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फूलों पर पड़े-पड़े अकसर मैंने ओस के बारे में सोचा है –
किरणों की नोकों से ठहराकर ज्योति-बिन्दु फूलों पर किस ज्योतिर्विद ने इस जगमग खगोल की जटिल जन्म-कुंडली बनायी है?
फिर क्यों निःश्लेष किया अलंकरण पर भर में? एक से शून्य तक किसकी यह ज्यामितिक सनकी जमुहाई है?
और फिर उनको भी सोचा है – वृक्षों के तले पड़े फटे-चिटे पत्ते----- उनकी अंकगणित में कैसी यह उधेडबुन?
हवा कुछ गिनती हैः गिरे हुए पत्तों को कहीं से उठाती और कहीं पर रखती है । कभी कुछ पत्तों को डालों से तोड़कर यों ही फेंक देती है मरोड़कर ...।
कभी-कभी फैलाकर नया पृष्ठ – अंतरिक्ष- गोदती चली जाती...वृक्ष...वृक्ष...वृक्ष
इति
The Poet
कुंवर नारायण
Kunwar Narayan
1927 · 2017
Kunwar Narayan possessed a poetic vision that operated across centuries, seamlessly connecting ancient Indian mythology with the deep anxieties of modern existence. Born in 1927 in Faizabad, he was a pivotal voice in the Nayi Kavita movement. He was a thinker of immense patience, sometimes taking decades to complete a single work. His masterpiece Atmajayee reimagined the Kathopanishad, using the mythological character of Nachiketa to explore the existential terrors of death and the search for ultimate truth. He wrote in a highly meditative, unhurried tone, rejecting loud ideological slogans in favor of quiet philosophical inquiry. Honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Jnanpith Award, he passed away in 2017. He was a writer of profound intellectual integrity, proving that literature achieves its highest purpose when it attempts to answer the fundamental questions of the human soul.
Paired Painting
Lord Vishnu Reclining on Ananta Shesha
This profound image depicts the cosmic slumber of Lord Vishnu, the Preserver, as he rests upon the serpent Ananta Shesha amidst the infinite waters of the causal ocean. It is a moment of divine stillness before the creation of the universe, where the Lord awaits the call of time. Beside him, his consort Lakshmi gently massages his feet, an act of eternal devotion that anchors the spiritual weight of the scene. Above, Brahma emerges from a lotus springing from Vishnu's navel, symbolizing the birth of the creator and the cyclical nature of existence. The artist captures a serene transcendence, inviting the viewer to contemplate the silence from which all reality flows.
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