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naash devata – a poem by Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh

Published by
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh

ghor dhanurdhar, baan tumhaara sab praanon ko paar karega,
teree pratyancha ka kampan soonepan ka bhaar harega
himavat, jad, nihspand hrday ke andhakaar mein jeevan-bhay hai
tere teekshn baanon kee nokon par jeevan-sanchaar karega .

tere kruddh vachan baanon kee gati se antar mein utarenge,
tere kshubdh hrday ke shole ur kee peeda mein thaharenge
koput tera adhar-sansphuran ur mein hoga jeevan-vedan
rusht drgon kee chamak banegee aatm-jyoti kee kiran sachetan .

sabhee uron ke andhakaar mein ek tadit vedana uthegee,
tabhee srjan kee beej-vrddhi hit jadaavaran kee mahi phategee
shat-shat baanon se ghaayal ho badha chalega jeevan-ankur
danshan kee chetan kiranon ke dvaara kaalee ama hategee .

he rahasyamay, dhvans-mahaaprabhu, jo jeevan ke tej sanaatan,
tere agnikanon se jeevan, teekshn baan se nootan srjan
ham ghutane par, naash-devata ! baith tujhe karate hain vandan
mere sar par ek pair rakh naap teen jag too aseem ban .

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Published by
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh