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Heaven, If you are not here on Earth

Comprehension I
Question 1.
According to the poet, ‘heaven’ is
(a) on earth
(b) within us
(c) elsewhere.
Answer:
(a) on earth.

Question 2.
The poet finds god in
(a) nature
(b) earth
(c) temple.
Answer:
(a) nature.

Question 3.
What does the line ‘Heaven lies all over’ suggest?
Answer:
Heaven is not elsewhere but within us and is all over the world. If we are good, then that is
heaven and if we are bad that is hell. Nature is also a heaven as we can find heaven in objects
like trees, moon, sands of grains etc.

Question 4.
Who creates’heaven on earth’?
Answer:
The poet creates heaven on earth.

Comprehension II

Question 1.
Describe the beauty in nature that makes the earth a heavenly place.

Answer:
The poet Kuvempu argues that we do not need to seek heaven after death. We can enjoy the
heavenly bliss in looking at Nature on this earth itself. The poet presents a beautiful description
of nature’s beauty. The poet emphatically states that the bliss that one experiences while
looking at the streams that are leaping down, roaring from the top of the hills, the waves that
come rolling across the seas carrying surf at their edges, the tender rays of sunlight falling on
the sprawling green forests and the gentle sun warming up the earth make this earth a heavenly
place.
Question 2.
Why does the poet feel that earth is more beautiful than heaven?
Answer:
According to Kuvempu, there is no heaven in reality. Entities like ‘God’, ‘Heaven’, and the
nymphs are merely figments of man’s imagination. All the different forms of nature like the green
forests, the streams that leap down the hills, the waves that roll across the seas, the moonlit
night, and the splendour of harvest appear more beautiful than the imaginary descriptions of the
man.

Comprehension III

Question 1.
How does the poet explain the illusion of heaven in the poem?
Answer:
Kuvempu considers concepts like ‘God’, ‘nymphs’ and ‘heaven’ as myths created by man. He
opines that if at all ‘heaven’ exists it exists only on this earth and nowhere else. In order to break
the illusion of heaven in man’s mind, he presents before us charming sights of nature and
argues that nothing can be more heavenly than these forms of nature.

He makes a direct address to nature and declares that if heaven does not exist on the earth
where else can it be. He justifies his statement referring to the streams, the waves, and the
sunlight. He says that the streams that leap down roaring from the top of the hills, the rolling surf
at the edge of the waves, the tender rays of sunlight falling on the green forests, the gentle sun
warming the earth all these make the earth heaven.

Question 2.
How does the poem celebrate the power of the poet?
Answer:
Having argued categorically that if at all there exists an entity called heaven, it exists only on
this earth, the poet Kuvempu presents before the readers’ beautiful sights of nature. In the last
stanza, the poet states that one sees chunks of heaven lying all over in the splendour of harvest
and of moonlight. He concludes the poem celebrating poetic talent. He says that the poet enjoys
looking at Nature, imbibes the beauty of nature and spills the nectar of heaven, on the earth,
through his poetry.

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