शान्त· Shanta
01जितना कम सामान रहेगा
Jitna Kam Saman Rahega
Gopaldas 'Neeraj'
6 verses · ~7 lines · 1 min
Shanta
नदी का बहना मुझमें हो
Nadi Ka Bahna Mujhme Ho
Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadauria 1 min read 7 versesनदीघाटमन्दिर
7 verses · ~1 min
मेरी कोशिश है कि- नदी का बहना मुझमें हो।
तट से सटे कछार घने हों, जगह-जगह पर घाट बने हों,
टीलों पर मन्दिर हों जिनमें- स्वर के विविध वितान तने हों;
मीड़-मूर्च्छनाओं का- उठना-गिरना मुझमें हो।
जो भी प्यास पकड़ ले कगरी, भर ले जाए ख़ाली गगरी, छूकर तीर उदास न लौटॆं- हिरन कि गाय कि बाघ कि बकरी,
मच्छ मगर घड़ियाल- सभी का रहना मुझमें हो।
मैं न रुकूँ संग्रह के घर में, धार रहे मेरे तेवर में, मेरा बदन काटकर नहरें- ले जाएँ पानी ऊपर में; जहाँ कहीं हो, बंजरपन का मरना मुझमें हो।
इति
The Poet
शिव बहादुर सिंह भदौरिया
Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadauria
Dr. Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadauria was a foundational pillar of the Navgeet movement, redefining the landscape of modern Hindi lyric poetry. Born in 1927 in the Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh, he devoted his life to both academic scholarship and literary creation. Bhadauria rejected the rigid orthodoxies of earlier poetic forms, choosing instead to infuse the traditional lyric with contemporary themes, rural sensibilities, and deep social awareness. Through seminal collections like 'Purwaa Jo Dol Gayee' and 'Shinjanee', his verses captured the breathing reality of village life alongside the shifting emotions of a modernizing India. Serving for decades as an educator and college principal, his influence shaped generations of writers. He possessed a rare ability to craft language that was highly musical yet intellectually sharp, ensuring that the Navgeet genre retained both its melodic charm and its relevance to ordinary human struggles.
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