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क्या पूजन क्या अर्चन रे!
उस असीम का सुंदर मंदिर मेरा लघुतम जीवन रे! मेरी श्वासें करती रहतीं नित प्रिय का अभिनंदन रे! पद रज को धोने उमड़े आते लोचन में जल कण रे! अक्षत पुलकित रोम मधुर मेरी पीड़ा का चंदन रे! स्नेह भरा जलता है झिलमिल मेरा यह दीपक मन रे! मेरे दृग के तारक में नव उत्पल का उन्मीलन रे! धूप बने उड़ते जाते हैं प्रतिपल मेरे स्पंदन रे! प्रिय प्रिय जपते अधर ताल देता पलकों का नर्तन रे!
इति
The Poet
महादेवी वर्मा
Mahadevi Varma
1907 · 1987
Mahadevi Varma stands as the absolute pinnacle of lyrical mysticism in modern Hindi literature. Born in 1907 in Farrukhabad, she was a central pillar of the Chhayavaad romantic movement and is universally revered as the modern Meera for the intense spiritual devotion embedded in her verse. She lived a life of fierce intellectual independence. As the principal of the Prayag Mahila Vidyapeeth, she revolutionized women's education in India, while her literary salon in Allahabad became the epicenter of Hindi letters. Her poetic masterworks, including Yama, Nihar, and Rashmi, are profound meditations on sorrow, the eternal soul, and the quiet strength of the natural world. She did not merely write about pain. She transformed it into a vehicle for spiritual liberation. Honored with the Jnanpith Award in 1982 and the Padma Vibhushan, she passed away in 1987. She remains an immortal figure whose words continue to offer solace to anyone who has ever felt the ache of existential longing.
Paired Painting
Portrait of Rajaraja Chola I
This profound image captures the regal essence of Rajaraja Chola I, the monarch who transformed the Chola kingdom into a maritime empire. The mural, preserved within the sacred corridors of the Brihadisvara Temple, serves as a testament to the cultural zenith of the eleventh century. Every line reflects the devotion of the artists who painted their sovereign under the spiritual shadow of Lord Shiva. His posture communicates a graceful authority, embodying the dharma of a chakravartin (or universal ruler), whose power was matched only by his architectural and spiritual contributions to Indian history.
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