Heaven if ....

 1. Who creates heaven according to Kuvempu?

a. Man

b. Poet

c. God

Answer: (b) Poet

2. Where is the heaven found?

OR

When does the poet see heaven?

Answer: Heaven lies all over.

3. Where does the sunshine lean?

Answer: The sunshine leans on verdant gardens.

4. When according to the speaker can there be Gods in Heaven, if you are not on 

Earth'?

Answer: Only if we become Gods

5. Who are heavenly nymphs?

Answer: We ourselves the human beings are the nymphs.

6. How is the stream presented in the poem?

Answer: The stream is roaring and rushing fast.

7. According to the poet Kuvempu, 'Heaven' is .................

(a) with in us

(b) on earth

(C) no where

Answer: (b) on earth

Describe the beauty in nature that makes the earth a heavenly place?

Answer: The poet brings out his rationalistic outlook of heaven. He suggests that 

one should perceive divinity and enjoy the heavenly bliss in the company of 

nature itself. Hence the poet argues that we need not seek heaven after death. 

We can enjoy the heavenly bliss in look at nature on this earth itself. The poet tries to introduce us to the different forms of heaven that exists on earth. 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 sea carrying surf at their edges, the tender rays of sunlight 

falling on the sprawling green garden and the gentle sun warming up the earth 

make this earth a heavenly place.

Why does the poet feel that earth is more beautiful than heaven?

Answer: According to the poet there is no heaven in reality, and strongly believes 

that Heaven and earth are not separate entities. The poet refers to our beliefs 

about 'God' and 'heavenly nymphs'. He expresses his conviction, that there is no 

God and it is man himself who is God. He firmly believes that we ourselves are the 

nymphs, and the nymphs are to be nowhere else but on this earth only. Heaven 

and God are mere of man's imaginations. He tries to tell us, the different forms of 

heaven that exist on earth like the green forests, the stream that leaps down the 

hills, the waves that roll across the sea, the moonlight and the splendour of 

harvest appears more beautiful than imaginary descriptions of the man. Hence he 

suggests that one must enjoy the pleasures of heaven looking at nature.

How does the poet break the myth of heaven in this poem?

Answer: In this poem, Kuvempu urges us to understand the power and beauty of 

nature which we see through our eyes. The poet considers concepts like 'God', 

'nymphs' and 'heaven' as myths are created by humans. In the poem, the poet is 

quite radical in his approach that he is denying the existence of gods which we 

adore. He strongly feels that God resides in everybody and we ourselves are gods. 

He believes that only humans as gods live on this heavenly earth. For him, heaven 

is not something beyond the boundaries of this world, since the earth itself 

possesses all that the so-called heaven promises. 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 forms of nature which lie all over. 

In the first two lines, 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 

by referring to the streams that leap down roaring from the top of the hills, the 

rolling surf at the edge of waves, the tender rays of sunlight falling on the green 

garden, thus the sun makes earth heaven

How does the poem celebrate the power of the poet?

Answer: The poet tells the reader that the poets who enjoy such heavenly sights 

imbibe the beauty of nature and spill the nectar of heaven on earth and 

celebrates the joys of heaven through his poetry. The poet tells that if at all there 

exists an entity called heaven, it exists only on this earth. The poet presents before 

the readers a beautiful imagery of nature. In the last stanza, the poet states that 

one visualizes scenes of heaven lying all over in the splendour of harvest and of 

moonlight. He concludes the poem by celebrating poetic talent. We have been 

enjoying reading poems. There is a famous saying that the poet sees what can’t be 

seen by the sun, it means the poet has such a vision that he can go beyond the 

capacity of the sun. The poet can only bring the heavenly world in front of the 

readers. Thus poet tells the poet imbibes and spills the song of nectar over the 

readers. The nectar itself makes the works eternal and those works please the 

minds who read. Therefore, the poet says that the poet creates heaven on earth.