शृंगार· Shringara
01जो तुम आ जाते एक बार
Jo Tum Aa Jate Ek Baar
Mahadevi Varma
5 verses · ~8 lines · 1 min
6 verses · ~1 min
तेरी सुधि बिन क्षण क्षण सूना।
कम्पित कम्पित, पुलकित पुलकित, परछाईं मेरी से चित्रित, रहने दो रज का मंजु मुकुर, इस बिन श्रृंगार-सदन सूना! तेरी सुधि बिन क्षण क्षण सूना।
सपने औ' स्मित, जिसमें अंकित, सुख दुख के डोरों से निर्मित; अपनेपन की अवगुणठन बिन मेरा अपलक आनन सूना! तेरी सुधि बिन क्षण क्षण सूना।
जिनका चुम्बन चौंकाता मन, बेसुधपन में भरता जीवन, भूलों के सूलों बिन नूतन, उर का कुसुमित उपवन सूना! तेरी सुधि बिन क्षण क्षण सूना।
दृग-पुलिनों पर हिम से मृदुतर, करूणा की लहरों में बह कर, जो आ जाते मोती, उन बिन, नवनिधियोंमय जीवन सूना! तेरी सुधि बिन क्षण क्षण सूना।
जिसका रोदन, जिसकी किलकन, मुखरित कर देते सूनापन, इन मिलन-विरह-शिशुओं के बिन विस्तृत जग का आँगन सूना! तेरी सुधि बिन क्षण क्षण सूना।
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
Sundari
This intimate portrait captures a moment of quiet grace, reflecting the classic Indian motif of the Nayika, or the heroine, preparing for her beloved. In our cultural tradition, the act of grooming, or shringara, is far more than a vanity: it is a sacred ritual of self-love and anticipation. The woman is depicted in a moment of tranquil reflection, her gaze directed toward the mirror, suggesting a profound connection between the external appearance and the internal spirit. Such works were cherished for their ability to evoke the rasa, or aesthetic essence, of love and yearning, serving as a bridge between the mortal world and the divine longing for union.
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If this held you
Four more, in the same key.
Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Teri Sudhi Bin carries.
