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मेरे निकुंज, नक्षत्र वास! इस छाया मर्मर के वन में तू स्वप्न नीड़ सा निर्जन में है बना प्राण पिक का विलास!
लहरी पर दीपित ग्रह समान इस भू उभार पर भासमान, तू बना मूक चेतनावान पा मेरे सुख दुख, भाव’च्छ्वास!
आती जग की छवि स्वर्ण प्रात, स्वप्नों की नभ सी रजत रात, भरती दश दिशि की चारवात तुझमें वन वन की सुरभि साँस!
कितनी आशाएँ, मनोल्लास, संकल्प महत, उच्चाभिलाष, तुझमें प्रतिक्षण करते निवास,-- है मौन श्रेय साधन प्रयास!
तू मुझे छिपाए रह अजान निज स्वर्ण मर्म में खग समान, होगा अग जग का कंठ गान तेरे इन प्राणों का प्रकाश! मेरे निकुंज, नक्षत्र वास!
रचनाकाल: १९३२
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
Night Landscape with a Dome
Gaganendranath Tagore possessed a rare gift for capturing the mysterious soul of the night, moving far beyond mere representation into the realm of profound spiritual introspection. In this evocative nocturnal scene, a majestic dome rises against a starlit sky, illuminated by a delicate celestial glow that bathes the surrounding landscape in quiet reverence. Figures walk softly along a shadowed path, dwarfed by the immense stillness of the cosmos and the sacred architecture. The artist masterfully employs washes of dark ink and subtle color to create an atmosphere of haunting beauty, inviting the beholder to step into a world of nocturnal silence and meditative peace.
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