3 verses · ~1 min
दिन भर की अलसाई बाहों का मौन, बाहों में भर-भर कर तोड़ेगा कौन, बेला जब भली लगेगी।
आज चली पुरवा, कल डूबेंगे ताल, द्वारे पर सहजन की फूलेगी डाल, ऊँची हर डाल को झुकाएगा कौन चौथे दिन फली लगेगी।
दिन-दिन भर अनदेखा, अनबोली रात आँखों की सूने से बरजोरी बात, साँझ ढले साँकल खनकाएगा कौन, कितनी बेकली लगेगी।
इति
The Poet
नरेश सक्सेना
Naresh Saxena
1939 · 2001
Naresh Saxena holds a singular and fascinating position in contemporary Hindi literature as a man who brought the exactitude of science into the heart of poetry. Born in 1939 in Gwalior and trained as an engineer, he did not publish his first poetry collection, Samudra Par Ho Rahi Hai Baarish, until he was sixty one years old. Yet, his literary presence had already been firmly established through decades of publication in prestigious journals. Saxena writes with a unique physiological and environmental awareness. He constructs his poems not out of abstract romanticism, but from the physical mechanics of the natural world and the complex realities of modern survival. His language is spare, precise, and completely devoid of unnecessary ornamentation. Alongside his poetry, he is an acclaimed playwright whose drama Aadmi Ka Aa has been staged thousands of times, and a filmmaker who won a National Film Award for his directorial work. He demonstrates that a poet does not need to abandon the rational world to understand the human soul.
Paired Painting
Vilaval Ragini from a Ragamala Set
In the quiet intimacy of the royal courtyard, a beloved heroine prepares for the joyful return of her lord, embodying the profound devotion of Vilaval Ragini. Created in the artistic ateliers of Bundi around 1680, this exquisite leaf from a Ragamala series translates the tender emotions of classical Indian music into a visual symphony of color, architecture, and mood. As twilight descends and a solitary peacock gazes from the parapet, a maidservant gently holds a mirror so the lady can adorn herself, while another musician plays a stringed instrument to soothe the longing heart. Every intricate detail, from the luminous gold borders to the delicate pink pavilions, invites the viewer into a timeless world of romance, spiritual longing, and refined Rajput aesthetics.
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