किं भो रङ्ग शयानोऽसि

किं भो रङ्ग शयानोऽसि

कावेरीहृदये वसन् |

कुतस्ते जात आयासः

भूभारहरणेन वा ||

ऎषः श्लोकः अपि अनुष्तुप्छन्दसि वर्तते | ऎषः श्रीरङ्गक्षेत्रस्य तत् क्षेत्रॆ स्थितस्य रङ्गनाथस्य च वर्णनम् |

The Captain

Cast in turmoil, thrown about in the fiery sea

Was she sinking? The crew looked for lifeboats to flee

Hopeful one sailor, that the shore his vessel shall see

'O but the skipper! Where, in this time of need, be he?'

Screaming he scoured; an answer though, wasn't to be

But guided by his leader's deeds, the course he conceived

Now standing at the helm, the captain he shall be.

An ode to Monday!

I want to play tennis in the morning sun,

Around that ground, four laps I want to run.

Then football, and drench in the evening rain,

But the clock tells me that it's Monday again!

Written on 25th April, 00:07 hrs.

भव निर्भयः

यथा प्रातः निशा च स्तः
सुखदुःखे तथैव तु ।

तस्माद्विहाय तां चिन्तां

त्वं शान्तः भव निर्भयः॥

अस्य श्लोकस्य छन्दः अनुष्टुप्। छन्दसः लक्षणम् एवं वर्णितम् |

श्लोके षष्ठं गुरु ज्ञेयं सर्वत्र लघु पञ्चमम्।

द्विचतुष्पादयोर्ह्रस्वं सप्तमं दीर्घमन्ययोः॥

प्रतिपादे अष्टाक्षराणि भवन्ति।

Thoughts!

Thinking I was, That I should write a poem,

"The blog is so small! Why even have one?!

"Should it be an acrostic? Or just plain rhyme?

"Though the topic, I just can't seem to find!

"I'm no good at this, I'll only try in vain...

"What a headache!! What's gone into my brain??"

Thoughts thus grew, and along with it a plan

Now, I guess you know what I had in mind!

If you still don't know what scheme I'd come up with, it was to pen those thoughts as the poem you just read!

Life

दुःखे दुःखाधिकान्पश्येत् सुखे पश्येत्सुखाधिकान्|

आत्मानं शोकहर्षाभ्यां शत्रुभ्यामिव नार्पयेत्||

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

Low you may be, but lower you could've been

Higher you see, when you are in much glee

No, foes they are - these petty joy and misery

Never you concede; over life you'll have mastery.

This is a humble attempt at capturing the essence in the subhashitha. It gives motivation to push yourself further, to better yourself, while you remain satisfied with what you have. Yes. The two thoughts (those of pushing further and staying satisfied) seem to be in conflict with each other. But finding the right balance is the key.

This one shloka has had much influence on me. It has given a better understanding of life. This is an acrostic as well.

Sun

Lustrous, scorching; he makes the sky alight
Little atoms - they fuse, so the moon shines bright
Huge ball of fire, holding the planets tight
And has life ticking, radiating his might
The star in the sky, our sun is such a sight!

This poem, an acrostic as is the previous poem, was completed in my room in the Infosys campus, Mysore!