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किसी के स्पर्शों से मेरी देह सब पाटल-पाटल है ।
प्राण में जली प्रणय की लौ काम्य कौमार्य कपूर हुआ, आरती श्वास, रोम अक्षत लाज का स्वर सिन्दूर हुआ, प्यार की पूजा के पल में समर्पित तन-तुलसीदल है ।
प्रणय-पुष्पों की गंध लिए साँस के सार्थवाह निकले, गीत गंधर्वी आत्मा से पूर्ण करके विवाह निकले, वृत्ति अब जैसे वंशी है, मर्म अब जैसे मादल है ।
देह की शिरा-शिरा गोपी गूँजता मन-वृन्दावन है, मग्न है महारास में सब ब्रह्मसुख पाने का क्षण है । हृदय के श्याम व्यथाकुल हैं, प्रीति की राधा विह्वल है ।
इति
The Poet
चंद्रसेन विराट
Chandrasen Virat
1936 · 1990s
Chandrasen Virat fundamentally reshaped the architecture of the Hindi Ghazal, proving that the form could carry the cultural nuances of the Hindi language with absolute grace. Born in 1936 in Madhya Pradesh, he emerged as a leading architect of the Navgeet movement and a prolific master of the Ghazal structure. He moved away from the traditional Urdu tropes of wine and the tavern, choosing instead to ground his couplets in the aesthetics of nature, Indian philosophy, and the domestic realities of the middle class. Across a vast body of published work, he demonstrated a meticulous command over meter and rhythm. Virat did not write to impress the literary elite. He wrote to map the delicate emotional landscape of the ordinary individual, ensuring that the Hindi Ghazal achieved a distinct and entirely independent identity.
Paired Painting
Krishna Embracing Radha
In this tender and deeply moving creation, the master painter Raja Ravi Varma captures the timeless romance between Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha. Set against the serene backdrop of nature, the artwork portrays the divine lovers in a quiet moment of absolute devotion and gentle surrender. Radha leans back in blissful abandon, her expressive eyes filled with adoration, while Krishna tenderly embraces her with unmatched grace. Through his pioneering use of lithographic prints, Ravi Varma successfully brought these sacred narratives into the homes of ordinary devotees, forever transforming the landscape of Indian visual culture and spirituality.
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