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अरी ओ आत्मा री, कन्या भोली क्वाँरी महाशून्य के साथ भाँवरें तेरी रची गयीं। अब से तेरा कर एक वही गह पाएगा-
सम्भ्रम-अवगुंठित अंगों को उस का ही मृदुतर कौतूहल प्रकाश की किरण छुआएगा। तुझ से रहस्य की बात निभृत में
एक वही कर पाएगा तू उतना, वैसा समझेगी वह जैसा जो समझाएगा। तेरा वह प्राप्य, वरद कर उस का तुझ पर जो बरसाएगा। उद्देश्य, उसे जो भावे; लक्ष्य, वही जिस ओर मोड़ दे वह- तेरा पथ मुड़-मुड़ कर सीधा उस तक ही जाएगा।
तू अपनी भी उतनी ही होगी जितना वह अपनाएगा। ओ आत्मा री तू गयी वरी महाशून्य के साथ भाँवरें तेरी रची गयीं। हाँ, छूट चला यह घर, उपवन
परिचित-परिगण, मैं भी, आत्मीय सभी, पर खेद न कर, हम थे इतने तक के अपने- हम रचे ही गये थे यथार्थ आधे, आधे सपने- आँखों भर कर ले फेर, और भर अंजलि दे बिखेर
पीछे को फूल -स्मरण के, श्रद्धा के, कृतज्ञता के, सब के हम नहीं पूछते, जो हो, बस मत हो परिताप कभी। जा आत्मा, जा कन्या-वधुका-उस की अनुगा,
वह महाशून्य ही अब तेरा पथ, लक्ष्य, अन्न-जल, पालक, पति, आलोक, धर्म: तुझ को वह एकमात्र सरसाएगा। ओ आत्मा री तू गयी वरी, ओ सम्पृक्ता, ओ परिणीता: महाशून्य के साथ भाँवरें तेरी रची गयीं।
इति
The Poet
अज्ञेय
Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya'
1911 · 1987
Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan, universally known by his pen name Agyeya, completely rewired the circuitry of modern Hindi literature. Born in 1911 in a British archaeological camp in Uttar Pradesh, his life was as fiercely untraditional as his prose. Before he became the architect of the Prayogavaad (Experimentalism) movement, he was an active revolutionary who spent four years in British colonial prisons for attempting to help Bhagat Singh escape. In those prison cells, he began drafting Shekhar: Ek Jivani, a psychological novel that shocked the literary establishment with its unapologetic exploration of the individual ego. He rejected the prevailing romanticism of the era and instead assembled the Tar Saptak series, bringing together a new generation of poets who wrote in free verse about alienation, intellect, and the fractured modern psyche. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 and the Jnanpith Award in 1978. Agyeya was a novelist, a combatant officer in World War II, a journalist, and a profound existential thinker. He gave Hindi literature the vocabulary to interrogate the inner self without the comfort of traditional morality.
Paired Painting
Scene from a Hindu Marriage
Mahadev Vishwanath Dhurandhar captures a moment of profound social and spiritual union in this masterwork. The painting is a silent symphony of grace; it portrays the vibrant domestic life of early twentieth century Maharashtra with a level of intimacy that feels almost sacred. As we look upon these women, gathered in the soft light of a ceremonial hall, we are witnessing more than a mere event: we are seeing the preservation of a culture's soul. Each fold of the Nauvari saree and each gentle gesture of a hand tells a story of lineage and belonging. Dhurandhar was a pioneer who bridged the gap between Western academic techniques and the timeless heart of Indian tradition. His brush breathes life into the gentle murmurs of the crowd, the clinking of bangles, and the quiet dignity of a community coming together to bless a new beginning.
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