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प्रार्थना की एक अनदेखी कड़ी बाँध देती है, तुम्हारा मन, हमारा मन, फिर किसी अनजान आशीर्वाद में-डूबन मिलती मुझे राहत बड़ी!
प्रात सद्य:स्नात कन्धों पर बिखेरे केश आँसुओं में ज्यों धुला वैराग्य का सन्देश चूमती रह-रह बदन को अर्चना की धूप यह सरल निष्काम पूजा-सा तुम्हारा रूप जी सकूँगा सौ जनम अँधियारियों में, यदि मुझे मिलती रहे काले तमस की छाँह में ज्योति की यह एक अति पावन घड़ी! प्रार्थना की एक अनदेखी कड़ी!
चरण वे जो लक्ष्य तक चलने नहीं पाये वे समर्पण जो न होठों तक कभी आये कामनाएँ वे नहीं जो हो सकीं पूरी- घुटन, अकुलाहट, विवशता, दर्द, मजबूरी- जन्म-जन्मों की अधूरी साधना, पूर्ण होती है किसी मधु-देवता की बाँह में! ज़िन्दगी में जो सदा झूठी पड़ी- प्रार्थना की एक अनदेखी कड़ी!
इति
The Poet
धर्मवीर भारती
Dharamvir Bharati
1926 · 1997
Dharamvir Bharati was the defining architect of post independence Hindi literature. Born in 1926 in Allahabad, he seamlessly mastered the roles of a poet, novelist, playwright, and highly influential editor. As the chief editor of the legendary magazine Dharmyug, he shaped the reading habits of an entire generation and set the gold standard for Hindi journalism. His literary output is nothing short of monumental. In Andha Yug, his masterful verse play written in the aftermath of the partition, he used the final days of the Mahabharata war to explore the devastating moral collapse of the modern world. Meanwhile, his poetry collection Kanupriya reimagined the love of Radha and Krishna with breathtaking psychological intimacy. Whether writing sweeping tragedies or the iconic romantic novel Gunahon Ka Devta, Bharati brought an unprecedented intellectual elegance to Hindi. Awarded the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award, he died in 1997. He left behind a cultural legacy that permanently elevated the intellectual dignity of the Hindi language.
Paired Painting
Vishnu Puja
In this serene composition by the master academic painter Mahadev Vishwanath Dhurandhar, a devoted woman is captured in the quiet intimacy of worship before a sacred shrine of Lord Vishnu. Bathed in the soft, flickering glow of oil lamps and the gentle curl of ascending incense, her posture is one of complete surrender and profound yearning. Her hands are joined in anjali mudra, while her tanpura rests beside her, suggesting that her devotion is expressed not only through ritual offerings, but also through the soulful singing of bhajans. Dhurandhar masterfully bridges classical Indian iconography with Western academic realism, rendering the divine form of Vishnu with glowing ornaments and a four armed celestial grace, while grounding the human devotee in tangible, emotional reality.
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