Birth Anniversary of Tamil Poet, Thiru. Bharathidasan
Today, the 29th of April is the birth anniversary of the revolutionary Tamil poet, Bharathidasan! Let us pay our homage to him!
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Bahubali: A Poem [ on the occasion of Mahavira Jayanthi]
On the occasion of Mahavira Jayanthi Bahubali A Tribute to the Jain monk, Bahubali O Bahubali! Vajrarsabhanaracasamhanana*, Master of Vindhyagiri*, I have come to worship you, I have come to see you. With my eyes fixed upon your glowing face, And my soul bent with humility and compassion, To see one who has attained kayotsarga*, The realised one, I have come. Who has mastered Kevala Gnana*, Son of Rishabhanatha and Sunanda, Brother of Bharatha, The most respected of Theerthankaras*, Protagonist of Adi Purana*, Praised by mahakavi* Pampa, O Gommateshwara* built by Chavundaraya, An illustrious commander of the dynasty Ganga, You who were born in holy Ayodhya, I have come to you, To meet you at your temporary abode at Shravanabelagola, Before you left for the eternal abode of Mount Kailasha, I have come to see you. Blessings from the heavens, This holy ordainment, To write about you, Human redemption from forces destroying innocence, With your eternal benign ...