March 2021
In 1902 my sister got widowed. Then she was about 10 years old. This matter somehow reached Sri Venkatakrishnaiah and he wrote to me and conveyed his condolences.
“Please bring that child to my place. I will take care of her at my house; I will arrange for her education. She should not be discouraged. She should be in a lively environment. You get her here in person”. But my parents were traditionalists. They adhered to old customs. Sri...
Venkannayya’s Whims
Venkannayya and I, for several years, were like members of the same family. During the summer vacations, his wife would visit her native town Taḻuku and other places. At that time, Venkannayya would practically be a part of my family. My father had great affection for him. My mother would look upon him as one of the children in the family. What should be prepared for dinner, what snacks should be made, which fruits to use –...
ಆರನೆಯ ಅಂಕದಲ್ಲಿ ದುಷ್ಯಂತ ಶಕುಂತಲೆಯ ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅದನ್ನು ಕಂಡ ವಿದೂಷಕ ತನ್ನ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತ ಮಧುರಾವಸ್ಥಾನದರ್ಶನೀಯೋ ಭಾವಾನುಪ್ರವೇಶಃ ಎಂದು ಉದ್ಗರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಇದಂತೂ ಕಲಾನಿರ್ಮಾಣದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಅತ್ಯದ್ಭುತವಾದ ಒಳನೋಟ. ಈ ಮಾತಿನ ಸರಳತಾತ್ಪರ್ಯವಿಷ್ಟು: ಶಕುಂತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುವಾಗ ಅವಳಲ್ಲಿ ದುಷ್ಯಂತನಿಗಿರುವ ಉತ್ಕಟವಾದ ಪ್ರೀತಿಭಾವವು ಆ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಸೇರಿಹೋಗಿರುವ ಕಾರಣ ಅದು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಅಂಶದಿಂದಲೂ ಅಂದವಾಗಿದೆ, ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಲಾವಿದನು ಕಲಾನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನ...
Sense of Humour
Most of the time, Ranganatha Sharma’s mind was engaged in unknotting tough problems posed by the śāstras. But a sense of humour is something that came naturally to him. Whenever the occasion arose, he would laugh and make others around him laugh. I recollect a couple of such instances.
For some days, he resided quite close to the Gokhale Institute—just four streets behind the premises—in an out-house. One day, there was a certain...
By then, Śaṅkhacūḍa spotted them from a distance and shouted – ‘O Garuḍa! Don’t, don’t! He is not a nāga, it is me! Why are you suddenly under an illusion?’ Hearing this, Garuḍa was confused and panicked. Jīmūtavāhana was distressed because the task he had taken up did not find completion. From his conversations with Śaṅkhacūḍa, Garuḍa understood that the person he ate was a vidyādhara and was immensely pained. Garuḍa decided that he had to...
Dispassion and Generosity
Sharma never sought publicity. He became totally dispassionate about the job he had taken up once it was complete. He authored a couple of columns in a few magazines under a different name[1]. Even his family members did not know for several years that he was the author of those articles.
The Darbhanga Sanskrit University conferred upon him an Honorary D.Litt. He was also felicitated with the Rājyotsava Award by the...
The Yoga of Life
The Bhagavad-gītā establishes and illustrates these three problems of life on a philosophical foundation. There is a place for kāma, a place for artha, a place for dharma, and a place for mokṣa. How is it possible to establish the suitability of attaining one of these four? What are the rules for each of the four puruṣārthas? How are those four courses to be adjusted to ensure that they do not hamper one another? Indicating the...
ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ “ವಿಕ್ರಮೋರ್ವಶೀಯ”ವನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಬಹುದು.
ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಅಂಶಗಳು ಪರಿಶೀಲನೀಯ. ಮಾಲವಿಕಾಗ್ನಿಮಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಈ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕವಿಗೆ ತನ್ನ ರೂಪಕವನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಂಕೋಚವಿಲ್ಲ; ಸಮರ್ಥನೆಯ ಒತ್ತಡವೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಲ್ಲ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ, ಅವನೇ ಬಲ್ಲಂತೆ ಸಹೃದಯಪರಿಷತ್ತು ಪೂರ್ವಕವಿಗಳ ರಚನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಸ್ವಾದಿಸಿದೆ; ಹಾಗೆಂದ ಮಾತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಸತರಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತಕುತೂಹಲವೂ ಆಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಇದನ್ನು ಅವನ ಸೊಗಸಾದ ಮಾತು ಹೀಗೆ ಧ್ವನಿಸಿದೆ: ಪರಿಷದೇಷಾ ಪೂರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಕವೀನಾಂ...
