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अति-पुनीत-अलौकिकता भरी। विबुध-वृन्द अतीव-विनोदिनी। मधुरिमा गरिमा महिमा मयी। कथित है महिमामय-माधुरी।1।
नयन है किस का न बिमोहती। गगन के तल की नव-नीलिमा। विमलता मय तारक-मालिका। जग-विमुग्ध करी विधु-माधुरी।2।
सरसता मय है सरसा-सुधा। मलय-मारुत कोकिल-काकली। मुकुलिता-लतिका रजनी सिता। कल-निनाद कलाकर-माधुरी।3।
स-रव है रव से पिक-पुंज के। स-छबि है छबि पा तरु-तोम की। सरस है सरसीरुह-वृन्द से। समधु है मधु-माधव-माधुरी।4।
विदित है तप की तपमानता। सरस-पावस की उपकारिता। शरद-निर्मलता हिम-शीतता। शिशिर-मंजुलता मधु-माधुरी।5।
बहु-प्रफुल्ल किसे करती नहीं। नवल - कोमल - कान्त - तृणावली। ककुभ में लसिता कल-कौमुदी। बिलसिता वसुधा-तल-माधुरी।6।
कलित-कल्पलता कमनीय है। ललित है कर लाभ ललामता। सकल केलि कला कुल कान्त है। बदन-मण्डल मंजुल-माधुरी।7।
बिकच-पंकज मंजुल-मालती। कुसुम - भार - नता - नवला - लता। उदित-मंजु-मयंक समान है। मुदित-मानव मानस-माधुरी।8।
कलित है विधु-कोमल-कान्ति सी। मृदुल-बेलि समान मनोरमा। मधार है मधापावलि-गान से। मधुमयी - कविता - गत - माधुरी।9।
मधुमती बनती वसुधा रहे। मधु-निकेतन मानव-चित हो। मधुरता-मय-मानस के मिले। मधुरिमा-मय हो यह माधुरी।10।
इति
The Poet
अयोध्या सिंह उपाध्याय ‘हरिऔध’
Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay 'Hariaudh'
1865 · 1947
Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay, widely known by his pen name Hariaudh, fundamentally altered the course of modern Hindi poetry. Born in 1865 in Nizamabad, Uttar Pradesh, he initially wrote in Braj Bhasha before making a decisive shift to Khari Boli. This transition proved historic. In 1914, he published Priyapravas, universally recognized as the very first epic poem written in modern Hindi. Hariaudh did not just write a monumental text. He proved that the everyday language of the people possessed the aesthetic gravity necessary for grand mythological narratives. His poetry seamlessly blended profound devotion with contemporary social reform, reimagining the divine figures of Radha and Krishna as dedicated servants of humanity. He served for decades as a professor at Banaras Hindu University, mentoring an entire generation of modern writers. Passing away in 1947, Hariaudh left a legacy that permanently established the structural foundations of contemporary Hindi literature.
Paired Painting
Gajalakshmi
In this transcendent vision painted by the legendary Raja Ravi Varma, the goddess Lakshmi emerges in her divine aspect as Gajalakshmi, the bringer of supreme wealth, royal grace, and boundless fertility. Standing poised upon a luminous pink lotus that floats serenely on the sacred waters, the four-armed deity holds celestial lotuses in her upper hands while granting blessings and showering abundance with her lower hands. Beside her, a majestic white elephant emerges from the tranquil river, joyfully offering a garland of fragrant flowers to honour the mother of the universe. White swans glide peacefully in the gentle current, and distant mountains rise beneath a soft, glowing sky, creating an atmosphere of profound harmony and spiritual awakening. Raja Ravi Varma has masterfully bridged the gap between divine mythology and tangible reality, inviting the viewer into a deeply moving encounter with the eternal grace of the divine feminine.
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