ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭಕ್ಕೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿವೆಯೋ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭಕ್ಕೂ ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿವೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರವಿಯು ತನ್ನ ಕಾವ್ಯಾಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಆದರ್ಶವನ್ನೇ ಸೂಚಿಸಿರುವನೆಂದರೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗದು. ಅವನು ವಶ್ಯವಾಕ್ಕಾದ ಮಹಾಕವಿ; ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಆತನ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವೂ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕವಾದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವೆನಿಸುವ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಥಗರ್ಭಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಭಾರವಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಮಾತೆಂಬುದು ವಕ್ತೃವಿನ ಆಶಯವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸಲು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾದ ಕೊಳಕಿಲ್ಲದ ಹೊಳೆಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಕನ್ನಡಿಯಂತಿರಬೇಕು. ಅಂತೆಯೇ ಅದಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಸರ್ವಹಿತಕರವಾದ ಆಶಯವೂ ಇರಬೇಕು. ಇದೇ ಕನ್ನಡಿಯ ಮಾಂಗಲಿಕತ್ವದ ಸಂಕೇತ.
Author:shashikiran
DVG – These three letters evoke an image of a wise old man laughing a toothless laugh in the minds of the Kannada-speaking people. We are so accustomed to this image that any reference to a youthful DVG sounds and seems odd. We are startled by discovering that the author of Maṅkutimmana Kagga—a collection of verses capturing meditations on life in a “semi-philosophical vein”—wrote in English, mostly on such topics that resolutely maintain their distance from philosophy as law, politics, journalism, and economics.
The Story of Harasvāmī
A mendicant named Harasvāmī lived in the town of Kusumapura. His abode was a humble hut on the shores of the Gaṅgā. He lived on alms and had earned renown as a venerable sage. Kusumapura however had its share of rogues who were unhappy with Harasvāmī being held in high esteem by the people of the town.
All-round capability
Chikkamagalur’s coffee planter Sri Srinivasa Rao used to tease Venkatakrishnaiah affectionately. “If some troublemakers made an association naming ‘Mysore’s Dacoits club’ and asked him to be the president; he would not deny”.
Joint Endeavours
I have mentioned earlier about my first meeting with T S Venkannayya and A R Krishna Shastri. That was in 1915–16, just after the establishment of the Pariṣat. Even so, my friendship with Venkannayya became deeper only a few years later. He shifted his house to Shankarapuram sometime in 1920–21 perhaps. We would meet at least once a day. On so many occasions, we would spend half the day together.
ಶ್ಯಾಮಿಲಕ
ಗುಪ್ತಯುಗದ ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಕವಿ ಶ್ಯಾಮಿಲಕ. ಈತನದಾಗಿ ನಮಗೆ ಉಳಿದಿರುವುದು “ಪಾದತಾಡಿತಕ” ಎಂಬ ಭಾಣವೊಂದೇ. ಇದೊಂದು ರೂಪಕವೇ ಅವನ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ-ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಲೋಕಪರಿಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನೂ ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದರ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನಾಡುವ ಎರಡು ಮಾತುಗಳು ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಮಹತ್ತ್ವದ್ದಾಗಿವೆ.
ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಆಲಂಕಾರಿಕರು ಹೇಳುವ “ಪದಪಾಕ”ವನ್ನು ಅವನು ವ್ಯಾಪಕಾರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಗ್ರಕಾವ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸಿ ಕಂಡಿರುವ ಪರಿ ಸ್ಮರಣೀಯ:
ಇದಮಿಹ ಪದಂ ಮಾ ಭೂದೇವಂ ಭವತ್ವಿದಮನ್ಯಥಾ
Early next morning Śiva came to the maṭha. Mādhava hailed a messenger in the morning and ordered him – “Take this pair of clothes, hand it over to the rāja-purohita Śaṅkara-svāmī and tell him, ‘A prince named Mādhava, having been defeated by his cousins, has come from the Dakṣiṇāpatha, bringing along with him the immense wealth that once belonged to his father. There are other men of royal birth who have come with him as well. He to serve his highness.
Feeling of Oneness
Sharma took interest in getting to know the progress in the life and career of the students who had graduated from the college with a vidvat. He made it a point to enquire about their well-being through his circle of acquaintances or by writing letters.