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बिदा हो गई साँझ, विनत मुख पर झीना आँचल धर, मेरे एकाकी आँगन में मौन मधुर स्मृतियाँ भर! वह केसरी दुकूल अभी भी फहरा रहा क्षितिज पर, नव असाढ़ के मेघों से घिर रहा बराबर अंबर!
मैं बरामदे में लेटा, शैय्या पर, पीड़ित अवयव, मन का साथी बना बादलों का विषाद है नीरव! सक्रिय यह सकरुण विषाद,--मेघों से उमड़ उमड़ कर भावी के बहु स्वप्न, भाव बहु व्यथित कर रहे अंतर!
मुखर विरह दादुर पुकारता उत्कंठित भेकी को, बर्हभार से मोर लुभाता मेघ-मुग्ध केकी को; आलोकित हो उठता सुख से मेघों का नभ चंचल, अंतरतम में एक मधुर स्मृति जग जग उठती प्रतिपल!
कम्पित करता वक्ष धरा का घन गभीर गर्जन स्वर, भू पर ही आगया उतर शत धाराओं में अंबर! भीनी भीनी भाप सहज ही साँसों में घुल मिल कर एक और भी मधुर गंध से हृदय दे रही है भर!
नव असाढ़ की संध्या में, मेघों के तम में कोमल, पीड़ित एकाकी शय्या पर, शत भावों से विह्वल, एक मधुरतम स्मृति पल भर विद्युत सी जल कर उज्वल याद दिलाती मुझे हृदय में रहती जो तुम निश्चल!
रचनाकाल: जुलाई’ ३९
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
The Banished Yaksha
Abanindranath Tagore breathes life into the poignant verses of Kalidasa, capturing the profound melancholy of the Yaksha, a celestial being exiled from his home. Seated in the dense, shadowed forests of Ramagiri, the Yaksha reaches out toward the darkening clouds, his soul yearning to send a message of love to his distant bride. Tagore utilizes the wash technique to create a dreamlike, ethereal atmosphere, where the boundary between the mortal world and the divine realm dissolves into the misty, verdant canopy. This painting serves as an evocative testament to the resilience of human longing: it remains a masterwork of Indian emotional expression, echoing the eternal quest for connection across vast distances.
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