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kasmai devaay – a poem by Dinkar

rach phoolon ke geet manohar.
chitrit kar laharon ke kampan,
kavite! teree vibhav-puree mein
svargik svapn bana kavi-jeevan.

chhaaya saty chitr ban utaree,
mila shoony ko roop sanaatan,
kavi-maanas ka svapn bhoomi par
ban aaya surataru-madhu-kaanan.

bhaavuk man tha, rok na paaya,
saj aaye palakon mein saavan,
naalanda-vaishaalee ke
dhoohon par, barase putalee ke ghan.

dillee ko gaurav-samaadhi par
aankhon ne aansoo barasaaye,
sikata mein soye ateet ke
jyoti-veer smrti mein ug aaye.

baar-baar rotee taavee kee
laharon se nij kanth milaakar,
devi! tujhe, sach, rula chuka hoon
soone mein aansoo barasa kar.

mithila mein paaya na kaheen, tab
dhoondha bodhi-vrksh ke neeche,
gautam ka paaya na pata,
ganga kee laharon ne drg meeche.

main nij priyadarshan ateet ka
khoj raha sab or namoona,
sach hai ya mere drg ka bhram?
lagata vishv mujhe yah soona.

chheen-chheen jal-thal kee thaatee
sanskrti ne nij roop sajaaya,
vismay hai, to bhee na shaanti ka
darshan ek palak ko paaya.

jeevan ka yati-saamy nahin kyon
phoot saka jab tak taaron se
tripti na kyon jagatee mein aaee
ab tak bhee aavishkaaron se?

jo mangal-upakaran kahaate,
ve manujon ke paap hue kyon?
vismay hai, vigyaan bichaare
ke var hee abhishaap hue kyon?

gharanee cheekh karaah rahee hai
durvah shastron ke bhaaron se,
sabhy jagat ko trpti nahin
ab bhee yugavyaapee sanhaaron se.

goonj raheen sanskrti-mandap mein
bheeshan phaniyon kee phuphakaaren,
gadhate hee bhaee jaate hain
bhaee ke vadh-hit talavaaren.

shubhr vasan vaanijy-nyaay ka
aaj rudhir se laal hua hai,
kirich-nok par avalambit
vyaapaar, jagat behaal hua hai.

sir dhun-dhun sabhyata-sundaree
rotee hai bebas nij rath mein,
“haay! danuj kis or mujhe le
kheench rahe shonit ke path mein?”

dik‌-dik‌ mein shastron kee jhanajhan,
dhan-pishaach ka bhairav-narttan,
disha-disha mein kalush-neeti,
hatya, trshna, paatak-aavarttan!

dalit hue nirbal sabalon se
mite raashtr, ujade daridr jan,
aah! sabhyata aaj kar rahee
asahaayon ka shonit-shoshan.

kraanti-dhaatri kavite! jaage, uth,
aadambar mein aag laga de,
patan, paap, paakhand jalen,
jag mein aisee jvaala sulaga de.

vidyut kee is chakaachaundh mein
dekh, deep kee lau rotee hai.
aree, hrday ko thaam, mahal ke
lie jhompadee bali hotee hai.

dekh, kaleja phaad krshak
de rahe hrday shonit kee dhaaren;
banatee hee unapar jaatee hain
vaibhav kee oonchee deevaaren.

dhan-pishaach ke krshak-medh mein
naach rahee pashuta matavaalee,
aagantuk peete jaate hain
deenon ke shonit kee pyaalee.

uth bhooshan kee bhaav-ranginee!
lenin ke dil kee chinagaaree!
yug-mardit yauvan kee jvaala!
jaag-jaag, ree kraanti-kumaaree!

laakhon kraunch karaah rahe hain,
jaag, aadi kavi kee kalyaanee?
phoot-phoot too kavi-kanthon se
ban vyaapak nij yug kee vaanee.

baras jyoti ban gahan timir mein,
phoot mook kee banakar bhaasha,
chamak andh kee prakhar drshti ban,
umad gareebee kee ban aasha.

goonj, shaanti kee sukad saans-see
kalush-poorn yug-kolaahal mein,
baras, sudhaamay kanak-vrshti-see
taap-tapt jag ke maruthal mein.

kheench madhur svargeey geet se
jagatee ko jadata se oopar,
sukh kee saras kalpana-see too
chha jaaye kan-kan mein bhoo par.

kya hoga anuchar na vaashp ho,
pade na vidyut-deep jalaana;
main na ahit maanoonga, chaahe
mujhe na nabh ke panth chalaana.

tamasa ke ati bhavy pulin par,
chitrakoot ke chhaaya-taru tar,
kaheen tapovan ke kunjon mein
dena parnakutee ka hee ghar.

jahaan trnon mein too hansatee ho,
bahatee ho sari mein ithalaakar,
parv manaatee ho taru-taru par
too vihang-svar mein ga-gaakar.

kand, mool, neevaar bhogakar,
sulabh ingudee-tail jalaakar,
jan-samaaj santusht rahe
hil-mil aapas mein prem badhaakar.

dharm-bhinnata ho na, sabhee jan
shail-tatee mein hil-mil jaayen;
oosha ke svarnim prakaash mein
bhaavuk bhakti-mugdh-man gaayen,

“hiranyagarbhah samavartataagre
bhootasy jaatah patirek aaseet‌,
sa daadhaar prthiveen dyaamutermaam‌
kasmai devaay havisha vidhe ma?”

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