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भाषाओं के अगम समुद्रों का अवगाहन मैंने किया। मुझे मानव–जीवन की माया सदा मुग्ध करती है, अहोरात्र आवाहन
सुन सुनकर धाया–धूपा, मन में भर लाया ध्यान एक से एक अनोखे। सबकुछ पाया शब्दों में, देखा सबकुछ ध्वनि–रूप हो गया । मेघों ने आकाश घेरकर जी भर गाया। मुद्रा, चेष्टा, भाव, वेग, तत्काल खो गया, जीवन की शैय्या पर आकर मरण सो गया।
सबकुछ, सबकुछ, सबकुछ, सबकुछ, सबकुछ भाषा । भाषा की अंजुली से मानव हृदय टो गया कवि मानव का, जगा नया नूतन अभिलाषा ।
भाषा की लहरों में जीवन की हलचल है, ध्वनि में क्रिया भरी है और क्रिया में बल है
इति
The Poet
त्रिलोचन
Trilochan
1917 · 2007
Trilochan Shastri, born Vasudev Singh in 1917, was an indispensable pillar of the progressive movement in modern Hindi poetry. While many of his contemporaries looked to the cities for inspiration, Trilochan kept his literary gaze firmly fixed on the rural heartland. He wrote with the sweat, dust, and quiet resilience of agrarian India, stripping his verse of artificial romanticism to reveal the stark truths of poverty and human endurance. He also accomplished a rare structural feat by successfully adapting the English sonnet form to the rhythms of the Hindi language. His celebrated collection Tap Ke Taaye Hue Din earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1982. Passing away in 2007, Trilochan left behind a literary legacy that proves true poetic brilliance does not require elite vocabulary. He remains the definitive voice of the Indian soil, writing poems that feel as enduring and grounded as the earth itself.
Paired Painting
Vishnu reclining on Shesha
In this sublime depiction, we witness the Lord of Preservation, Vishnu, resting upon the coiled, thousand-headed serpent Shesha amidst the cosmic ocean. Beside him sits Lakshmi, his consort, the embodiment of grace and abundance. They are surrounded by celestial companions, including the divine musician Narada and the faithful Garuda, while Lord Brahma emerges from the lotus rooted in Vishnu's navel to begin the cycle of creation. This work captures a moment of profound cosmic tranquility: it serves as a bridge between the mortal realm and the eternal, inviting the viewer into a space of meditative stillness where time itself seems to dissolve into the divine presence.
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