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....
He will Appear
The Tiny Grass-Flower , From Telugu by the Poet Kavukondala Venkata Rao
SO SPAKE THE MOTHER1
Clasping the pillar in yonder court,
You ask, 'Where does your son now sport?'
I know not what may be his haunts.
My womb's the cavernous lair wherein had lain
The tiger-cub and whence it's sped. But, hear,
Right on the field of battle he will appear.
Rendered from TAMIL by
T. G. ARAVAMUTHAN.
1 This poem is found in the Pura-nanuru, (86), an anthology about eighteen centuries old. The name of the poet is not known.