KUVEMPU KV PUTTAPPA

KUVEMPU KV PUTTAPPA Poems

God signed His name with zest;
The poet gazed enrapt, possessed!

As mountain summits in a row
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Flower of philosophy, thou teacher great
Of cosmic creeds, O spiritual giant,
O soldier of God, thou mighty-hearted saint,
O thou commander of suspicious fate,
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ನರ್ತಿಸು, ತಾಯೆ,
ಅಜ ಜಾಯೆ,
ಮಮ ಮಸ್ತಕ ನೀರೇಜದಲಿ!
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THE UNHOUSED CONSCIOUSNESS

Be unhoused, O my soul!
Only the Infinite be your goal.
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ಬಳೆಯುತಿರೆ ದಿವ್ಯಾರ್ಭಕಂ ಗರ್ಭಗುಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
ನಿನ್ನ ಮೈ, ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿಯೆ, ದೇವಾಲಯಂ; ಪೂಜ್ಯೆ
ನೀನೆನಗೆ. ಓ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ, ಓ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯೆ,
ನಿನ್ನ ಕರ್ಮದ ಮಹಿಮೆ ನಿನಗರಿಯದಿದೆ: ಬಳ್ಳಿ
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KUVEMPU KV PUTTAPPA Biography

Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa (December 29,1904 – November 11,1994) , [1] widely known by the pen name Kuvempu or by the abbreviation K. V. Puttappa, was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. He is the first among eight recipients[2] of Jnanpith Award for Kannada. Puttappa wrote all his literary works using the pen name Kuvempu. He is the second among Kannada poets to be revered as Rashtrakavi (after M. Govinda Pai) . His work Sri Ramayana Darshanam, the rewriting of the great ancient Indian epic Ramayana in modern Kannada, is regarded as revival of the era of Mahakavya (Epic poetry) in a contemporary form and charm. He is immortalised by some of his phrases, and in particular for his contribution to Universal Humanism or in his own words Vishwa maanavataa Vaada. He was conferred Padma Bhushan by Government of India. He has penned the Karnataka State anthem Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate. Early life and education Kuvempu's ancestral house in Kuppali Kuvempu was born in Hirekodige, Koppa taluk, of Chikmagalur district to a native Kannada family. His father Venkatappa Gowda of Kuppalli and mother Seethamma of Hirekodige a near by village. He was brought up in a place in the lush Malenadu region of Tirthahalli, called Kuppali, of Shivamogga district. His education began at his home by an appointed teacher from Dakshina Kannada. He joined Anglo Vernacular school in Tirthahalli to continue his middle school education. He lost his father Venkatappa Gowda at the early age of 12 due to ill health. Kuvempu finished his lower and secondary education in Kannada and English in Theerthahalli. He moved to Mysore for further education and completed his high school from the Wesleyan high school. He pursued his college studies in from Maharaja College of Mysore and graduated in 1929 majoring in Kannada. He married Hemavathi on 30 April 1937. [edit]Later life He had two sons and two daughters, K P Poornachandra Tejaswi, Kokilodaya Chaitra, Indukala and Tharini. Tharini is married to K. Chidananda Gowda, the former Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University. He responded poetically to even mundane events. When he got a car, he is quoted to have said, 'Chakracharanake swagatha! ' - Welcome to wheel footed! He named his house as 'Udayaravi', 'Rising Sun', called the farmer 'uluva Yogi' the 'tilling Yogi', and called for egalatarian society in his message 'Sarvarige samapaalu, sarvarige samabaalu' 'Equal share for all, Equal life for all'. His 'Raso Vai Saha' is a famous work of 'kavya mimamsa', the 'Principles of literary criticism', in the Kannada thought of twentieth century. He is credited for giving Kannada hundreds of new words, phrases and terminologies with distinctly precise ideas; literary, social, philosophical and spiritual. This led to common people asking him to suggest a name for their newborns, for decades, through postal correspondece, which he obliged! [edit]Career Kuvempu began his academic career as a lecturer of Kannada language at Maharaja College of Mysore in 1929. He served as an assistant professor in central college of Bangalore from 1936. He rejoined Maharaja college of Mysore in 1946 as a professor. He went on to become a principal of Maharaja college in 1955. Soon in 1956 he was elected as the Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University where he served till retirement in 1960. He was the first graduate from Mysore University to rise to that position.[3])

The Best Poem Of KUVEMPU KV PUTTAPPA

God's Signature ದೇವರು ರುಜು ಮಾಡಿದನು

God signed His name with zest;
The poet gazed enrapt, possessed!

As mountain summits in a row
Against the sky's expanse did glow;
As Tunga sported all her moods-
A water nymph amidst dense woods-
God signed his name with zest;
The poet gazed enrapt, possessed!

The river sped, the forest mused;
The sky blue-laughter shed.
O'er secluded spot and noiseless hour
The thrill of birds' soft music spread.
The winsome stream in sunshine gleamed;
Its fluid lisp 'mong pebbles streamed;
On either bank the gold sands beamed.

As the poet in the river bathed
His mind in blessedness reposed;
Sweet earth by beauty sweetened now
As nectar to his inward tongue disposed.

And then sudden into view there flashed
Above the landscape on the sky
A flight of herons argentine
In the marvelous design
Of a wordless poem
Rich with rhyme and rhythm.

As if to reassure creation
Of His unceasing presence
(Despite transcendence)
For the weal and joy of earth
And adopting the device unique
Of the winging classes in swing technique,
God signed his name with zest;
The poet gazed enrapt, possessed!

28-01-1937

(Translator: Sri. T.N. Shyama Rao)
(Original: KANNADA)

ದೇವರು ರುಜು ಮಾಡಿದನು;
ರಸವಶನಾಗುತ ಕವಿ ಅದ ನೋಡಿದನು!

ಬಿತ್ತರದಾಗಸ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಾಗಿರೆ
ಪರ್ವತದೆತ್ತರ ಸಾಲಾಗೆಸೆದಿರೆ
ಕಿಕ್ಕಿರದಡವಿಗಳಂಚಿನ ನಡುವೆ
ಮೆರೆದಿರೆ ಜಲಸುಂದರಿ ತುಂಗೆ
ದೇವರು ರುಜು ಮಾಡಿದನು;
ರಸವಶನಾಗುತ ಕವಿ ಅದ ನೋಡಿದನು!

ನದಿ ಹರಿದಿತ್ತು; ಬನ ನಿಂತಿತ್ತು;
ಬಾನ್ ನೀಲಿಯ ನಗೆ ಬೀರಿತ್ತು.
ನಿರ್ಜನ ದೇಶದ ನೀರವ ಕಾಲಕೆ
ಖಗರವ ಪುಲಕಂ ತೋರಿತ್ತು.
ಹೂಬಿಸಲಲಿ ಮಿರುಗಿರೆ ನಿರಿವೊನಲು
ಮೊರೆದಿರೆ ಬಂಡೆಗಳಲಿ ನೀರ‍್ತೊದಲು
ರಂಜಿಸೆ ಇಕ್ಕೆಲದಲಿ ಹೊಮ್ಮಳಲು

ಸಿಬ್ಬಲುಗುಡ್ಡೆಯ ಹೊಳೆಯಲಿ ಮೀಯುತ
ಕವಿಮನ ನಾಕದಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿತ್ತು;
ಮಧು ಸೌಂದರ್ಯದ ಮಧುರ ಜಗತ್ತು
ಹೃದಯ ಜಿಹ್ವೆಗೆ ಜೇನಾಗಿತ್ತು!

ದೃಶ್ಯದಿಗಂತದಿನೊಮ್ಮೆಯೆ ಹೊಮ್ಮಿ
ಗಿರಿವನ ಪಟದಾಕಾಶದಲಿ
ತೇಲುತ ಬರಲ್ಕೆ ಬಲಾಕಪಂಕ್ತಿ
ಲೇಖನ ರೇಖಾವಿನ್ಯಾಸದಲಿ,
ಅವಾಙ್ಮಯ ಛಂದಃಪ್ರಾಸದಲಿ,

ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ರಚನೆಯ ಕುಶಲಕೆ ಚಂದಕೆ
ಜಗದಚ್ಚರಿಯಂದದ ಒಪ್ಪಂದಕೆ
ಚಿರಚೇತನ ತಾನಿಹೆನೆಂಬಂದದಿ
ಬೆಳ್ಳಕ್ಕಿಯ ಹಂತಿಯ ಆ ನೆವದಿ
ದೇವರು ರುಜು ಮಾಡಿದನು:
ರಸವಶನಾಗುತ ಕವಿ ಅದ ನೋಡಿದನು!

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