8 verses · ~1 min
सीधे-सादे शब्द हैं, भाव बडे ही गूढ़ अन्न-पचीसी घोख ले, अर्थ जान ले मूढ़
कबिरा खड़ा बाज़ार में, लिया लुकाठी हाथ बन्दा क्या घबरायेगा, जनता देगी साथ
छीन सके तो छीन ले, लूट सके तो लूट मिल सकती कैसे भला, अन्नचोर को छूट
आज गहन है भूख का, धुंधला है आकाश कल अपनी सरकार का होगा पर्दाफ़ाश
नागार्जुन-मुख से कढे साखी के ये बोल साथी को समझाइये रचना है अनमोल
अन्न-पचीसी मुख्तसर, लग करोड़-करोड़ सचमुच ही लग जाएगी आँख कान में होड़
अन्न्ब्रह्म ही ब्रह्म है बाकी ब्रहम पिशाच औघड मैथिल नागजी अर्जुन यही उवाच
रचनाकाल:१९७४ में लिखी गई
इति
The Poet
नागार्जुन
Nagarjun
1911 · 1998
Vaidyanath Mishra, universally known as Nagarjun, was a literary force of nature who absolutely refused to bow before power. Born in 1911 in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, he earned the title of Janakavi or the poet of the people through decades of unyielding progressive writing. He wrote in both Hindi and Maithili, winning the Sahitya Akademi Award for his Maithili collection Patrahin Nagna Gachh. Nagarjun was a restless traveler and a committed activist who actively participated in peasant movements and went to prison several times. His poetry is stripped of all artificial elegance. It speaks directly with the raw, biting anger of the hungry, the marginalized, and the exploited. Whether he was exposing political corruption or writing tenderly about the first rains on parched village earth, his words carried the undeniable scent of the soil. He died in 1998, but he remains the ultimate benchmark for resistance poetry in India. He proved that true poetry does not reside in the palaces of kings, but in the sweat and struggle of the common folk.
Paired Painting
Satyaki
In this compelling and deeply emotional work, Raja Ravi Varma brings to life a dramatic episode from the Mahabharata featuring the noble warrior Satyaki. The scene radiates tension and reverence, capturing the complex political and spiritual atmosphere of the epic. Lord Krishna is seated with serene grace on the right, clad in radiant golden and reddish robes, observing the unfolding confrontation with divine composure. Satyaki stands tall and resolute in vibrant turquoise attire, his hand raised in a gesture of profound declaration while holding his sword, embodying absolute loyalty and fearless valor. Surrounding figures display an array of intense human reactions, from anxious contemplation to awe, all masterfully rendered through the academic realism that defined Ravi Varma's legendary career. This artwork served as a vital bridge, allowing generations of devotees and art lovers to connect visually with the eternal moral dilemmas and heroic ideals of the sacred epic.
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