मुक्या प्राण्यांची कैफियत Mukya Pranyanchi Kaifiyat (The Silent Animals' Complaint)

माणूस गाय कपिलेला जंगलात चारायला घेऊन जातो. एक घाबरलेली चिमणी उडत येते आणि गायीला (कपिला मावशीला) आपली भीती सांगते - मोबाईलच्या आवाजाने तिची छाती धडधडते.

The poem begins with a farmer leading his cow Kapila out to graze in the forest. As the cow calmly grazes, a sparrow flutters down and settles beside her. The cow notices the sparrow does not look her usual cheerful self, so she affectionately introduces herself as 'Aunt Kapila' and asks what is wrong. The frightened sparrow admits her heart is pounding inside and she feels overwhelming fear, yet cannot figure out what exactly to do. Through this small encounter the poet highlights how even a tiny bird bears the brunt of the confusion caused by human activity.

गाय सांगते की चिऊ नाजूक असल्याने मोबाईलच्या आवाजाने तिला कासावीस व्हायला होते. गायीचेही डोळे पाणावतात.

The cow instantly grasps the reason for the sparrow's fear - she explains that the sharp, grating sound coming from mobile phones is simply unbearable for a delicate creature like her, which is why she becomes so unsettled. As she speaks, tears unknowingly well up in the cow's own eyes too, as though some old pain of her own has resurfaced. In this moment the poet makes a pointed observation - we rarely realise how deeply noise pollution created by humans wounds silent creatures.

चिऊ विचारते की गायीचेही डोळे का पाणावले. गाय सांगते की चाऱ्याबरोबर प्लॅस्टिक पोटात जाते आणि तिला पोटशूळ होतो.

This time the roles reverse - the sparrow asks the cow what exactly had made her eyes fill with tears. The cow replies that a huge heap of plastic litters the surroundings, and while she grazes, that same plastic slips into her stomach along with the grass without her realising, leaving her with unbearable stomach pain. This exchange brings out clearly how seriously plastic waste harms silent animals.

चिऊ आणि गाय पाणी पिण्यासाठी तलावावर जातात, पण मासोळी त्यांना थांबवते - इथले पाणी विषारी असून जलचरांचे प्राण तडफडत आहेत.

Thirsty, the cow and sparrow head together towards the lake, but as soon as they arrive the fish hurriedly stops them both and advises against drinking there. This surprises the sparrow, since the fish herself lives in that very water - so what could be the problem, she asks. The fish clarifies that the water has now turned contaminated and impure, leaving creatures like her who live in it in a dire state. This episode reveals how water pollution hits aquatic life hardest of all.

नागोबा येतो. चिऊ विचारते तो रागावलेला का दिसतो. नागोबा सांगतो की त्याचे वारूळ व शेती नष्ट झाली असून त्याला पकडून लाह्या दाखवल्या जातात - ही अंधश्रद्धा आहे, माणसाने डोळे उघडावेत.

At this point the cow notices Nagoba the cobra slithering closer, and seeing his tense expression the sparrow is the one who asks why he looks so furious today. Nagoba explains, heavy-hearted, that his anthill no longer exists and neither do the surrounding fields, because humans have wrecked them both. On top of this, some people out of superstition catch him and stage bizarre rituals, offering him puffed rice. Nagoba turns directly to the human and appeals to him to wake up and give up such false beliefs. This underscores the damage deforestation and superstition inflict on wildlife.

गाय माणसाला विचारते की तो मुक्या प्राण्यांना त्रास का देतो, जंगलतोड का करतो. सर्व प्राणी इशारा देतात - जर प्रदूषण चालू राहिले तर धरतीमाता शाप देईल आणि माणूसही दूध-अन्नाविना तडफडेल.

From here the cow herself turns to the human and demands to know why he torments silent creatures and destroys forests, warning that if this continues, even the mightier animals will eventually turn on him. All the animals then unite and directly warn the human that if pollution carries on this way, forest creatures will no longer count him as kin, and Mother Earth herself will condemn him. Their warning is that he too will then suffer without milk or food, and only then will he truly value the animals, wake up, and begin protecting nature. This is the poem's sharpest warning yet.

आपली चूक समजून माणूस वचन देतो - तो वर्तन बदलेल, प्रदूषण करणार नाही, वृक्षारोपण करेल आणि सर्व प्राण्यांना आपले सगेसोयरे मानेल.

Having heard the animals' blunt words, the human hangs his head in shame, clearly recognising his own fault. He reassures the animals that they will never need to complain like this again, because he himself will now change. He pledges not to let the mountains, water sources or air become polluted, and instead promises to keep planting trees and spreading greenery. In closing, he agrees to consider insects, birds and aquatic creatures, along with every forest-dwelling being, as his own close relatives. The poem thus ends on a note of hope and positive change.