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द्वाभा के एकाकी प्रेमी, नीरव दिगन्त के शब्द मौन, रवि के जाते, स्थल पर आते कहते तुम तम से चमक--कौन? सन्ध्या के सोने के नभ पर तुम उज्ज्वल हीरक सदृश जड़े, उदयाचल पर दीखते प्रात अंगूठे के बल हुए खड़े! अब सूनी दिशि औ’ श्रान्त वायु, कुम्हलाई पंकज-कली सृष्टि; तुम डाल विश्व पर करुण-प्रभा अविराम कर रहे प्रेम-वृष्टि! ओ छोटे शशि, चाँदी के उडु! जब जब फैले तम का विनाश, तुम दिव्य-दूत से उतर शीघ्र बरसाओ निज स्वर्गिक प्रकाश!
रचनाकाल: मई’१९३५
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
This poignant scene captures a fleeting moment from the eternal romance of the celestial nymph Urvashi and the mortal king Pururava. In a narrative steeped in longing, the painting depicts the ethereal Urvashi as she ascends back to the heavens, leaving her earthly lover behind. Raja Ravi Varma masterfully portrays the heartbreak of separation, freezing a moment where the physical laws of gravity seem to bow before the weight of divine sorrow. Her garment, caught in the hand of the bereft king, symbolizes the desperate, human attempt to hold onto something that belongs to the stars. It is a work that breathes with the melancholy of myth, reminding us of the profound divide between the mortal heart and the celestial domain.
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