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Bheeshma's Oath

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अरे अब ऐसी कविता लिखो

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Raghuvir Sahay
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अरे अब ऐसी कविता लिखो कि जिसमें छंद घूमकर आय घुमड़ता जाय देह में दर्द कहीं पर एक बार ठहराय

कि जिसमें एक प्रतिज्ञा करूं वही दो बार शब्द बन जाय बताऊँ बार-बार वह अर्थ न भाषा अपने को दोहराय

अरे अब ऐसी कविता लिखो कि कोई मूड़ नहीं मटकाय न कोई पुलक-पुलक रह जाय न कोई बेमतलब अकुलाय

छंद से जोड़ो अपना आप कि कवि की व्यथा हृदय सह जाय थामकर हँसना-रोना आज उदासी होनी की कह जाय ।

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Raghuvir Sahay

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Raghuvir Sahay

Bheeshma's Oath

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Bheeshma's Oath

In this emotionally charged scene from the Mahabharata, the noble prince Devavrata, later known as Bhishma, makes a supreme sacrifice of love and duty. To secure the marriage of his grieving father, King Shantanu, to Satyavati, a fisherwoman, Bhishma takes a resolute vow of lifelong celibacy and renounces his rightful claim to the throne. Raja Ravi Varma captures the exact moment of this sacred promise, portraying Bhishma with a raised hand gesturing toward the heavens, sealing a fate of eternal devotion and tragic nobility while the astonished onlookers watch in profound awe.

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