
बैठे हैं दो टीले
Baithe Hain Do Tile
Naresh Saxena
3 verses · ~9 lines · 1 min
№ MMXXVI
RACHNA · A LIVING ARCHIVE
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MM · XXVI

4 verses · ~1 min
तनिक देर और आसपास रहें चुप रहें, उदास रहें, जाने फिर कैसी हो जाए यह शाम।
एक-एक कर पीले पत्तों का टूटते चले जाना, इतने चुपचाप, और तुम्हारा पलकें झपकाकर प्रश्नों को लौटा लेना अपने आप।
दूर-दूर सड़क के किनारे पर सूखे पत्तो के धुंधुआते से ढेर, एक तरफ़ बैठे हैं दो टीले गुमसुम-से पीठ फेर-फेर,
डूब रहा सभी कुछ अन्धेरे में चुप्पी के घेरे में पेड़ों पर चिड़ियों ने डाला कुहराम।
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The Death of Jatayu
This profound work captures one of the most heartrending moments from the Ramayana, where the noble vulture king Jatayu lies fallen after a valiant, selfless battle against Ravana to protect Mother Sita. The artist, A.H. Muller, imbues the scene with a heavy, somber dignity. We see the final moments of a hero who gave his life for dharma, while Sita, in her grief, kneels to comfort the dying bird king. Ravana stands as a towering, imposing shadow behind them, representing the darkness that sought to prevail. It is a poignant meditation on sacrifice, loyalty, and the eternal struggle between light and shadow, rendered with the emotive realism that defined Muller's approach to our sacred epics.
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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Baithe Hain Do Tile carries.