
Mother Aryambal desiredThat Sankara be married,But the purpose of his birthWas to establish the Truth.One day, when he was alone,Seven Sages from the..
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(adi Sankara) 04 The Early: Life Of Sankara
The young Sankara was wise,And his behavior very nice.He earned others’ appreciationWith all his love and affection.When he started his studies,His..
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(adi Sankara) 03 Birth Of Sankara
In the State of Kerala,South-west of India,There exists a town,As Kaladi, it’s known.As a famous pilgrim center,At the bank of Purna River,There..
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(adi Sankara) 02 Setback To The Hindu Religion
There was a setbackThousand two years backTo the Hindu Religion,With its order broken.Many other religions came,Like Buddhism and Jainism,Just..
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(adi Sankara) 01 The Ancient Religion
The great Adi Sankara was born at Kalady, Kerala, India in the year 686 AD anddied in 718 AD. (Some say, he was born in 509 BC and died in 477 BC.)At..
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(112) (Meera) The Last Days Of Meera
For several days Rana waited,But no reply was received.So, he went to Vrindavan,Dressed like a common man.He met her with Sadhus,Singing songs and..
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(110) (Meera) Meera Leaves For Vrindavan
Rana recollected the past,And a few events last,When he always yieldedTo Meera’s every demand.“She’s this state queenWhy she had no concernFor my..
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(109) (Meera) Family Life Or Devotee Life
Meera was in the temple,Along with common people,Who also sang with herClosely following her.Her every divine song,All the rural folks sang.Thus..
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(107) (Meera) Meera Faints In Shiva Temple
In the temple of Lord Shiva,A cow came before Meera.It reminded her about Krishna,And His consort, Radha.Her suppressed feelings came out.She was..
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(106) (Meera) The Queen Of Rana
The grand marriage was overBut the ordeal wasn’t over,As a painful experience it wasTo leave and snap all the ties.First her mother cried.With tears..
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(105) (Meera) The Marriage Talk
Meera reached the proper age,That proposed her marriage.Her mother was worried,It was time, she be married.But Meera was unconcerned,Since she..
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(102) (Meera) The Rajputs
It was five hundred years back,Rajputs faced frequent attacksFrom the invading MoghulsWho came thro’ the Kyber pass.As Rajputs were born..
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(101) (Meera) A Star Is Born
It was the approach of dawn,Rupa Goswami of Vrindavan,Had his usual bath in the chill waterOf the holy Jamuna River.On the twilight sky, a star,Not..
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#35 (Thyagaraja) Pancharatna Kirtans (V)
FIVE GEMS OF SONGS (v)(This song is in Chapter 23,and these five (gems) songs aresung in chorus by the musicianson the aniversary day in Januaryevery..
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#34 (Thyagaraja) Pancharatna Kirtana (Iv)
FIVE GEMS OF SONGS (iv)4. The fourth song in Raga Varali, Tala Adi:“Kana Kana Ruchira Kanaka Vasana Ninnu”“Daily in my heart, my devotion goes..
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#33 (Thyagaraja) Pancharatna Kirtans (Iii)
FIVE GEMS OF SONGS (iii)3. The third song in Raga Arabhi, Tala Adi:“Sadhinchene Oh Manasa, ”“Morals many he did preach,The spiritual path to..
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