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धिक रे मनुष्य, तुम स्वच्छ, स्वस्थ, निश्छल चुंबन अंकित कर सकते नहीं प्रिया के अधरों पर? मन में लज्जित, जन से शंकित, चुपके गोपन तुम प्रेम प्रकट करते हो नारी से, कायर! क्या गुह्य, क्षुद्र ही बना रहेगा, बुद्धिमान! नर नारी का स्वाभाविक, स्वर्गिक आकर्षण? क्या मिल न सकेंगे प्राणों से प्रेमार्त प्राण ज्यों मिलते सुरभि समीर, कुसुम अलि, लहर किरण? क्या क्षुधा तृषा औ’ स्वप्न जागरण सा सुन्दर है नहीं काम भी नैसर्गिक, जीवन द्योतक? बन जाता अमृत न देह-गरल छू प्रेम-अधर? उज्वल करता न प्रणय सुवर्ण, तन का पावक?
पशु पक्षी से फिर सीखो प्रणय कला, मानव! जो आदि जीव, जीवन संस्कारों से प्रेरित, खग युग्म गान गा करते मधुर प्रणय अनुभव, मृग मिथुन शृंग से अंगो को कर मृदु मर्दित! मत कहो मांस की दुर्बलता, हे जीव प्रवर! है पुण्य तीर्थ नर नारी जन का हृदय मिलन, आनंदित होओ, गर्वित, यह जीवन का वर, गौरव दो द्वन्द्व प्रणय को, पृथ्वी हो पावन!
रचनाकाल: दिसंबर’ ३९
इति
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.
Paired Painting
Urvashi and Pururavas in the Forest
This evocative painting captures a timeless moment of transcendence and earthly desire, drawing upon the ancient Vedic tale of the Apsara Urvashi and the mortal king Pururavas. Within the deep, sheltering embrace of an ancient forest, the artist renders the celestial nymph with profound grace as she rests, while the king gazes upon her with a mixture of reverence and longing. Their encounter is one of the most poignant narratives in Indian mythology, symbolizing the eternal reach of the human spirit toward the divine. Through the soft modulation of light and shadow, the artist invites us to witness a love that defies the boundaries between heaven and earth, reminding us of the fragility and beauty found in such mythical unions.
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