Book Title: Parabels of Mahavir Author(s): Harindranath Chattopadhyaya Publisher: Shri Kiran PublishersPage 67
________________ ( 54 ) so still In the dark of my womb ? is its little life done, to fulfil Some mood of your firmament, some dark demand of your Will ? If that be 'so, say ! do you create to destroy ? Are you nourished from moment to moment on human grief ? Does it lend you high satisfaction to fracture our joy, Fragment us without any ruth? Does it bring you relief ? ( the resonance of the tanpuras stops... Dead silence follows ) DEEP VOICE (of the Ancient Interpreter) The infant's thoughts begin to speak again : Listen! c ! ( the flute starts its music ---soft and almost in-audible, but heart-haunting in the extreme ) The delicate Bearer of me-my Beautiful Mother-has totally misunderstood my intention of sparing her the least small Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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