Wind - Part 3 & 4
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The base of Wind is Ear. Wind stands in the ears of the Shivan. If there is no wind, Shivan will not be able to hear. The Wind doesn't have ears. He is deaf. If he could hear, will he make such a racket? If he could hear, will he let the clouds clash with each other, _create thunders and be witnessing the show? If he could hear, Will he play by causing whirlwinds in the sea? We bow to the Wind, Sound, the Power.
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Desert. Sand, Sand, Sand, For a very wide area, in all four sides, _there is levelled sand everywhere. Evening Time. Through that expanse of forest, over the camels, _a group of merchants are passing by. Vaayu (Wind) has become untameable / ferocious. The sands of the desert is rotating as a whirlwind in the mid sky. One moment, Pain of death, the entire group of merchants _get destroyed in the sand. Vaayu (Wind) is devious. He is anger-personified Rudran. His sound imparts fear. His acts are deadly. We praise the Wind.
Personal Note: The Part 3 talks so softly and explanatorily about the simple fact that Wind causes all the atrocities only because, he doesn’t have ears and he couldn’t hear the noises he creates. So it finds excuses for him and praises him. Whereas, in Part 4, once again the Wind’s darker side (Does Wind have sides at all?!) is put to light with its destruction of the group of merchants in the desert. How could someone find excuse as well as shows light on the executions of the same wind? Does Bharathi love wind beyond measure or what else could it be? Let us see what he comes up with in the next parts!
Note: This is the Part 3 and 4 of Bharathi’s Prose-Poetry titled “Kaatru”. Interested in the Series? Check here to read the previous parts! To read the original version in தமிழ் or in Transliterated version? Click here! And here’s a feast to the fans of Bharathi (with translation)
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