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ये पंक्तियाँ मेरे निकट

Ye Panktiyan Mere Nikat

Kunwar Narayan
1 min read 3 versesकविताप्रकृतिउदासी

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ये पंक्तियाँ मेरे निकट आईं नहीं मैं ही गया उनके निकट उनको मनाने, ढीठ, उच्छृंखल अबाध्य इकाइयों को पास लाने:

कुछ दूर उड़ते बादलों की बेसंवारी रेख, या खोते, निकलते, डूबते, तिरते गगन में पक्षियों की पांत लहराती: अमा से छलछलाती रूप-मदिरा देख सरिता की सतह पर नाचती लहरें, बिखरे फूल अल्हड़ वनश्री गाती...

... कभी भी पास मेरे नहीं आए: मैं गया उनके निकट उनको बुलाने, गैर को अपना बनाने: क्योंकि मुझमें पिण्डवासी है कहीं कोई अकेली-सी उदासी जो कि ऐहिक सिलसिलों से कुछ संबंध रखती उन परायी पंक्तियों से! और जिस की गांठ भर मैं बांधता हूं किसी विधि से विविध छंदों के कलावों से।

इति

Kunwar Narayan

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.

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