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प्रकृति रमणीक है। जिसने इतना ही कहा- उसने संकुल सौंदर्य के घनीभूत भार को आत्मा के कंधों पर पूरा नहीं सहा! भीतर तक क्षण भर भी छुआ यदि होता- सौंदर्य की शिखाओं ने, जल जाता शब्द-शब्द, रहता बस अर्थकुल मौन शेष। ऐसा मौन-जिसकी शिराओं में, सारा आवेग-सिंधु, पारे-सा- इधर-उधर फिरता बहा-बहा! प्रकृति ममतालु है! दूधभरी वत्सलता से भीगी- छाया का आँचल पसारती, -ममता है! स्निग्ध रश्मि-राखी के बंधन से बांधती, -निर्मल सहोदरा है! बाँहों की वल्लरि से तन-तरू को रोम-रोम कसती-सी! औरों की आँखों से बचा-बचा- दे जाती स्पर्शों के अनगूंथे फूलों की पंक्तियाँ- -प्रकृति प्रणयिनी है! बूंद-बूंद रिसते इस जीवन को, बांध मृत्यु -अंजलि में भय के वनांतर में उदासीन- शांत देव-प्रतिमा है! मेरे सम्मोहित विमुग्ध जलज-अंतस् पर खिंची हुई प्रकृति एक विद्युत की लीक है! ठहरों कुछ, पहले अपने को, उससे सुलझा लूँ तब कहूँ- प्रकृति रमणीक है...
इति
The Poet
जगदीश गुप्त
Jagdish Gupta
1924 · 2001
Jagdish Gupta was a defining architect of the Nayi Kavita or New Poetry movement, a pivotal era that completely reshaped the landscape of Hindi literature. Born in 1924, he refused to let modern Hindi verse stagnate in the predictable rhythms of older romantic traditions. Alongside literary giants like Ramswaroop Chaturvedi, he founded the highly influential journal Nayi Kavita in 1954, providing a vital platform for a new generation of experimental voices. Gupta wrote with a profoundly visual intellect, drawing deeply from classical mythology and ancient Indian aesthetics to explain the anxieties and fragmentation of the modern world. His poetry masterfully balances deep intellectual rigor with delicate emotional nuance. Recognized with the Bharat Bharati Award in 1998, he passed away in 2001, leaving behind a monumental legacy. He taught Hindi poetry how to look at the complexities of the contemporary age without ever losing its sense of classical beauty.
Paired Painting
The Meeting of Bhima and Hidimbi
This painting captures a tender and pivotal moment from the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. It depicts the forest of Kamyaka, where the Pandava prince Bhima, exhausted from his travels, rests beneath a tree. In this moment, he is discovered by Hidimbi, a forest demoness, who is struck by his strength and beauty. The artist renders the forest with a lush, verdant depth, emphasizing the quiet tension before their fated union. It is a work of profound romantic resonance, highlighting how the epic transcends the boundaries of the human and the otherworldly, ultimately uniting the two souls in a bond that would bring forth their son, Ghatotkacha.
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