The Mahatma Poem by Parameswaran Nair Damodaran Nair
The Mahatma
Salutations, father of my nation, salutations.
Leaving these flowers at the feet of thy statue
I stand bowing in front of it in silent adoration
You were born 150 years ago into a different situation: -
Treating brotherly beings as beasts
Owning slaves, to humiliate and torture,
For deciding social dignity,
Poisoning the thought stream of society
By discriminating people by colour,
Redefining the destiny of millions
By harmful racist paradoxes.
Haunting the peace of mass perpetually
By intimidating terror
Leaving the people in utter darkness
To fumble about in desperation.
Lord Krishna took his birth in a prison
You were born in captive India
Looters in the hides of traders
Took away all our precious belongings.
Seeing Mother India's tears and pains
You jumped over to the forefront to fight
Armed with the mighty non-violent "Sathyagraha"
You stormed against the colonial citadels
Like a lodestar you lead the people from the darkness of ignorance
To the day light of realisation
From the lost mid sea to the shore of blissful aspiration
With the will-power of a rescue-ship-captain
With the invincible spirituality of a powerful saint
You became the dominant master of an era of enlightenment
simplicity and humbling won you a place in million's hearts
Consecrating in as the idol of purity and truthfulness
So long as the Himalayas stand high,
So long as the high seas hold water
The name "Mahatma Gandhi" will echo from heart to heart
With a painful tune of "Raghupathi Raghava......"
Bullets cannot kill you Bapu
You will live in our hearts for ever.
Homage to Gandhiji- a true patriotic poem. Brilliantly composed in a viable language!
Thank you Leela Kumari. I think its our duty, being Indians, to pay a heart felt homage to our father of nation on the occasion of his 150 th birthday
Seeing Mother India's tears and pains You jumped over to the forefront to fight Armed with the mighty non-violent Sathyagraha You stormed against the colonial citadels....Yes it is Ghandhi's invinsible spirituality that made India free from the pangs of the foreign occupation...... tha nk u dear poet Parameswaran for this Eulogy. thank u. tony
I believe it so. Further I find an incarnation image image in him because such people take birth only in a blue moon. Thank you Dr. tony Brahmin
A truly patriotic poem. The comparison of Mahatma with Lord Krishna is simply superb. Bullets cannot kill you Bapu You will live in our hearts for ever. ....These lines give the perfect ending to this beautiful poem.
Thank you Devi. if you feel respect for the Mahatma and if you are moved by emotion I am satisfied that the purpose of the Poem is served. Thank you
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/2/2024 9:14:37 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Tributes to the Mahatma! ! A true inspirational poem on Mhatmaji wherein his struggle for preserving human dignity and to free India from the clutches of bondage along with vision and ideals are beautifully interwoven.I bow before DPN with profound thanks for giving us this motivational poem on that great son of India who said My life is my message
Thank you Ramadas. The words and deeds of Mahatma Gandhi Have influenced me much in shaping my outlook on life and humanity