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Tilottama

Shringara

अच्छाई से डर लगता है

Achhai Se Dar Lagta Hai

Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’
1 min read 5 versesअच्छाईडरसुन्दर

5 verses · ~1 min

सबको तुम अच्छा कहते हो, कानो को प्रियकर लगता है अच्छे हो तुम किन्तु तुम्हारी अच्छाई से डर लगता है।

सुन्दर स्निग्ध सुनहरे मुख पर पाटल से अधरों के नीचे वह काला सा बिन्दु काम का जैसे हस्ताक्षर लगता है।

स्थितियाँ परिभाषित करती हैं मानव के सारे गुण-अवगुण मकर राशि का मन्द सूर्य ही वृष में बहुत प्रखर लगता है।

ज्ञानी विज्ञानी महान विद्वज्जन जिसमें कवि अनुरागी वाणी के उस राजमहल में कभी-कभी अवसर लगता है।

विरह-तप्त व्याकुल अन्तर को जब हो प्रियतम-मिलन-प्रतीक्षा, हर कम्पन सन्देश प्रेम का हर पतंग मधुकर लगता है।

इति

Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’

The Poet

अमिताभ त्रिपाठी 'अमित'

Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’

Tilottama

Paired Painting

Tilottama

In the vast and ancient expanse of Hindu mythology, Tilottama stands as a symbol of divine perfection, created by the architect of the gods, Vishvakarma, to bring an end to the destructive pride of the demons Sunda and Upasunda. Raja Ravi Varma, with his masterful command over oil pigments, breathed life into this legend. He captured her not merely as a mythological figure, but as an ethereal presence suspended between the heavens and the earth. Her form, draped in diaphanous golden fabrics that seem to dissolve into the clouds, reflects the transient beauty of the celestial realm. This painting serves as a profound meditation on the power of grace to balance the chaos of the universe, painted by an artist who dedicated his life to marrying the sensibilities of Western realism with the timeless depth of Indian epics.

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