देखिये न मेरी कारगुज़ारी

The poem radiates a sharp, cynical sense of hasya (humor), evoking a farcical scene of a pompous impostor parading through a village on a borrowed horse to collect tributes for local elites. The visual landscape is one of frantic transactional performance, depicting a self-important figure balancing communal burdens, only to strip away the facade by returning every borrowed item—from the coin purse to the horse itself—once the charade concludes. Beneath this playful absurdity lies a biting social satire, where the narrator’s vacuous pride in having “helped” society serves as a hollow symbol for systemic exploitation. The overall tone is ironically detached and mocking, exposing the vanity of a middleman who claims moral gratitude while possessing absolutely nothing of his own.

देखिये न मेरी कारगुज़ारी (Dekhiye Na Meri Karguzari), by Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya' runs to 13 lines, set as Single continuous satirical stanza. Its governing rasa is Hasya, shaded by Shanta. The metre is free verse. Rhyme falls as irregular.

It belongs to the 1911 · 1987 span of Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya''s working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for मध्यस्थों और दलालों की निरर्थक गर्वानुभूति पर व्यंग्य and समाज में बिना वास्तविक योगदान के अहसान जताने की प्रवृत्ति. 3 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Rajput Warrior on Horseback: Imbued with an atmosphere of solemn majesty and heightened anticipation, the painting evokes the unwavering ethos of Rajput chivalry and martial honor. A fully armored noble horseman sits atop a magnificent steed draped…