शृंगार· Shringara
01वर्षा मंगल
Varsha Mangal
Narendra Sharma
4 verses · ~12 lines · 1 min
11 verses · ~2 min
पकी जामुन के रँग की पाग बाँधता आया लो आषाढ़!
अधखुली उसकी आँखों में झूमता सुधि मद का संसार, शिथिल-कर सकते नहीं संभाल खुले लम्बे साफे का भार,
कभी बँधती, खुल पड़ती पाग, झूमता डगमग पग आषाढ़
सिन्धु शैय्या पर सोई बाल जिसे आया वह सोती छोड़, आह, प्रति पग 'अब उसकी याद खींचती पीछे को, जी तोड़
लगी उड़ने आँधी में पाग झूमता ड़गमग पग आषाढ़!
हर्ष विस्मय से आँखें फाड़ देखती कृषक सुतायें जाग, नाचने लगे रोर सुन मोर लगी भुझने जंगल की आग
हाँथ से छुट खुल पड़ती पाग, झूमता डगमग पग आषाढ़!
ज़री का पल्ला उड़ उड़ आज कभी हिल झिलमिल नभ के बीच, बन गया विद्युत द्युति, आलोक सूर्य शशि उडु के उर से खींच!
कौंध नभ का उर उड़ती पाग, झूमता डगमग पग आषाढ़!
उड़ गयी सहसा सिर से पाग- छा गये नभ में घन घनघोर! छुट गई सहसा कर से पाग- बढा आँधी पानी का जोर!
लिपट लो गई मुझी से पाग, झूमता डगमग पग आषाढ़!
इति
The Poet
नरेन्द्र शर्मा
Narendra Sharma
1913 · 1989
Pandit Narendra Sharma occupied a brilliant intersection between high classical literature and mass broadcast media. Born in 1913 in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, he evolved through the Chhayavaad romantic era to become a vital voice in the progressive poetry movement. He possessed a profound understanding of classical Sanskrit aesthetics, which he elegantly adapted for the modern Hindi audience. Beyond his distinguished poetry collections like Pravasi Ke Geet, he was a foundational architect of Vividh Bharati, shaping the auditory landscape of Indian radio for decades. Furthermore, he brought immense literary dignity to Indian cinema, penning immortal lyrics including the title track of Satyam Shivam Sundaram. He passed away in 1989, leaving behind a legacy defined by cultural stewardship. He was a poet who ensured that the classical soul of the Hindi language thrived seamlessly within the machinery of modern entertainment.
Paired Painting
Janmastami celebrating the birth of Krishna
This profound work captures one of the most sacred moments in Hindu mythology, the clandestine crossing of Vasudeva carrying the newborn divine infant Krishna across the swollen Yamuna River. Amidst a turbulent storm lit by jagged streaks of lightning, Vasudeva shelters the luminous child under a protective crimson mantle, safeguarding the future savior of the cosmos from the tyrannical wrath of Kansa. The jackal at the riverbank adds a traditional motif of an auspicious omen guiding the way, while divine light breaks through the heavy rain clouds to illuminate the holy infant. Created by the pioneering Calcutta Art Studio, this lithograph reflects the democratization of Indian sacred imagery, allowing households to welcome the divine narrative directly into their domestic shrines with immense reverence and emotional devotion.
Open the viewer →
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 Ashadh carries.
