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सृजन की थकन भूल जा देवता! अभी तो पड़ी है धरा अधबनी,
अभी तो पलक में नहीं खिल सकी नवल कल्पना की मधुर चाँदनी अभी अधखिली ज्योत्सना की कली नहीं ज़िन्दगी की सुरभि में सनी
अभी तो पड़ी है धरा अधबनी, अधूरी धरा पर नहीं है कहीं
अभी स्वर्ग की नींव का भी पता! सृजन की थकन भूल जा देवता! रुका तू गया रुक जगत का सृजन तिमिरमय नयन में डगर भूल कर
कहीं खो गई रोशनी की किरन घने बादलों में कहीं सो गया नयी सृष्टि का सप्तरंगी सपन रुका तू गया रुक जगत का सृजन
अधूरे सृजन से निराशा भला किसलिए जब अधूरी स्वयं पूर्णता सृजन की थकन भूल जा देवता!
प्रलय से निराशा तुझे हो गई सिसकती हुई साँस की जालियों में सबल प्राण की अर्चना खो गई
थके बाहुओं में अधूरी प्रलय और अधूरी सृजन योजना खो गई
प्रलय से निराशा तुझे हो गई इसी ध्वंस में मूर्च्छिता हो कहीं पड़ी हो, नयी ज़िन्दगी; क्या पता? सृजन की थकन भूल जा देवता
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
Varaha
This sacred image depicts the third avatar of Lord Vishnu, Varaha, the divine boar, who emerged from the cosmic waters to rescue the Earth from the depths of the primordial ocean. Raja Ravi Varma, a master of bridging the gap between traditional Indian iconography and Western academic realism, captures the majesty of this cosmic salvation. In this lithograph, we see Varaha standing triumphantly within the churning waves, holding the Earth globe upon his tusk with gentle strength. The figure, bathed in an ethereal green hue, embodies both the ferocity of the wild boar and the supreme tranquility of the divine preserver. Through the mass production of these prints, Ravi Varma democratized access to the divine, allowing millions of households to invite the presence of the gods into their daily lives and personal prayers.
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