gher ang-ang ko
laharee tarang vah pratham taaruny kee,
jyotirmayi-lata-see huee main tatkaal
gher nij taru-tan.
khile nav pushp jag pratham sugandh ke,
pratham vasant mein guchchh-guchchh.
drgon ko rang gayee pratham pranay-rashmi-
choorn ho vichchhurit
vishv-aishvary ko sphurit karatee rahee
bahu rang-bhaav bhar
shishir jyon patr par kanak-prabhaat ke,
kiran-sampaat se.
darshan-samutsuk yuvaakul patang jyon
vicharate manju-mukh
gunj-mrdu ali-punj
mukhar ur maun va stuti-geet mein hare.
prasravan jharate aanand ke chaturdik-
bharate antar pulakaraashi se baar-baar
chakraakaar kalarav-tarangon ke madhy mein
uthee huee urvashee-see,
kampit pratanu-bhaar,
vistrt digant ke paar priy baddh-drshti
nishchal aroop mein.
hua roop-darshan
jab krtavidy tum mile
vidya ko drgon se,
mila laavany jyon moorti ko mohakar,-
shephaalika ko shubh heerak-suman-haar,-
shrrngaar
shuchidrshti mook ras-srshti ko.
yaad hai, ushahkaal,-
pratham-kiran-kamp praachee ke drgon mein,
pratham pulak phull chumbit vasant kee
manjarit lata par,
pratham vihag-baalikaon ka mukhar svar
pranay-milan-gaan,
pratham vikach kali vrnt par nagn-tanu
praathamik pavan ke sparsh se kaanpatee;
karatee vihaar
upavan mein main, chhinn-haar
mukta-see nihsang,
bahu roop-rang ve dekhatee, sochatee;
mile tum ekaek;
dekh main ruk gayee:-
chal pad hue achal,
aap hee apal drshti,
phaila samaashti mein khinch stabdh man hua.
diye nahin praan jo ichchha se doosare ko,
ichchha se praan ve doosare ke ho gaye !
door thee,
khinchakar sameep jyon main huee.
apanee hee drshti mein;
jo tha sameep vishv,
door dooratar dikha.
milee jyoti chhabi se tumhaaree
jyoti-chhabi meree,
neelima jyon shoony se;
bandhakar main rah gayee;
doob gaye praanon mein
pallav-lata-bhaar
van-pushp-taru-haar
koojan-madhur chal vishv ke drshy sab,-
sundar gagan ke bhee roop darshan sakal-
soory-heerakadhara prakrti neelaambara,
sandeshavaahak balaahak videsh ke.
pranay ke pralay mein seema sab kho gayee !
bandhee huee tumase hee
dekhane lagee main phir-
phir pratham prthvee ko;
bhaav badala hua-
pahale hee ghan-ghata varshan banee huee;
kaisa niranjan yah anjan aa lag gaya !
dekhatee huee sahaj
ho gayee main jadeebhoot,
jaga dehagyaan,
phir yaad geh kee huee;
lajjit
uthe charan doosaree or ko
vimukh apane se huee !
chalee chupachaap,
mook santaap hrday mein,
prthul pranay-bhaar.
dekhate nimeshaheen nayanon se tum mujhe
rakhane ko chirakaal baandhakar drshti se
apana hee naaree roop, apanaane ke lie,
marty mein svargasukh paane ke arth, priy,
peene ko amrt angon se jharata hua.
kaisee niralas drshti !
sajal shishir-dhaut pushp jyon praat mein
dekhata hai ekatak kiran-kumaaree ko.–
prthvee ka pyaar, sarvasv upahaar deta
nabh kee nirupama ko,
palakon par rakh nayan
karata pranayan, shabd-
bhaavon mein vishrrnkhal bahata hua bhee sthir.
dekar na diya dhyaan mainne us geet par
kul maan-granthi mein bandhakar chalee gayee;
jeete sanskaar ve baddh sansaar ke-
unakee hee main huee !
samajh nahin sakee, haay,
bandha saty anchal se
khulakar kahaan gira.
beeta kuchh kaal,
deh-jvaala badhane lagee,
nandan nikunj kee rati ko jyon mila maru,
utarakar parvat se nirjharee bhoomi par
pankil huee, salil-deh kalushit hua.
karuna ko animesh drshti meree khulee,
kintu arunaark, priy, jhulasaate hee rahe-
bhar nahin sake praan roop-vindu-daan se.
tab tum laghupad-vihaar
anil jyon baar-baar
vaksh ke saje taar jhankrt karane lage
saanson se, bhaavon se, chinta se kar pravesh.
apane us geet par
sukhad manohar us taan ka maaya mein,
laharon mein hrday kee
bhool-see main gayee
sansrti ke duhkh-ghaat,
shlath-gaat, tumamen jyon
rahee main baddh ho.
kintu haay,
roodhi, dharm ke vichaar,
kul, maan, sheel, gyaan,
uchch praacheer jyon
ghere jo the mujhe, gher lete baar-baar,
jab main sansaar mein rakhatee thee padamaatr,
chhod kalp-nisseem pavan-vihaar mukt.
donon ham bhinn-varn,
bhinn-jaati, bhinn-roop,
bhinn-dharmabhaav, par
keval apanaav se, praanon se ek the.
kintu din raat ka,
jal aur prthvee ka
bhinn saundary se bandhan svargeey hai
samajhe yah nahin log
vyarth abhimaan ke !
andhakaar tha hrday
apane hee bhaar se jhuka hua, viparyast.
grh-jan the karm par.
madhur praat jyon dvaar par aaye tum,
need-sukh chhodakar mujhe mukt udane ko sang
kiya aahvaan mujhe vyang ke shabd mein.
aayee main dvaar par sun priy kanth-svar,
ashrut jo bajata raha tha jhankaar bhar
jeevan kee veena mein,
sunatee thee main jise.
pahachaana mainne, haath badhaakar tumane gaha.
chal dee main mukt, saath.
ek baar kee rnee
uddhaar ke lie,
shat baar shodh kee ur mein pratigya kee.
poorn main kar chukee.
garvit, gareeyasee apane mein aaj main.
roop ke dvaar par
moh kee maadhuree
kitane hee baar pee moorchchhit hue ho, priy,
jaagatee main rahee,
gah baanh, baanh mein bharakar sanbhaala tumhen.
preyasee