Sunday, September 4, 2016

Sunahsepha 2- Yajna, The Sacrifice Comments

Rating: 5.0

It was news when King Ambarish
Of Ayodhya, our ashram bordering,
Embarked upon a ritual sacrifice
To appease Gods, but Indra got scared.
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Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
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Susan Williams 30 November 2017

Everybody laughed a heartfull When I brayed as sacrificial animal When stolen by Indra played by Sunaka While Jyeshta, the king feigned asleep- - - - - - -This is masterful foreshadowing and has quite given me the shivers! ! ! Another well-deserved 10 +++++++++++++.

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Unnikrishnan E S 30 November 2017

Hi Susie, These lines about childhood pranks were unearthed from my own childhood. Any we had come across in the daily life was converted into a little one-act-play of the day. I still remember some of these plays. This matter was added in the poem as a prelude of the calamity that was in the offing. Thank you Susie for finding it out..

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Rini Shibu 16 June 2017

Thanks for this write, As sacrifice is must to save the land, and a suitable man or animal was needed father became restless..

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Unnikrishnan E S 18 June 2017

Hi Rini, Please read this serial from the beginning.. This is a story from Ramayanam, one of the Indian epics. Hope you could relate.. Thanks for the comments....

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Marieta Maglas 17 November 2016

Protection of sacrificial animal Bounden duty of the king. The loss Would cost him his life, all his Progeny and the land will perish.....................the sacrifice for God has been the essence of the human existence during the whole history.................enjoyed reading this poem...voted 10

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Unnikrishnan E S 28 March 2022

Thank you for the insightful observations, Marietta.

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Nosheen Irfan 07 September 2016

I really like this series of mythology. The concept of sacrifice in the way of god is an ancient one. You display great narrative skills in relating these stories that regale the reader no end.

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Unnikrishnan E S 28 March 2022

It is always a pleasure to read your notes on poems, Nosheen. Thank you.

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Madathil Rajendran Nair 06 September 2016

Whatever was said about Sunahsepha - 1 applies to this second part too. Please keep up the good work.

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Unnikrishnan E S 28 March 2022

Obliged for your nice words sir.

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V.m.saraswathy Munuswamy 05 September 2016

the wait continues...great script writer, makes us to sit on the edge to know what next..? great job ear poet

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Unnikrishnan E S 06 September 2016

Hi Saraswathy, Your words keeps me going. Thanks.

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 September 2016

In exchange! ! Thanks for sharing.

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Unnikrishnan E S 05 September 2016

Hi Sri Gajanan Mishra. The life of Sunahsepha is truly reflective of search, sacrifice and renunciation. Thank you for the comment. I am obliged.

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Gajanan Mishra 04 September 2016

searching life, it is in sacrifice, in renunciation.

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Unnikrishnan E S 05 September 2016

The life of Sunahsepha is truly reflective of sacrifice and renunciation. Thank you for the comment.

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