शान्त· Shanta
01मिट्टी की महिमा
Mitti Ki Mahima
Shivamangal Singh 'Suman'
9 verses · ~34 lines · 2 min
4 verses · ~2 min
मृत्तिका का दीप तब तक जलेगा अनिमेष एक भी कण स्नेह का जब तक रहेगा शेष।
हाय जी भर देख लेने दो मुझे मत आँख मीचो और उकसाते रहो बाती न अपने हाथ खींचो प्रात जीवन का दिखा दो फिर मुझे चाहे बुझा दो यों अंधेरे में न छीनो- हाय जीवन-ज्योति के कुछ क्षीण कण अवशेष।
तोड़ते हो क्यों भला जर्जर रूई का जीर्ण धागा भूल कर भी तो कभी मैंने न कुछ वरदान माँगा स्नेह की बूँदें चुवाओ जी करे जितना जलाओ हाथ उर पर धर बताओ क्या मिलेगा देख मेरा धूम्र कालिख वेश।
शांति, शीतलता, अपरिचित जलन में ही जन्म पाया स्नेह आँचल के सहारे ही तुम्हारे द्वार आया और फिर भी मूक हो तुम यदि यही तो फूँक दो तुम फिर किसे निर्वाण का भय जब अमर ही हो चुकेगा जलन का संदेश।
इति
The Poet
शिवमंगल सिंह ‘सुमन’
Shivamangal Singh 'Suman'
1915 · 2002
There is a particular form of literary courage that has nothing to do with defiance or rebellion the courage of choosing to remain human when circumstances press hard toward despair. Shivamangal Singh Suman possessed this courage in extraordinary measure. He wrote across the full breadth of the progressive literary movement in Hindi, and his work bears the mark of a mind that refused to choose between aesthetic beauty and social conscience, insisting with deep patience that both are necessary if poetry is to perform its highest function. His verses walk the razor's edge between lyric grace and the weight of lived suffering never collapsing into sentimentality, never hardening into polemic. Born in Unnao in 1915, Suman rose to lead Vikram University as its Vice Chancellor, becoming one of the rare figures who moved between the world of intellectual administration and the world of pure creative fire without losing his substance in either. He received the Padma Bhushan and Sahitya Akademi recognition, but his true monument is the quality of sustenance his verses have provided across generations of readers who found in him a poet who understood that the will to go on is, in itself, a form of sacred defiance.
Paired Painting
Woman Worshipping the Serpent
This evocative illustration captures a moment of quiet domestic piety rooted in ancient traditions. Within the intimate setting of a traditional home, a woman performs the sacred rite of Naga Puja, offering homage to the serpent, a symbol of primal energy and protection in Indian cosmology. The presence of the serpents, depicted with calm reverence rather than fear, highlights the seamless integration of the divine within the mundane activities of daily life. The artist, D. P. Joglekar, masterfully uses soft light and warm tones to create an atmosphere of profound serenity and spiritual dedication, inviting the viewer to witness a timeless act of devotion that bridges the human and the elemental worlds.
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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 Mrittika Deep carries.
