Mandodari Repressing the Wrath of Ravana

VeeraIntermediate

अब तो जागो !

Ab To Jago

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan

1 min read 4 versesWarning Nature

4 verses · ~1 min

कौन देख रहा है हमारे बहते आँसू लहूलुहान मन और तन जिस पर करते आए हैं प्रहार जाने कितने लोग

सदियाँ गुजर गईं पीड़ाएँ भोगती रहीं हमारी पीढियां हमने फूल दिए फल दिए और दीं तमाम औषधियाँ

फिर भी हम रहे उपेक्षित पीड़ित अपने ही घर में अपनों के ही बीच

अब तो जागो- हे कर्णधारो! क्योंकि हम बचेंगे तो बचेगा धरा पर जल और जीवन

इति

Rasa: Veera
Stanzas: 4
Lines: 29
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Free verse
Metre: free verse
Rhyme: none

The poem radiates a fierce, urgent martial energy intertwined with deep ecological warning, invoking the veera rasa not through human warfare but through the solemn, defiant endurance of nature. A visual rendering would depict a vast, ancient forest bearing visible wounds upon its gnarled trunks—bleeding sap like tears—while standing resilient beneath a bruised, looming sky, directly confronting the viewer with its suffering. The imagery juxtaposes the generosity of flowering branches, ripening fruits, and healing herbs against the cruelty of systemic neglect, symbolized by a landscape turned into an alienated home where protectors have become oppressors. The tone shifts from tragic and lamenting to an uncompromising, authoritative demand for awakening, warning humanity that its own survival is inextricably bound to the preservation of the trees, water, and earth.

अब तो जागो ! (Ab To Jago), by Avaneesh Singh Chauhan runs to 29 lines across 4 stanzas, set as Free verse with direct social appeal. Its governing rasa is Veera, shaded by Karuna and Shanta. The metre is free verse. Rhyme falls as none.

It belongs to the 1972 · 2010 span of Avaneesh Singh Chauhan's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for प्रकृति और वृक्षों के प्रति मानवीय क्रूरता and पर्यावरण संरक्षण के बिना मानव अस्तित्व का संकट. 3 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Mandodari Repressing the Wrath of Ravana: The painting evokes a tense and dramatic emotional atmosphere charged with turbulent fury, moral conflict, and quiet suffering. Set within the lush, verdant groves of the Ashoka Vatika, the scene depicts the demon king…

Words worth pausing on

कर्णधारो: नेतृत्व करने वाले, रक्षक
उपेक्षित: जिसकी उपेक्षा की गई हो
औषधियाँ: जड़ी-बूटियाँ, दवाइयाँ

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The Poet

अवनीश सिंह चौहान

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan

1972 · 2010

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan represents a fresh and necessary voice in contemporary Hindi literature, particularly in his efforts to revitalize traditional lyrical forms for a modern audience. Born in 1979 in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, he has dedicated his literary career to the Navgeet movement and the adaptation of Haiku into the Hindi language. He does not write from the isolation of an ivory tower. Instead, his poetry addresses the environmental decay, social fragmentation, and rural displacement that define twenty-first-century India. Chauhan serves as the executive editor of the literary journal Naye Purane, where he actively fosters dialogue between established literary figures and emerging writers. Through his poetry and critical essays, he proves that ancient poetic rhythms can perfectly articulate the anxieties of the modern world. He is a careful observer of everyday life, using short verse and melodic compositions to document the quiet realities that often escape mainstream attention.