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धूप का टुकड़ा

Dhoop Ka Tukda

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1 verses · ~1 min

एक धूप का हँसमुख टुकड़ा तरु के हरे झरोखे से झर अलसाया है धरा धूल पर चिड़िया के सफ़ेद बच्चे सा! उसे प्यार है भू-रज से लेटा है चुपके! वह उड़ कर किरणों के रोमिल पंख खोल तरु पर चढ़ ओझल हो सकता फिर अमित नील में! लोग समझते मैं उसको व्यक्तित्व दे रहा कला स्पर्श से! मुझको लगता वही कला को देता निज व्यक्तित्व स्वयं व्यक्तिवान् ज्योतिर्मय जो! भूरज में लिपटा श्री शुभ्र धूप का टुकड़ा वह रे स्वयंप्रकाश अखंड प्रकाशवान!

इति

Rasa: Shanta
Stanzas: 1
Lines: 21
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Free verse
Metre: free verse
Rhyme: none

The poem evokes a serene and meditative atmosphere, centered on a patch of sunlight that filters through verdant foliage to rest like a fragile, snow-white fledgling upon the earth’s dust. Visually, the scene depicts a quiet, intimate encounter between the luminous warmth of the sun and the grounded humility of the soil, suggesting a narrative where the fleeting light chooses to surrender its brilliance to the stillness of the earth. The tone is deeply devotional and philosophical, portraying the sunlight not merely as an object of the poet's artistic projection, but as an autonomous, self-radiant entity that imbues the world with its own divine, primordial essence. Through this interplay, the piece transcends simple nature observation, transforming the dappled forest floor into a profound metaphor for the eternal, unconditioned light that exists independently of human interpretation.

धूप का टुकड़ा (Dhoop Ka Tukda), by Sumitranandan Pant runs to 21 lines, set as Free verse with short, highly evocative lines. Its governing rasa is Shanta, shaded by Shringara. The metre is free verse. Rhyme falls as none.

It belongs to the 1900 · 1977 span of Sumitranandan Pant's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for धूप के टुकड़े का एक मासूम पक्षी के रूप में मानवीकरण and कला और प्रकृति के अंतर्निहित सौंदर्य का दार्शनिक संबंध. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Untitled: Bathed in a warm, amber-tinged light, the painting evokes an atmosphere of profound stillness, capturing the quiet, meditative intensity of a lone tiger resting gracefully upon a shadowed forest floor. Deep green…

Words worth pausing on

भूरज: धरती की धूल
स्वयंप्रकाश: अपने आप प्रकाशित होने वाला

Threads

Sunlight Nature Birds Art Light

The Poet

सुमित्रानंदन पंत

Sumitranandan Pant

1900 · 1977

Sumitranandan Pant was the absolute master of lyrical aestheticism in modern Hindi literature. Born in 1900 in the lush Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand, he drew his earliest and most profound inspiration from the pristine beauty of the Himalayas. He became one of the four foundational pillars of Chhayavaad, the Hindi neo romantic movement. However, his literary journey did not stagnate in romantic nature worship. Over a career spanning more than five decades, his poetry evolved through distinct phases, absorbing progressive ideologies and eventually culminating in the deep philosophical spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo. Works like Pallav showcased his unmatched ability to weave delicate, musical imagery, while his later masterpiece Chidambara earned him the Jnanpith Award in 1968, the very first time this prestigious honor was given to a Hindi writer. Pant was also recognized with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan. He passed away in 1977, leaving behind a poetic vocabulary that taught the Hindi language how to capture the exact softness of falling dew and the quiet grandeur of the mountains.