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ये शब्द वही हैं

Ye Shabd Vahi Hain

Kunwar Narayan

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5 verses · ~1 min

यह जगह वही है जहां कभी मैंने जन्म लिया होगा इस जन्म से पहले

यह मौसम वही है जिसमें कभी मैंने प्यार किया होगा इस प्यार से पहले

यह समय वही है जिसमें मैं बीत चुका हूँ कभी इस समय से पहले

वहीं कहीं ठहरी रह गयी है एक कविता जहां हमने वादा किया था कि फिर मिलेंगे

ये शब्द वही हैं जिनमें कभी मैंने जिया होगा एक अधूरा जीवन इस जीवन से पहले।

इति

Rasa: Shringara
Stanzas: 5
Lines: 14
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Free verse
Metre: free verse
Rhyme: none

The poem evokes a deeply romantic and melancholic atmosphere steeped in the bittersweet ache of eternal longing and spiritual remembrance. Visually, a painting of this scene would depict a timeless, misty landscape—perhaps an ancient, overgrown riverbank or a solitary ancient threshold bathed in twilight—where a ghostly silhouette lingers in solitude, surrounded by floating, translucent fragments of ancient script drifting like falling leaves. This visual narrative implies the profound symbolism of soul-recognition across lifetimes, where physical spaces and passing seasons act as eternal witnesses to a separated couple bound by a past-life promise. The overall artistic tone is one of meditative devotion and aching nostalgia, blending the quiet tragedy of an unfulfilled past life with the quiet, romantic hope of eventual reincarnation and reunion.

ये शब्द वही हैं (Ye Shabd Vahi Hain), by Kunwar Narayan runs to 14 lines across 5 stanzas, set as Five short free verse stanzas. Its governing rasa is Shringara, shaded by Shanta. The metre is free verse. Rhyme falls as none.

It belongs to the 1927 · 2017 span of Kunwar Narayan's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for समय और स्मृतियों की पुनरावृत्ति and शब्दों के माध्यम से पिछले जन्मों के अधूरेपन को जीना. 5 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Shakuntala Looking for Dushyanta: Imbued with a palpable atmosphere of timeless romance and spiritual yearning, the painting envelops the viewer in a tender, emotionally charged encounter between two destined lovers along a serene forest riverbank. The…

Words worth pausing on

अधूरा: जो पूरा न हो, अपूर्ण
जन्म: पैदा होना, उत्पत्ति
मौसम: ऋतु, समय का विशेष काल
वादा: वचन, प्रतिज्ञा
कविता: काव्य रचना

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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.