Sunday, March 14, 2010

What else? This is bliss, my dear!


This is bliss, my dear!
What else? This is bliss!
Time does not stop for us.
We live for such a short span,
and it is a sheer magic of a few moments!

You have today for certain,
and tomorrow for you is quite unsure.
It is a waste of time
to think that there is something beyond this world.
Living on those lines of thinking
is a waste of time!
The reward of this life
is drinking the essence of pleasure.

A sensuous beauty—your girl—your love
is in your embrace.
Is there anything beyond the enjoyment
of your relationship with her,
and beyond the song and dance with her?
Believe me, there is nothing!
Is there any ultimate purpose to your pleasures of life?
There is nothing!
Nothing!





This write-up is based on the song “Anandamidenoyi Sakhaa …from the Telugu movie Panduranga Mahathyam (1957) featuring Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao and B. Saroja Devi. This song was written by Junior Samudrala and set to music by T. V. Raju. The song was rendered by P. Suseela. This movie was directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao.The protagonist, Pundareeka, is a non-believer in his youth. This song is a justification for his initial materialistic attitude. He thinks that “It is a waste of time to think that there is something beyond this world!” Later, when adversity strikes at him, he receives God-realization and turns into a believer, and becomes a great devotee!