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कैसी हवा चली उपवन में सहसा कली-कली मुरझाई

Kaisi Hawa Chali Upvan Mein Sahasa Kali-Kali Murjhai

4 verses · ~2 min

कैसी हवा चली उपवन में सहसा कली-कली मुरझाई। ईश्वर नें निश्वास किया या विषधर ने ले ली जमुहाई। कैसी हवा चली उपवन में ... ....

साँझ ढले पनघट के रस्ते, मिली हुई क्या बात न जाने, सिर का घड़ा गिरा धरती पर, हँसनें का आवेग न मानें, हँसते-हँसते आँसू छलके, गालों का रक्तिम हो जाना, मद्यसिक्त स्वर में धीरे से, ’धत्’ कहके आगे बढ़ जाना, स्वप्न नहीं सच था परन्तु अब बात हो गई सुनी सुनाई। कैसी हवा चली उपवन में ... ....

कुछ प्रसंग जीवन में आये, बन कर याद अतीत हो गये, परिचय गाढ़ा हुआ किसी से आगे चल कर मीत हो गये, मीत प्रीति के आलिंगन में वर्षा ऋतु का गीत हो गया, पत्थर-पत्थर नाम हमारा गढ़वाली संगीत हो गया, किन्तु दीप को लौ देकर फिर बाती उसने नहीं बढ़ाई। कैसी हवा चली उपवन में ... ....

राह तके जीवन भर जिनका वे क्षण मिले उधार हो गये, देहरी से आँगन तक में ही सावन के घन क्वार हो गये, जब-जब नीड़ बनाये हमनें झंझा को उपहार हो गये, मेरे काँच खिलौनें मन पर ऐसे विषम प्रहार हो गये, भोर हुई अपनें ही घर में किन्तु साँझ हो गई पराई। कैसी हवा चली उपवन में ... ....

इति

Rasa: Karuna
Stanzas: 4
Lines: 21
Reading time: ~2 min
Form: Geet (lyric song)
Metre: geet
Rhyme: irregular

Steeped in the sorrowful depths of karuna rasa, the poem evokes an emotionally heavy and desolate atmosphere where sudden ruin shatters a vibrant past. A painting of this scene would depict a blighted garden at dusk, where once-lush buds are withered on their stalks, and a shattered water pitcher lies forgotten on a darkening path near a well. It weaves a bittersweet narrative of fleeting romantic intimacy, contrasting the intoxication of a past monsoon love affair with the harsh reality of abandonment, broken glass toys, and unreturned affection. The overall artistic tone is one of tragic resignation and melancholic yearning, capturing the agonizing transition from a bright, dreamlike awakening into the cold, alien dusk of a lonely home.

कैसी हवा चली उपवन में सहसा कली-कली मुरझाई (Kaisi Hawa Chali Upvan Mein Sahasa Kali-Kali Murjhai), by Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’ runs to 21 lines across 4 stanzas, set as Long narrative stanzas with a recurring refrain.. Its governing rasa is Karuna, shaded by Shringara. The metre is geet. Rhyme falls as irregular.

Read it for जीवन में अचानक आए दुखों और विनाश का चित्रण and प्रेम के सुखद अतीत और वर्तमान के सूनेपन का अंतर. 5 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Damayanti Deserted in the Forest: Raja Ravi Varma’s chromolithograph evokes a heavy, sorrowful mood of profound isolation and psychological vulnerability, capturing Queen Damayanti abandoned in the depths of a dense, intimidating forest. Clad in a…

Words worth pausing on

निश्वास: गहरी साँस या आह
विषधर: साँप
मद्यसिक्त: नशे में डूबा हुआ
मीत: मित्र या प्रियतम
क्वार: आश्विन का महीना (सूखे का प्रतीक)

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Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’

Amitabh Tripathi 'Amit' belongs to a rare class of contemporary Hindi poets who write to hold up an unflinching mirror to society. His verse is stripped of complex academic jargon and strikes directly at the center of modern Indian realities. In works like his celebrated poem "Bas Itna Sa Samachar Hai" (This is All the News There Is), Tripathi captures the everyday ironies, widespread corruption, and moral compromises of the present age with devastating precision. He dismantles hollow idealism and gives a powerful voice to the common man navigating a broken system. To read Amitabh Tripathi is to be awakened from civic slumber. His poems are not merely complaints; they are urgent pleas for a return to collective conscience and integrity.

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Paired Painting

Damayanti Deserted in the Forest

This profound work depicts a harrowing moment from the epic Mahabharata, where the noble Queen Damayanti is cruelly abandoned by her husband, King Nala, in the depths of a dense and unforgiving forest. Raja Ravi Varma captures the poignant vulnerability of the queen, whose expression is etched with sorrow and quiet strength. The presence of the snake near her feet serves as a chilling reminder of the perilous wilderness and the heavy weight of her isolation. Through this painting, Varma does not merely tell a story: he invites us to feel the spiritual endurance of a woman tested by divine trials, making her suffering both intimate and universal.

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