Adbhuta

प्रथम रश्मि

Pratham Rashmi

1 min read 3 versesरश्मिrayगाना

3 verses · ~1 min

प्रथम रश्मि का आना रंगिणि! तूने कैसे पहचाना? कहाँ, कहाँ हे बाल-विहंगिनि! पाया तूने वह गाना? सोयी थी तू स्वप्न नीड़ में, पंखों के सुख में छिपकर, ऊँघ रहे थे, घूम द्वार पर, प्रहरी-से जुगनू नाना।

शशि-किरणों से उतर-उतरकर, भू पर कामरूप नभ-चर, चूम नवल कलियों का मृदु-मुख, सिखा रहे थे मुसकाना।

स्नेह-हीन तारों के दीपक, श्वास-शून्य थे तरु के पात, विचर रहे थे स्वप्न अवनि में तम ने था मंडप ताना। कूक उठी सहसा तरु-वासिनि! गा तू स्वागत का गाना, किसने तुझको अंतर्यामिनि! बतलाया उसका आना!

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.