Rajendran Muthiah Poems

372. O, chief of th' water-logged land with burst flowers!
Give a bit to the poor in this birth to get
mega-bucks in the birth next. You hook a small fish[Ayirrai]
into the pond to catch a big one[veral].
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381. In severe drought, the king Pari's young daughter
gave a lot of gold in a boiling pot
as food to a begging bard.
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1. The pull between hearts
two is love. The catching lure
towards all is lust.
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387. Huge wealth, high-born clan, possession of the king,
being identifiable by the king
aren't the desired things for this and the next birth.
Knowing oneself is the prime duty in life.
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394. People who weigh not wealth and life-time get them
little to enjoy. Don't live with ascetics
but reel in joy at home. Drink not hill-honey
but one from the flowers of the thorny plants.
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'Is this a college for men? ', asked a man
seeing the large crowd of boys in that lane.
'This is women's.We're guards
to girls', said some young frauds.'
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A little away from the abode of Lord Siva
at Kedharnath in Himalayas, the pilgrims
were thronging around a man sitting
with darting looks at the stream
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Invocation to God
1. The moon resembles the shining face
of Lord Thirumal. The Sun with its
emitting rays likens His wheel. The lotus
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