"Men may come, men may go; But I go on forever " !
(Alfred Lord Tennyson)
These Immortal lines of the nineteenth century poet laureate that bring forth the comparison and contrast between the immortality and permanence of the brook with the impermanence of the mortal human lives, are cherished in my mind as sweet memories of the bygone school days. And it would be even more amazing to find such lines of similar theme from the great poet savant, Annamacharya of fifteenth century, four centuries ahead. It's all about the transient beings under the spell of 'Vishnu Maya' vis a vis the Eternal Almighty! And the sankeertana is, "Aha, Emi Cheppedi Hari Ni Maya"!
'Ah! What shall I say about your Play of Illusion, Oh My Lord! What a bloom of passions right from the nascent youth!
'When taken into account, the earth is same but the myriads of kings and emperors that ruled came and built their vast kingdoms and empires vanished in time; this earth, however didn't follow them but remained still in unchanging eternity. As the sun and moon, measuring days and nights pass for ages, the time ahead reminds it's nature of eternity.
' The abode of deities, 'Deva Loka' is same but many an incumbent donned the title of 'Devendra', sat on the throne, commanded over the deities and left with time; but Deva Loka didn't belong to any one individual 'Indra'. The Pancha Bhutas, Akasha (space), Vayuh (air), Agni (fire), Apah (water) and Prithvi (earth) formed by Prakriti are same but make a profuse ramifications of branches of 'Sansara Vruksha', mundane existence of the beings.
'Oh my Lord! Here you are the one and the only one but your devotees are countless; how much intently we serve you, it remains insatiable. Oh my Lord! My devotion graced by you is a treasure trove; the intent and purpose of this human birth of mine is fulfilled!'
Thus, the discreet awareness of what is permanent and what is not, what is transitory and what is Eternal, in this mundane existence, enlightens us towards realization of the Intransient Eternal Existence!
'Ah! What shall I say about your Play of Illusion, Oh My Lord! What a bloom of passions right from the nascent youth!
'When taken into account, the earth is same but the myriads of kings and emperors that ruled came and built their vast kingdoms and empires vanished in time; this earth, however didn't follow them but remained still in unchanging eternity. As the sun and moon, measuring days and nights pass for ages, the time ahead reminds it's nature of eternity.
' The abode of deities, 'Deva Loka' is same but many an incumbent donned the title of 'Devendra', sat on the throne, commanded over the deities and left with time; but Deva Loka didn't belong to any one individual 'Indra'. The Pancha Bhutas, Akasha (space), Vayuh (air), Agni (fire), Apah (water) and Prithvi (earth) formed by Prakriti are same but make a profuse ramifications of branches of 'Sansara Vruksha', mundane existence of the beings.
'Oh my Lord! Here you are the one and the only one but your devotees are countless; how much intently we serve you, it remains insatiable. Oh my Lord! My devotion graced by you is a treasure trove; the intent and purpose of this human birth of mine is fulfilled!'
Thus, the discreet awareness of what is permanent and what is not, what is transitory and what is Eternal, in this mundane existence, enlightens us towards realization of the Intransient Eternal Existence!
"Aha Emi Cheppedi Hari Ni Maya" (own tune)
Om Shanti!
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