The donor named Karna



Queen Kunti had blessings from Sun God
With one promise to be asked from lord
She asked beautiful son like shining sun
“Granted at once” but alas! She was unwed girl

Such is legendary tale and character in epic Mahabharata
The modern Indian name has been inherited from Mahabharata*
The girl developed cold feet and flowed the child in river water
The whole of Indian scene from there onward was going to alter

The boy was found by one chariot driver
Being childless he thankedHolyGangesRiver
Both husband and wife reared him as he looked so fine
He had Kundal (earrings) Kavach (armor) all considered as divine

With this cover , no death could take him over
Until he remained loyal, honest in real life with prayer
He sided with evil forces in long battle
But he had tough resolve with strong mettle

The story goes on for taking those divine gifts back
Lord himself comes in disguise for claim to stake
Karna* known for his charity offers all the two gifts
From here on the scene at Mahabharat* shifts

He dies in the battle field as powerless king
He has been killed with dirty tricks in the battle ring
Even though queen had five sons fighting against single son
There was compulsion on her part with the reason

The mental stress of queen Kunti* is heart moving
She was married to powerful king but regretted child for flowing
Into river for the fear of bearing a child as unmarried girl
The same son was to fight against his sons in turn

He is known as biggest donor in entire holy sculptures
His contribution is unforgettable and may be remembered in future too
I have dwelt it at little length in true context
The karma * the sun of lord sun ahs remained through out as best

*Karna,, The son of sun god, Mahabharat.. Hindu epic…Kunti.. Unwed princess
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Submitted on May 28, 2013

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Scheme XXAB CCDD DDEE DXFF XXGG HHAA HHBX XXXX X
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,729
Words 316
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Hasmukh Mehta

am an ex-serviceman from Indian Air force. I joined Oriental Insurance Company and retired from there too in May, 2007. I have been graduated from Punjab University. I hold technical qualification like Diploma in Radio/engineering .I have done English and Hindi stenography as well. I had mastered the art in Morse telephony too. I am associated with several welfare organizations and served long time as Union leader too. I am at present working as hobby writer. I write poems on various subjects and invite suggestions from all the quarters. I have written one memoir named “As I see it” and ready for publication. One interesting part of writing I would love to share with all my reader friends. I am not sure weather it may be the same case with all as I do not want to be caught in any controversy. When I sit on my personal computer, there is absolutely no thought in mind as to what is to be picked up as thought and written. These all things I leave it to the discretion of almighty to fill my mind with relevant ideas. So far I have been graced by Him and as result able to compose about 4000 poems. I have be awarded with 4 achievement award from the www.ezinearticles.com for successfully meeting with their standard. I am writing on many sites so as to be associated with reader friends all over the world. I am thankful to all those who have supported me in my initial days. more…

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