kis svapn-lok se chhavi utaree?
oopar nirabhr nabh neel-neel,
neeche ghan-vimbit jheel-jheel.
uttar kireet par kanak-kiran,
pad-tal mandaakini rajat-varan.
chhalakee kan-kan mein divy sudha,
ban rahee svarg mithila-vasudha.
tan kee sari-dyuti saghan shyaam
taru, lata, dhaan, doorva lalaam.
daayen koshal le ardhy khada,
aaratee bang le vaam-vaam.
doobon se lekar baanson tak,
grh-lata, sarit-tat kaason tak,
hil rahee pavan mein hariyaalee;
vasudha ne kaun sudha pa lee?
gaatee dhanakheton -beech paree,
kis svapn-lok se chhavi utaree?
kya sharat-nisha kee baat kahoon?
jo kuchh dekha tha raat, kahoon?
nirmal rtu kee mukh-bharee hansee,
chaandanee visudh bhoo aan khasee;
madarasa, vikal, madamaatee-see,
apane sukh mein na samaatee-see.
gandakee supt thee reton mein,
panchhee chup need-niketon mein;
‘chup-chup’ thee shaanti sabhee ghar mein;
chaandanee sajag thee jag-bhar mein,
haan, kamp jara hariyaalee mein,
thee aahat kuchh vaishaalee mein.
itane mein (uf! kavita umadee)
khandahar se nikalee ek paree;
gandakee-kool kheton mein aa
hariyaalee mein ho gaee khadee.
lat khulee huee laharaatee thee,
mukh par aavaran banaatee thee;
sapanon mein bhool raha man tha,
unman drg mein soonaapan tha.
dhaanee dukool gir dhaanon par
manjaree-saath kuchh raha lahar.
lambee baanhen goree-goree
ungaliyaan roop-ras mein boree.
kar kabhee dhaan ka aalingan
letee manjariyon ka chumban.
gandakee-or phir drshti pher
dekhatee lahar ko badee der.
heratee marm kee aankhon se
vah kapilavastu-dishi ber-ber.
shaarad nishi kee shobha vishaal,
jagatee, jyotsna ka svarn-taal,
shyaamal, shubh shasyon ka prasaar,
gandak, mithila ka kanthahaar.
chandrika-dhaut baaluka-kool,
kampit kaason ke shvet phool;
vah dekh-dekh harshaatee hai,
kuchh chhigun-chhigun rah jaatee hai.
mithila vimukt kar hrday-dvaar
hai luta rahee saundary pyaar;
koee vidyaapati kyon na aaj
chitrit kar de chhavi gaan-vyaaj?
koee kavita madhu-laas-mayee,
avichhinn, anant vilaas-mayee,
chaandanee dhulee pee hariyaalee
banatee na haay, kyon matavaalee?
shekhar kee yaad sataatee hai,
vah chhigun-chhigun rah jaatee hai.
main nahin chaahata chir-vasant,
joohee-gulaab kee chhavi anant;
greeshm ho, taru kee chhaanh rahe;
paavas ho, priy kee baanh rahe;
ho sheet ya ki ooshma javalant,
mere grh mein akshay vasant.
au’sharat, abhee bhee kya gam hai?
too hee vasant se kya kam hai?
hai bichhee door tak doob haree,
hariyaalee odhe lata khadee.
kaason ke hilate shvet phool,
phoolee chhataree taane babool;
ab bhee lajavantee jheenee hai,
manjaree ber ras-bheenee hai.
koyal na (raat vah bhee kookee,
tujhapar reejhee, vanshee phoonkee.)
koyal na, keer to bole hain,
kuraree-maina ras ghole hain;
kaviyon kee upama kee aankhen;
khanjan phadakaatee hai paankhen.
rajanee barasaatee os dher,
detee bhoo par motee bikher;
nabh neel, svachchh, sundar tadaag;
too sharat na, shuchita ka suhaag.
au’ sharat-gang! lekhanee, aah!
shuchita ka yah nirmal pravaah;
pal-bhar nimagn isamen ho le,
varadaan maang, kilvish dho le.
giriraaj-suta sushama-bharita,
jal-strot nahin, kavita-sarita.
vah komal kaas-vikaasamayee,
yah baalika paavan haasamayee;
vah puny-vikaasini, divy-vibha,
yah bhaav-suhaasini, prem-prabha.
he janmabhoomi! shat baar dhany!
tujh-sa na ‘simariyaaghaat’ any.
tere kheton kee chhavi mahaan,
animantrit aa ur mein ajaan,
bhaavukata ban laharaatee hai,
phir umad geet ban jaatee hai.
‘baaya’ kee yah krsh vimal dhaar,
ganga kee yah durgam kachhaar,
koolon par kaas-paree phoolee,
do-do nadiyaan tujhapar bhooleen.
kal-kal kar pyaar jataatee hain,
chhoo paarshv sarakatee jaatee hai.
shaarad sandhya, yah uga som,
ban gaya sarit mein ek vyom,
shekhar-ur mein ab bindhen baan,
sundariyaan yah kar raheen snaan.
aagreev vaari ke beech khadee,
ya rahee madhur pratyek paree.
bichhalee padateen kiranen jal par,
naachatee lahar par svar-laharee.
yah vaari-veli phailee amool,
khil gaye anekon kanj-phool;
lat nahin, mugdh alivrnd shyaam
kanjon kee chhavi par rahe bhool.
dubakee ramaniyaan lagaatee hain,
lat oopar hee laharaatee hain,
jal-magn kamal ko khoj-khoj
madhupaavaliyaan mandaraatee hain.
lekin naalon par kanj kahaan,
aise, jaise ye khile yahaan?
neeche aane vidhu lalak raha,
mrdu choom paree kee palak raha;
vah svarg-beech lalachaata hai,
bhoo par ras-pyaala chhalak raha.
pariyaan ab jal se chaleen nikal
tan se lipate bheenge anchal;
choo rahee chikur se vaari-dhaar,
mukh-shashi-bhay rota andhakaar.
vidyaapati! sikt vasan tan mein,
manmath jaate na munee-man mein.
kavi! sharat-nisha ka pratham prahar,
kalpana tumhaaree uthee lahar,
kavita kuchh lot rahee tat mein,
lipatee kuchh sikt paree-pat mein;
kuchh main svar mein duharaata hoon;
nij kavita madhur bachaata hoon.
ganga-poojan ka saaj saja,
kal kanth-kanth mein taar baja;
svargik ullaas umang yahaan;
pat mein sur-dhanu ke rang yahaan,
tulasee-dal-sa paripoot hrday,
ati paavan puny-prasang yahaan.
titaliyaan pradeep jalaatee hain,
shekhar kee kavita gaatee hain.
gange! ye deep nahin balate,
laghu puny-prabha-kan hain jalate;
antar kee yah ujiyaaree hai;
bhaavon kee yah chinagaaree hai.