Subramanya Bharathi

Conch

After death, the world of Siva and the world of VaikuntaWe shall attain, who believe thusInane people are they who preach such wordsMindless are they, pronounce thus while you blow the conch!In this world, in this dayIn this moment, to reach liberationWith lucid intellect, who endeavor to strivePure are they, pronounce thus while you blow…

Chorus

Beat the drum of victory!Verses1. The fear-demon we thrashed- The falsehoodserpent we hacked, and devoured its lifeThe entire world, is nectar we comprehendA vedic life we’ve acquired. (Beat the drum of victory!)2. In the sunshine we bathed – The luster’snectar we relished and splurgedIn the night came he, living beings to destroyYama trembled as we…

Mother, those that hungering seek thy grace

Howbeit consigned to dungeons here,They’d qualify for a place in Heaven.Those unvisited by your grace, Mother,Must exult in being slaves;Albeit inhabiting palaces,They breathe the air of prison cells.Winning your grace through heroic deedsMany Western peoples now live a new life;They’ve achieved all, being always readyTo make the supreme sacrifice.Alas, born in a hapless landWhich remembers…

Long live the Republic of Bharat!

Thirty crores of people shareThis commonwealth of ours;A marvel RepublicWithout an equal in the world.Long live the RepublicShall we see henceforth the greedOf one man seizing another’s bite?Shall one see unmovedThe spectacle of another’s pain?Shall we revel in sensuality,Or tolerate the selfish life?Long live the RepublicSpacious fields and generous springsEnrich this mighty land;Plentiful is her…