From: nlp54@cas.org ()
Subject: Re: Sri Sri - MAHAPRASTHANAM & MAROPRASTHANAM
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:05:41 GMT

In article <ofM3asa00Vpd8SZaxg@andrew.cmu.edu> "Gautam K. Vallabhajosyula" <gv0e+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>I've recently started reading "maha prasthanam". The first thing that
>struck me is that even though these poems were written 1935-40, they
>are as valid today as they were 60 years ago (maybe even more).
>
>What I am curious about is how much effect SriSri had. How effective
>was his poetry? What did Sri Sri do after "Maha Prasthanam"?? And finally, how
>valid would his approach/method be today?? sri sri's poetry seems
>very communistic - revolution of the proletariat, down with the
>bourgoise (sp?) and all that.
>
>any comments?
>
>--gautam
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	   This is great stuff Gautam!!!
	   Sri Sri had the greatest influence on my life and I had known
	   Sriirangam personally.  His poetry was not only based on the
	   philosophy of communism but had a purpose to it.  Above all
	   Sriirangam had a purpose in his life and he used his poetry.  He was
	   called "viplava rachaita", "aByudaya kavi", etc..  In other words, he
	   was also a social reformer.  Not many people agree with this.  But
	   look at his works after Mahaprasthanam carefully.

	   He had contributed several gems of poetry after Mahaprastanam.
	   During the Naxalbury (Naxalite) movement, he had written several
	   excellent poems, especially giving moral support to the Naxalites.  I
	   know that because I grew up in Parlakimedi, border of Andhra and
	   Orissa between Ganjam and Srikakulam.  I was associated with a number
	   of Individuals who religiously used to read Sri Sri's poetry.  His
	   poetry was appearing in obscure and illegal journals like virasam and
	   others.  One might also recollect the works of DIGAMBARAKAVULU.
	   Post Mahaprasthanam works of SRI SRI were compiled and published in a
	   book form called "MAROPRASTHANAM" in the May of 1980 by virasam.
	   These are selected poems only and are called "virasam dasa'bda Srii
	   Srii kavitalu".  This contains poems from 1973-1979.  The tone of the
	   poems in Maroprasthanam is different from those of Mahaprasthanam.
	   The poems in Maroprastanam contain ideas of social reformation,
	   naxalite movement, and revolutionary ideas.  The revolutionary
	   doctrine preached in virasam decade poetry by Sri Sri is horrifying
	   to the capitalists in India.  This book was not sold publicly those
	   days.  My dad never let me read this eventhough he had high regards
	   for Sri Sri's intellectual faculties.

	   Maroprasthanam contains poetry with aspects dealing directly with the
	   present burning socioeconomic problems of India like unemployment,
	   corruption, religious dogmatism, Gandhian thought, rituals and
	   festivals, economic wastage, ethics and several other
	   post-independence sociological patterns of Indian society.  This, for
	   certainty, fits right in the gaps of our society.  This a marvellous
	   feat by Sri Sri.  Maroprasthanam is more aimed at Indian way of
	   living than Mahaprasthanam, in the given time frame.  I can not
	   compare Mahaprasthanam with Maroprasthanam.  Both are Sri Sri's eyes.

	   The following are some excerpts from MAROPRASTHANAM:

	   1) from marO prastha'nam

	      OhO O vidya'rdhii
	      OhOhO O mEdha'vii
	      poTTakooDu miikiyyaka
	      caTTubanDala'ye caduvu
	      mETavEsipOye medaDu
	      BrashTupaTTipOye braduku
	      medaDaina' oDalaina'
	      SramacEstE sampada
	      kalava'rala kommuka'si
	      paDucukunE vrutti rOsi......     goes on!!!

	      ba'dha'sarpa dashTuDivO
	      daga'paDina tammuDivO
	      SriiSriipriya SishyuDavO
	      coosta'vEm nii nippulu
	      da'sta'vEm nii vippuDu
	      ceyyi marO prastha'nam
	      tiyyi bruhat pra'gdva'ram
	      vippu marO adhya'yam
	      tippu mahat koukshEyam
	      viplavam vardhilla'li
	      viplavam vardhilla'li
	      viplavam vardhilla'li!!!


	   2) from tudipayanam: tolivijayam

	      Ugara', Ugara', Ugara'
	      urikoyya andukoni Ugara'
	      urikoyya anTukoni Ugara'
	      uyya'lala'ga ba'ga' Ugara'
	      sOdara', sOdara', sOdara'!
	      ca'vannadi niiku lEnE lEdura'!
	      viiruDa'!  dhiiruDa'! SooruDa'!

	      sva'tantryapu ma'rupEru sa'myava'damE, satyam!
	      ca'vulEni a' satyam jvalistundi anunityam!
	      sa'myava'da radhasa'radhi ma'rksu coopenade tiiram!
	      toorpu dikku manda'ram! a'rpara'ni anga'ram!

	      ma'nca'lanu kolusta'ru, mallammanu talusta'ru
	      jha'nsii lakshmiiba'iki ba'shpadha'ra viDusta'ru
	      sarOjiniidEvi POTO paTamkaTTi poguDuta'ru.
	      panca'dri nirmalanTE BayampuTTi vaNukuta'ru!


	    3) from O maha'tma' ! O maharshii !  (On Gandhi and Gandhian
	       thought)

	       O maha'tma'! O maharshii
	       O kshama' piiyooshavarshii
	       O tapasvii O yaSasvii
	       O ahimsa'Saya manasvii

	       ekkaDayya' nii ahimsa
	       EDa nii karuNa' riramsa
	       cooDu dESam dvEshaBugnam
	       kshurat jihva'nala viBugnam

	       goes on..........

	       mata nina'dam mata viva'dam
	       renDu kooDa' kaDu prama'dam
	       muncukoccina samayamandu
	       ugrava'dam okaTi mandu

	       sa'Ti manishini dOcukoniyoDika
	       sa'yi manuja bravuDu manaDika
	       niiTilO pa'lciliki ammE
	       nikrushTuDika ciTa'rukommE

	       niivu coopistunna ba'Ta
	       yadha'sthitikoka kancukOTa
	       himsatOnE srushTi poostadi
	       himsatOnE ma'rpu vastadi               (7-9-1973)

	       The above poem was written in 1973. This is 1993.  Almost 20
	       years on the calender passed without the noise from their wheels.
	       That is what exactly what Sriirangam had depicted in his poem
	       above happenind in present day India.  I don't want to support
	       either religions, but Srii Srii had the vision.  Certainly Srii
	       Srii's post-independence work is more refined and tailored for
	       the unextinguishable problems of Indians in India and eventually
	       abroad.

	       I offer my ten million salutations to the greatest soul -
	       Sriirangam Sriiniva'sara'u, with whom I had shared some of my
	       feelings.

	       intaTi kavviSvarunaku na' rudra'BishEkamulu.

	       ------PALANA

    if anybody is interested I will post the poems from Srii Srii's
    MAROPRASTHANAM not MAHAPRASTHANAM.

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