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Gommatesvara Commemoration Volume
Did your omniscience mirror The events, father? Dart by dartThe fiery flow of gazes. Splash by splashThe surge of shifting walls of water, Grip by gripThe wraps of warriors' entangled frames.
How I lifted him lightly On to my shoulders! That was the MOMENTMoment of what? Revenge ? NO The moment of disenchantment, And of deliverance ! That was the point of the parting of the ways. That was the moment of final victory And of final defeat. That was the moment when cosmos Shrank into the size of a peanut And Space vanished Into the haze of a vapour ! Though I laid him down Ever so gently On the ground, My humility prided in The pinacle of power it had mounted.
What made my brother accept, I wonder, The three contests Of foregone conclusions ? My build, my power, my prowess Were there for all to see. The invincible army of the Cakravarty Was there, too, for all to see. Denying him the use of his unmatched power On the battle field, Granting me the use of my superior might In combat, face to face Was the destiny's way of Inflicting a cruel joke.
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