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छोड़ द्रुमों की मृदु छाया, तोड़ प्रकृति से भी माया, बाले! तेरे बाल-जाल में कैसे उलझा दूँ लोचन? भूल अभी से इस जग को! तज कर तरल तरंगों को, इन्द्रधनुष के रंगों को, तेरे भ्रू भ्रंगों से कैसे बिधवा दूँ निज मृग सा मन? भूल अभी से इस जग को! कोयल का वह कोमल बोल, मधुकर की वीणा अनमोल, कह तब तेरे ही प्रिय स्वर से कैसे भर लूँ, सजनि, श्रवण? भूल अभी से इस जग को! ऊषा-सस्मित किसलय-दल, सुधा-रश्मि से उतरा जल, ना, अधरामृत ही के मद में कैसे बहला दूँ जीवन? भूल अभी से इस जग को!
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
Rama Spurns Surpanakha
This poignant illustration captures a pivotal moment from the Ramayana, where the demoness Surpanakha approaches Lord Rama in the forest, attempting to seduce him with her transformed beauty. Warwick Goble portrays the moment of rejection, where Rama, the embodiment of dharma and righteousness, turns away from her advances to remain faithful to Sita. The forest setting is rendered with an ethereal quality, emphasizing the spiritual gravity of the encounter. Rama is depicted with his iconic blue complexion, radiating calm resolve, while the demoness is shown in a state of emotional turmoil, grounding the divine narrative in a deeply human experience of longing and moral choice.
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