ರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷ

Ravi Hebballi: 

Moving into a meticulously planned, well crafted, personally supervised and lovingly knitted nest, the better half and your's truly found a sense of satisfaction when we walked in to our eyrie this month on the fifteenth, after toiling for fifteen months starting from the excavation to the finish. 

Rudraksha, our new home has everything in it, from the handpicked abstract wall cladding to the anti skid floor mats, including the remote operated gadgets and machines which are controlled, the smart way! 

Moving in from Curley Street and unpacking the boxes packed by the missus, the roost is getting well organised including the room to play around with my colours, everything so lovingly and painstakingly carried out by the memsahib!!

When all this is happening and not a dream, we suddenly find our nestlings, not anymore though, flown away from us, their jobs demanding this separation !! And here, we both, 'young' oldies find ourselves on the brink of being empty nesters.

Though I thought change was really around the corner and the young birds would be on their own soon, I dint really see this coming so early. I still wake up suddenly at times wondering if I have really done it all, groomed them well, will they be okay as they navigate their adult world? Am sure they will do well and this is life and life goes on!! 

Time to discover this new phase of life, after juggling work and passion for decades. It’s time now to do some of the things still on the bucket list, try something new and further explore myself. 

And just enjoy the morning walks listening to the lady of the house or watch fellow nesters!!

#EmptyNest

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬರಹವ ಓದಿದ ನನಗೆ ಅಡಿಗರ 

"ತೊರೆಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಬರಲಿ ಬಿಡು ಎದೆಯ ಕಡಲಿಗೆ

ಅದರ ಎಲ್ಲ ಬಳಲಿಕೆಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಮಡಿಲಿಗೆ" ಎನ್ನುವ ಅದ್ಭುತ ಕವಿತೆ ನೆನಪಾಯಿತು, ಕಾಡಿತು. 

ನನ್ನ ಸಾಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಮಾತು:

ಭಿಷಜಾಂತರಂಗದಲಿ ಉದಯಿಸಿಹ ರಸವಾದಿ!

ಭಾವಗಂಗೆಯ ಹರಿಸಿ, ರಸ‌ಋಷಿಯ ಅನುಯಾಯಿ!

ಸಾಧನೆಯ ದಿಬ್ಬಣಕೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ತಾ ಪ್ರತಿಸಾಲು!

ವೇದನೆಯ ಸಂಚಯಕೆ ಸಂತೃಪ್ತಿ ಉಡುಗೋಲು!

ಹೊಸ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿ ಸೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ನಳನಳಿಸಿ ಹೊನ್ನೆನಪು!

ಹಬ್ಬುಬ್ಬಿ ತೋರುತಿದೆ ಜೀವನದ ಸವಿಸೊಗಸು!

ವಾಗ್ದೇವಿ ತಾನೊಲಿದು, ಶ್ರೀಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಕೈಹಿಡಿದು

ಸುಖಶಾಂತಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿಹುದು, ನೆಮ್ಮದಿಯು ಒಲಿದಿಹುದು

ಭಾವದೋಕುಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೃನ್ಮನವು ಮಿಂದಿಹುದು 

ಹೊಸಹುಡುಕು, ಹೊಸಹುರುಪು ಕೃತಿಹೊಸದು ಮೂಡಿಹುದು

ರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷ ಆಲಯದಿ ರವಿರೂಪ ಚಿತ್ತಾರ!

ಹೊಂಬೆಳಕು, ಹೊಂಗನಸು ಹೊಸಪರ್ವ ಸಾಕಾರ!

- "ಸಂತ" (ಸ.ಗು ಸಂತೋಷ್)

೨೮/೦೬/೨೦೨೩

Santosh SG thanks so much SG. What beautiful lines!! ❤️

Ravi Hebballi ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಸಾಲುಗಳು, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಜೀವನೋತ್ಸಾಹ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸ್ನೇಹವೆ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ ಸರ್

ಎಂಥಹ ಅದ್ಭುತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನ ದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡಿಸಿದ್ದೀರ Ravi Hebballi   ಸರ್🙏❤

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Rudrayya and Asha, my parents, get etched in my humble dwelling and they live in my memory forever!

I trust I have their blessings from wherever they are residing together now!! 

Thanks to Kiran Nayak Apoorva Nayak Mahesh and all those involved in making my dream a reality!

My mother in law, sisters in law Anuradha Sadashivamurthy Madhumathy, sisters Deepthi Srikanth Ashwini and my children have been a great support. 

And finally, it's my lifeline Roopa Hebballi who has been my pillar of strength and has stood by my side through thick and thin, and this is a tribute to her 🤗

ಅಂತರಿಕ್ಷದಡಿ ಮೂಡಿದ  ನೂತನಾಲಯವೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ 'ರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷ'

ಸರ್ವಮಂಗಳದ ಹಾರೈಕೆ ಕೋರಿ ವಂದಿಸಿದೆ ಇದೊ ಮಿತ್ರಪಕ್ಷ 

ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು 

Ravi Hebballi   Roopa Hebballi 💐👏🙏😊