shahar ke us or khandahar kee taraf
parityakt soonee baavadee
ke bheetaree
thande andhere mein
basee gaharaiyaan jal kee…
seedhiyaan doobee anekon
us puraane ghire paanee mein…
samajh mein aa na sakata ho
ki jaise baat ka aadhaar
lekin baat gaharee ho.
baavadee ko gher
daalen khoob ulajhee hain,
khade hain maun audumbar.
va shaakhon par
latakate ghugghuon ke ghonsale
parityakt bhoore gol.
vidyut shat punyon ka aabhaas
jangalee haree kachchee gandh mein basakar
hava mein tair
banata hai gahan sandeh
anajaanee kisee beetee huee us shreshthata ka jo ki
dil mein ek khatake see lagee rahatee.
baavadee kee in munderon par
manohar haree kuhanee tek
baithee hai tagar
le pushp taare-shvet
usake paas
laal phoolon ka lahakata jhaunr–
meree vah kanher…
vah bulaatee ek khatare kee taraph jis or
andhiyaara khula munh baavadee ka
shoony ambar taakata hai.
baavadee kee un gaharaiyon mein shoony
brahmaraakshas ek paitha hai,
va bheetar se umadatee goonj kee bhee goonj,
hadabadaahat shabd paagal se.
gahan anumaanita
tan kee malinata
door karane ke lie pratipal
paap chhaaya door karane ke lie, din-raat
svachchh karane–
brahmaraakshas
ghis raha hai deh
haath ke panje baraabar,
baanh-chhaatee-munh chhapaachhap
khoob karate saaf,
phir bhee mail
phir bhee mail!!
aur… hothon se
anokha stotr koee kruddh mantrochchaar,
athava shuddh sanskrt gaaliyon ka jvaar,
mastak kee lakeeren
bun raheen
aalochanaon ke chamakate taar!!
us akhand snaan ka paagal pravaah….
praan mein sanvedana hai syaah!!
kintu, gaharee baavadee
kee bheetaree deevaar par
tirachhee giree ravi-rashmi
ke udate hue paramaanu, jab
tal tak pahunchate hain kabhee
tab brahmaraakshas samajhata hai, soory ne
jhukakar namaste kar diya.
path bhoolakar jab chaandanee
kee kiran takaraaye
kaheen deevaar par,
tab brahmaraakshas samajhata hai
vandana kee chaandanee ne
gyaan guroo maana use.
ati praphullit kantakit tan-man vahee
karata raha anubhav ki nabh ne bhee
vinat ho maan lee hai shreshthata usakee!!
aur tab dugune bhayaanak oj se
pahachaan vaala man
sumeree-bebilonee jan-kathaon se
madhur vaidik rchaon tak
va tab se aaj tak ke sootr chhandas, mantr, thiyoram,
sab premiyon tak
ki maarks, enjels, rasel, toenbee
ki heedeggar va spenglar, saartr, gaandhee bhee
sabhee ke siddh-anton ka
naya vyaakhyaan karata vah
nahaata brahmaraakshas, shyaam
praaktan baavadee kee
un ghanee gaharaeeyon mein shoony.
……ye garajatee, goonjatee, aandolita
gaharaeeyon se uth rahee dhvaniyaan, atah
udbhraant shabdon ke naye aavart mein
har shabd nij prati shabd ko bhee kaatata,
vah roop apane bimb se bhee joojh
vikrtaakaar-krti
hai ban raha
dhvani lad rahee apanee pratidhvani se yahaan
baavadee kee in munderon par
manohar haree kuhanee tek sunate hain
tagar ke pushp-taare shvet
ve dhvaniyaan!
sunate hain karondon ke sukomal phool
sunata hai unhe praacheen odumbar
sun raha hoon main vahee
paagal prateekon mein kahee jaatee huee
vah trejidee
jo baavadee mein ad gayee.
x x x
khoob ooncha ek jeena saanvala
usakee andheree seedhiyaan…
ve ek aabhyantar niraale lok kee.
ek chadhana au utarana,
punah chadhana au ludhakana,
moch pairon mein
va chhaatee par anekon ghaav.
bure-achchhe-beech ka sangharsh
ve bhee ugratar
achchhe va usase adhik achchhe beech ka sangar
gahan kinchit saphalata,
ati bhavy asaphalata
…atirekavaadee poornata
kee vyathaen bahut pyaaree hain…
jyaamitik sangati-ganit
kee drshti ke krt
bhavy naitik maan
aatmachetan sookshm naitik maan…
…atirekavaadee poornata kee tushti karana
kab raha aasaan
maanavee antarkathaen bahut pyaaree hain!!
ravi nikalata
laal chinta kee rudhir-sarita
pravaahit kar deevaaron par,
udit hota chandr
vran par baandh deta
shvet-dhaulee pattiyaan
udvign bhaalon par
sitaare aasamaanee chhor par phaile hue
anagin dashamalav se
dashamalav-binduon ke sarvatah
pasare hue ulajhe ganit maidaan mein
maara gaya, vah kaam aaya,
aur vah pasara pada hai…
vaksh-baanhen khulee phaileen
ek shodhak kee.
vyaktitv vah komal sphatik praasaad-sa,
praasaad mein jeena
va jeene kee akelee seedhiyaan
chadhana bahut mushkil raha.
ve bhaav-sangat tark-sangat
kaary saamanjasy-yojit
sameekaranon ke ganit kee seedhiyaan
ham chhod den usake lie.
us bhaav tark va kaary-saamanjasy-yojan-
shodh mein
sab panditon, sab chintakon ke paas
vah guroo praapt karane ke lie
bhataka!!
kintu yug badala va aaya keerti-vyavasaayee
…laabhakaaree kaary mein se dhan,
va dhan mein se hrday-man,
aur, dhan-abhibhoot antahkaran mein se
saty kee jhaeen
nirantar chilachilaatee thee.
aatmachetas kintu is
vyaktitv mein thee praanamay anaban…
vishvachetas be-banaav!!
mahatta ke charan mein tha
vishaadaakul man!
mera usee se un dinon hota milan yadi
to vyatha usakee svayan jeekar
bataata main use usaka svayan ka mooly
usakee mahatta!
va us mahatta ka
ham sareekhon ke lie upayog,
us aantarikata ka bataata main mahatv!!
pis gaya vah bheetaree
au baaharee do kathin paaton beech,
aisee trejidee hai neech!!
baavadee mein vah svayan
paagal prateekon mein nirantar kah raha
vah kotharee mein kis tarah
apana ganit karata raha
au mar gaya…
vah saghan jhaadee ke kanteele
tam-vivar mein
mare pakshee-sa
vida hee ho gaya
vah jyoti anajaanee sada ko so gayee
yah kyon hua!
kyon yah hua!!
main brahmaraakshas ka sajal-ur shishy
hona chaahata
jisase ki usaka vah adhoora kaary,
usakee vedana ka srot
sangat poorn nishkarshon talak
pahuncha sakoon.