Mother Earth - Ashcharya Or Astonishment Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon

Mother Earth - Ashcharya Or Astonishment

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Mother Earth's awesome personification
The grandest of creations,
The tall snow capped mountains,
Standing straight and absolutely still,
Immovable, solid, firm,
A source of great inspiration and strength!
For the spirited, adventurous and the daring,
A challenge to conquer any heights!
These bold mountaineers climb up,
Undaunted and undeterred,
By the avalanches, glaciers and obstacles,
Or the fear of ever getting lost!
For the evolved souls,
The climb is not just a quest for truth
Or any answer to their queries,
But an affirmation of the Supreme power
The Mother Earth amazes us with her magnanimous figure!
For She is Ashcharya Bhoomi, - The Mother of amazement!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The above lines are based on Ashta Rasas- the eight sentiments as expressed in
Natya Sastra-an ancient text of India based on Dance and Drama.
Rasa means sentiment, emotion or feeling.
Ashta means eight.

The eight Rasas or Sentiments mentioned are:
Sringara- love, beauty,
Hasya-laughter, ridicule
Karuna - sympathy, compassion
Roudra - anger, fury
Veera -bravery, heroism
Bhayanaka -fear, scare
Bhibatsa-disgustaversion
Adbhuta- wonder, amazement
COMMENTS OF THE POEM

Wonderful poem, a great tribute to Mother Earth, the Aashcharya Bhoomi. Loved the way how Geeta has beautifully phrased the poem on the Navarasas. Top score and myfav

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Anjandev Roy 09 November 2019

Fantastic write.Thanku.anjandev Roy

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Valsa George 09 February 2019

Mother Nature is ever a source of great wonder and mystery! The lofty mountains, the deep valleys, the churning waters, the curious inhabitants of land and water..... all these keep amusing and astonishing us! When we see all these, we are made to think of the Supreme Power that created everything in Nature! The adventurous spirit in man makes him probe into every mystery and creates in him an urge to subdue every unyielding force! A sure 10

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Dr Antony Theodore 18 May 2018

the spirited, adventurous and the daring, A challenge to conquer any heights! These bold mountaineers climb up, Undaunted and undeterred, it is really telling of your achievements of life, your daring nature, your life is a symbol for me.. the Akcharya Gita.. thanku. tony

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Kumarmani Mahakul 19 February 2018

Dear madam, you have nicely and amazingly inscribed the astonishment of mother earth and have given a clarification of Ashta Rasas or eight sentiments. Beautiful poem and beautiful presentation. Thank u a lot.

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