5 verses · ~1 min
डूबता दिन, भीगती-सी शाम बन्द कर दो काम, लो विश्राम ।
यह तिमिर की शाल ओढ़ लो वसुधे! न सिकुड़े शीत से यह लाल, जग का बाल ।
वलय की खनकार, दीप बालो री सुहागिनी! जग उठे गृह-द्वार बन्दनवार!
किन्तु साथी! देख हम न सोएँगे, हमारा कार्य है अवशिष्ट अपनी प्रगति का अब भी अधूरा लेख । जागरण, फिर जागरण ही है हमारा इष्ट!
लो, क्षितिज के पास -- वह उठा तारा, अरे! वह लाल तारा, नयन का तारा हमारा सर्वहारा का सहारा विजय का विश्वास ।
इति
The Poet
भारत भूषण अग्रवाल
Bharat Bhushan Agarwal
1919 · 1975
Bharat Bhushan Agarwal was a cornerstone of the Prayogvaad or Experimentalist movement in Hindi literature. Born in 1919 in Mathura, he emerged as a vital voice in the famous Tar Saptak anthology compiled by Agyeya. Agarwal refused to let modern poetry become overly solemn or disconnected from daily life. He possessed a brilliant command over satire, using it to dissect middle class hypocrisies and bureaucratic absurdities with sharp wit. However, his work also harbored a deep underlying sensitivity to the human condition. His collection Utna Vah Suraj Hai earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously in 1976, shortly after his death in 1975. He was a poet who could make readers laugh at the absurdities of the system in one stanza and reflect deeply on existential loneliness in the next.
Paired Painting
Shiva's Procession
This evocative masterpiece captures the divine serenity of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati as they descend through the ethereal shadows of a moonlit forest. Painted by the celebrated M.V. Dhurandhar, the work radiates a profound sense of devotion and cosmic movement. We witness the celestial couple seated upon Nandi, the sacred bull, surrounded by a procession of faithful devotees who illuminate the path with flickering torches. The atmosphere is thick with the sanctity of a ritual, where the boundary between the physical and spiritual realms dissolves. Dhurandhar masterfully employs light and shadow to guide the viewer, ensuring that the radiant figures of the divine remain the focal point amidst the hushed reverence of the surrounding forest.
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