Question

How does the poet explainthe illusion of heaven in the poem. “Heaven If you are not on Earth”?

Answer 1

Answer:

Kuvempu considers concepts like 'God', 'nymphs' and 'heaven' as myths created by man. ... 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

The poet Kuvempu convincingly argues that we do not need to seek heaven in the skies because this very earth is heaven-like in reality. He tries to prove this point by describing a roaring stream and the sunlit verdant garden.