Mahabharata 30: We See What's Not; See Not What Is! Poem by Aniruddha Pathak
Mahabharata 30: We See What's Not; See Not What Is!
Maya's myth is Truth Absolute,
Things seen down to barest of root,
One thing the sages and ascetics see,
And quite apart mundane souls, we,
The very same sun-rays
Seen are in varied ways—
When falling upon desert lands
A mirage would they make of sands.
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Here is the transliteration of the original verse:
anyathā pari-draśhţānimunibhih tattva-darśhibhih |
anyathā pari-vartantevegā iva nabhasvatah || vana 30—33 ||
This verse tells a lot without spelling it out in so many words. What an ordinary soul might see, a sage with wisdom and vision would see in a different way. The same forces (vegā)of the world in skies or in the innards of space of this cosmos are interpreted in different ways. What we see is not; and what truly is, we see not. We see with our physical eyes, not more than the senses may see. Our sages, the visionaries, saw with closed eyes with the help of their inner eyes. This verse is not translated literally, but liberally.
(2) ABOVE: This verse is not translated literally, but liberally. Of course, imaginable, but despite these al, this is true fascinating and reminds me of The Mahabharata of the country where I was born. In those ancient times, India and Indonesia have lots in common. Those ancient survivals are oft truly magnificent and so is your poem, Sir
A few poets that I know from Philippines told me the same thing, and what I know from my ancient readings point to the same fact. I believe the new name for Philippines being considered seems to have a Sanskrit origin (I can't recall the name...(Maharika?) . Thanks for your valued input and liking the poem.
I cite you here, dear Sir: Our sages, the visionaries, saw with closed eyes with the help of their inner eyes. WHO says that there are no more visionaries TODAY? They still are, all in Greatest Silence naturally. (2)
Yes, I do see your point, and agree, there are visionaries in today's times as well. They do not seek others, we have search them out, who prefer to be silent.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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The very same sun-rays Seen are in varied ways— When falling upon desert lands A mirage would they make of sands......outstanding conceptualizations. Beautiful poem. Well translated by you. Thank you sir.
Thank you so much for appreciating the translation, dear KM. I'm glad to see that you take so much interest in this work.