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अंध तम का एक कण मै, तुम अपरिमित ज्योतिशाली, दीप के मैं धूम्र का कण, तुम दिवा के अंशुमाली!
मैं अकिंचन रेणुकण हूँ, तुम अचल हिमचल निवासी! मृत्युमय ये प्राण मेरे, ओ प्रलय के भ्रू-विलासी!
वन्दना निष्फल न जाये, देव यह आशीष देना, स्वर न हारे विश्व-तम से, वे अनल के गीत देना!
इति
The Poet
प्रतिभा सक्सेना
Pratibha Saxena
Dr. Pratibha Saxena holds a distinct and vital place in contemporary Hindi literature. Her work connects the rigorous intellectual demands of academia with the sensitive realities of human relationships. Born on February 9, 1938, in Madhya Pradesh, her life path took her from the lecture halls of Kanpur, where she worked as an educator, to a diasporic existence in the United States. This geographical shift is highly visible in her diverse literary output, which includes poetry, short stories, and satire. In collections like Uttar Katha and Seema Ke Bandhan, she examines the modern domestic sphere. She highlights the subtle constraints placed upon women and the shifting dynamics of family life with deep psychological insight. Her language carries a quiet and confident thoughtfulness that never shouts but still commands complete attention. Saxena has spent decades enriching Hindi literature, demonstrating that a writer can remain deeply rooted in their native culture while living far from home.
Paired Painting
Kalantaka Shiva Saving Markandeya
This profound oleograph captures the timeless moment when Lord Shiva emerges as Kalantaka, the conqueror of death, to protect his young and devoted worshipper Markandeya from the clutches of Yama, the lord of justice and mortality. Markandeya, blessed with a destined short life of only sixteen years, clings desperately to the sacred Shiva lingam in absolute surrender and faith. As Yama approaches upon his water buffalo and casts his noose to claim the boy's soul, Shiva bursts forth from the stone pillar with righteous fury, wielding his divine trident and damru to vanquish death itself. Through this masterful work, Raja Ravi Varma bridges the gap between divine mythology and human emotion, immortalizing the ultimate triumph of supreme devotion over mortal fear.
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