Comments on: Devara Dasimayya – To the utterly at-one with Siva http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/06/08/devara-dasimayya-to-the-utterly-at-one-with-siva-2/ Sacred Poetry from Around the World Sat, 25 May 2013 13:44:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Ram Krishna Singh http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/06/08/devara-dasimayya-to-the-utterly-at-one-with-siva-2/#comment-61321 Ram Krishna Singh Sat, 09 Jun 2012 05:30:31 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2042#comment-61321 "His front yard/ is the true Benares": As someone born and brought up in Benares, I know the significance of the city. The translator should have used "Kashi" in place of Benares to be mythically more relevant, and perhaps, true to the spirit of the original. Ramanujan was a great scholar and poet,and I should not question his choice of Benares, but I strongly feel, "kashi" should have been preferred. --Professor R.K. Singh “His front yard/ is the true Benares”: As someone born and brought up in Benares, I know the significance of the city. The translator should have used “Kashi” in place of Benares to be mythically more relevant, and perhaps, true to the spirit of the original.
Ramanujan was a great scholar and poet,and I should not question his choice of Benares, but I strongly feel, “kashi” should have been preferred.

–Professor R.K. Singh

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/06/08/devara-dasimayya-to-the-utterly-at-one-with-siva-2/#comment-61247 Sylvia Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:03:34 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2042#comment-61247 Thanks for this poem Ivan. I really love it. And need reminding of its message. In fact, I like it so much that a print out of this poem it is still on my fridge from last time you sent it out! I think that must have been end of 2008, because I remember my circumstance at the time. My fridge copy is looking a bit worse for wear but the message is fresh as ever and completely unaffected by the passing of time....love Sylvia Thanks for this poem Ivan. I really love it. And need reminding of its message. In fact, I like it so much that a print out of this poem it is still on my fridge from last time you sent it out! I think that must have been end of 2008, because I remember my circumstance at the time. My fridge copy is looking a bit worse for wear but the message is fresh as ever and completely unaffected by the passing of time….love
Sylvia

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