Verses of Vemana – 64
chimakutteneni chivukanipinchunu
chima yenta.dani shrusti yenta
chimavanti vani shrustilonerugumu
visdhabhirama vinura vema
Commentary: Vemana speaks about the wonder that is creation. Consider, how small the ant is! Yet, when it bites[1], it hurts badly. Everything, from the infinitesimal amoeba to the inestimable cosmos, has a role to play in the divine schema. The ignorant, himself out of tune with God’s beautiful plan, fails to understand the significance of this and shows scant respect to life. The ‘seer’, quite like the lover, sees ‘Him’ everywhere. In an ant as well as in an anteater!
[1] There are 810,000 web pages on the bite of the tiny ant!
