Tag Archives: Devotional Poems for Students

Buddha Jayanti is a special day for both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal. On this day people celebrate the life of Lord Buddha; his Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana (Death). Lumbini, in the western Terai plains of Nepal, is the place where Prince Siddhartha (known as the Buddha) was born. The newly-born Prince is believed to have taken seven steps and …

The Saint: Gautama Buddha’s Poetry There is no suffering for the one who has completed the journey, who is freed from sorrow, who has freed oneself on all sides, who has thrown off all chains. The thoughtful exert themselves; they do not delight in a home; like swans who have left their lake, they leave their house and home. Those …

Buddha Purnima is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. It is the most important festival of the Buddhists, and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Although Buddhists regard every full moon as sacred, the moon of the month of Vaisakh has special significance because on this day the Buddha was born, attained enlightenment (nirvana), and attained parinirvana (nirvana-after-death of …

महाकवि बिहारीलाल का जन्म 1603 के लगभग ग्वालियर (Gwalior is a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh) में हुआ। उनके पिता का नाम केशवराय था व वे माथुर चौबे जाति से संबंध रखते थे। बिहारी का बचपन बुंदेल खंड में बीता और युवावस्था ससुराल मथुरा में व्यतीत की। बिहारी की एकमात्र रचना सतसई (सप्तशती) है। यह मुक्तक …

आओ तुम्हे बताऊ के माँ क्या है: कैफ़ी आज़मी आओ आओ तुम्हे बताऊ के माँ क्या है माँ एक ज्योति जीवन है बाकी सब अन्धियारा है माँ एक ज्योति जीवन है बाकी सब अन्धियारा है साच्ची उसके दुनिया में भगवान ने प्यार उतारा है माँ का दूजा नाम है प्यार मेरे साथी मेरे यार आओ आओ तुम्हे बताऊ के माँ …

At last! At last! Hanukkah is here! The whole house is bursting with holiday cheer. Pancakes are sizzling as hard as they can, Browning delectably crisp in the pan. The dreidels can scarcely wait to be spun; Presents are hidden for Hanukkah fun; And there, on the table, polished and bright, The shining menorah gleams through the night, Like the …

Outside, snow is slowly, softly Falling through the wintry night. In the house, the brass menorah Sparkles with the candlelight. Children in a circle listen To the wondrous stories told, Of the daring Maccabeans And the miracles of old. In the kitchen, pancakes sizzle, Turning brown, they’ll soon be done. Gifts are waiting to be opened, Happy Hanukkah’s begun. ∼ Eva …

जयशंकर प्रसाद (जन्म: 30 जनवरी, 1889, वाराणसी, उत्तर प्रदेश – मृत्यु: 15 नवम्बर, 1937) हिन्दी नाट्य जगत् और कथा साहित्य में एक विशिष्ट स्थान रखते हैं। कथा साहित्य के क्षेत्र में भी उनकी देन महत्त्वपूर्ण है। भावना-प्रधान कहानी लिखने वालों में जयशंकर प्रसाद अनुपम थे। Here is an excerpt from an old classic poem by Jaishankar Prasad. The beautiful rhythm, …

Indian civilization owes its existence to the mighty Ganges originating in Himalaya. Ganga is the daughter of Himalaya. Here is an excerpt from a lovely poem by Makhanlal Chaturvedi, telling how the river transforms the great northern Indian planes as it flows to the ocean. Poet exhorts Himalaya to give Ganga to Saagar in Kanyadaan… शिखर–शिखरियों में मत रोको‚ उसकी …

4to40.com has become very popular amongst school children and their parents who find on this site poems to recite in class, or for home-work. It is therefore important that poems well entrenched in public memory should be available on this site. This famous poem of desh prem should be of interest to many readers. We often hear it on Doordarshan on …