Know Thyself Poem by C. P. Sharma
Know Thyself
Keshav in Gita about karma makes clear,
So long doer, we are in death-birth gear;
Surrendering all actions, with Him we unite
We rise above the body for eternal flight.
The illusion of triangle in us disappears,
A free consciousness moves in all spheres;
Tsunamis don't distress, storms don't tear,
You can always smile as Keshav's peer.
Storms and cyclones become rocking cradle,
On thunder and lightening be Muse’s saddle;
The ticking of time doesn’t torment,
Seated on lotus you spray your scent.
O dear this Truth not so easy to digest
You realize it only when you r blessed.
* In response to Kesav Venkat Easwaran’s poem ‘Beyond Human Reach’
Bhakthi and Vedanta in equal proportions reach this poem to philosophical summit. sathya narayana
highly inspiring, it will definitely in one way or the other transmute negative to positive
I am really thankful to Kesav sir who inspired you to write such a lovely poem.Though I have not gone through that poem but I will soon have a look at it also.It is true that if we follow the path of Gita, Our life can become heaven.But it is really dificult to follow the preachings of Krishna.The pain and sufferings can be annihilated if we try to understand that we are a part of supersoul and we have come out of that only and merge finally in it.Our materialistic attitude tries to prevent us from thinking about it and more we get trapped in pursuing the means of this world.I hope your poem will spread this message all over the world and try to decrease the pain and sufferings of the people.
Very glad to find that my poem was responsible for the initiation of your scholarly insight to write this marvelous piece…the Absolute Truth is unconceivable either by body speech or mind…and once conceived brings in Total Bliss that in turn again remains unconceivable to we humans… Yatho Vacho Nivarthanthe Aprapya Manasa Saha Anandham Brahmano Vidwan...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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1/15/2026 2:27:07 AM # 1.0.0
A quotation comes to mind here - 'Know thyself and nothing in excess' and you have brought this ideal out very well in your piece. Thank you for attempting what we all find difficult to understand - the wholeness of Self. Greetings from Fay.