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samraat edavard ashtam ke prati

veekshan agal:-
baj rahe jahaan
jeevan ka svar bhar chhand, taal
maun mein mandr,
ye deepak jisake soory-chandr,
bandh raha jahaan digdeshakaal,
samraat! usee sparsh se khilee
pranay ke priyangu kee daal-daal!

vinshati shataabdi,
dhan ke, maan ke baandh ko jarjar kar mahaabdhi
gyaan ka, baha jo bhar garjan–
saahityik svar–
“jo kare gandh-madhu ka varjan
vah nahin bhramar;
maanav maanav se nahin bhinn,
nishchay, ho shvet, krshn athava,
vah nahin klinn;
bhed kar pank
nikalata kamal jo maanav ka
vah nishkalank,
ho koee sar”
tha suna, rahe samraat! amar–
maanav ke ghar!

vaibhav vishaal,
saamraajy sapt-saagar-tarang-dal-datt-maal,
hai soory kshatr
mastak par sada viraajit
le kar-aatapatr,
vichchhurit chhata–
jal, sthal, nabh mein
vijayinee vaahinee-vipul ghata,
kshan kshan bhar par
badalatee indradhanu is dishi se
us dishi satvar,
vah mahaasadm
lakshmee ka shat-mani-laal-jatil
jyon rakt padm,
baithe us par,
narendr-vandit, jyon deveshvar.

par rah na sake,
he mukt,
bandh ka sukhad bhaar bhee sah na sake.
ur kee pukaar
jo nav sanskrti kee sunee
vishad, maarjit, udaar,
tha mila diya usase pahale hee
apana ur,
isaliye khinche phir nahin kabhee,
paaya nij pur
jan-jan ke jeevan mein sahaas,
hai nahin jahaan vaishishtay-dharm ka
bhroo-vilaas–
bhedon ka kram,
maanav ho jahaan pada–
chadh jahaan bada sambhram.
sinhaasan taj utare bhoopar,
samraat! dikhaaya
saty kaun sa vah sundar.
jo priya, priya vah
rahee sada hee anaamika,
tum nahin mile,–
tumase hain mile hue nav
yorap-amerika.

saurabh pramukt!
preyasee ke hrday se ho tum
pratideshayukt,
pratijan, pratiman,
aalingit tumase huee
sabhyata yah nootan!

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