Ambitions are high!
So are the road blocks!
Somewhere in between lie
The human capabilities
And means to perform!
The one who finds a harmonious way
To balance all this
Leads a happy and successful life!
Welcome to my blog. In my quiet hours I seek to touch the depth of myself and my surroundings. My thoughts that take form of poetry are just the scratches on the surface of life as it reveals to me. Wrapped in a delicate veil of symbolism and ambiguity these verses and expressions also fulfill my desire to share a bit of my self with others. I hope reading them would be as enjoyable for you as writing them has been for me.
Ambitions are high!
So are the road blocks!
Somewhere in between lie
The human capabilities
And means to perform!
The one who finds a harmonious way
To balance all this
Leads a happy and successful life!
Based on Chandogya Upanishad chapter 2, section 22, Shlok 2
हिन्दी भजन
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।
देवों का जब ध्यान करो तुम
गीत गाओ अमर्त के।
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।।
पितरों का जब ध्यान करो तुम
गाओ गीत स्वधा के।
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।।
बन्धु जनों को मन में रख कर
आशा के तुम गीत सुनाओ ।
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।।
पशुओं का जब ध्यान करो तुम
गीत सुनाओ तृण-जल के ।
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।।
यजमानों का ध्यान करो जब
गीत सुनाओ लोकान्दं के।
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।।
आत्मन-मन का ध्यान करो जब
गीत सुनाओ अन्नम के।
ओ मनुआ रे! गीत गाओ प्रभु के।।
ईश्वर का जब ध्यान करो तुम
रखना सब को मन में
ओ मनुआ रे! रखना सबको मन में।।
गीत गाओ प्रभु के ।।
Note: Chandogya Upanishad forms the last eight chapters of Chandogya Brahmana of Sàmveda. The Shlok creates a musical rhythm for the Universal harmony and takes into account the welfare of six beings of Universal order. I have tried to translate it in a Bhajan with my crude knowledge of language and music, keeping the true meditative spirit of Shlok alive. The thought that it pays homage to our ancestors has really touched my heart.
Savita Tyagi
5.22.2026