varsh ka pratham
prithvi ke uthe uroj manju parvat nirupam
kisalayoan bandhe,
pik bhramar-guanj bhar mukhar pran rach rahe sadhe
pranay ke gan,
sun kar sahasa
prakhar se prakharatar hua tapan-yauvan sahasa
oorjit,bhasvar
pulakit shat shat vyakul kar bhar
choomata rasa ko bar bar chumbit dinakar
kshobh se, lobh se mamata se,
utkantha se, pranay ke nayan ki samata se,
sarvasv dan
de kar, le kar sarvasv priya ka sukrat man.
dab mean grishm,
bhishm se bhishm badh raha tap,
prasved kamp,
jyoan yug ur par aur chap--
aur sukh-jhamp,
nishvas saghan
prithvi ki--bahati loo; nirjivan
j d-chetan.
yah sandhy samay,
pralay ka drishy bharata ambar,
pitabh, agnimay, jyoan durjay,
nirdhoom, nirabhr, digant prasar,
kar bhasmibhoot samast vishv ko ek shesh,
u d rahi dhool, niche adrishy ho raha desh.
maian mand-gaman,
dharmakt, virakt parshv-darshan se khianch nayan,
chal raha nadi-tat ko karata man mean vichar--
'ho gaya vyarth jivan,
maian ran mean gaya har!
socha n kabhi--
apane bhavishy ki rachana par chal rahe sabhi.'
--is tarah bahut kuchh.
aya nij ichchhit sthal par
baith ekant dekh kar
marmahat svar bhar!
phir laga sochane yathasootr--'maian bhi hota
yadi rajapootr--maian kyoan n sada kalank dhota,
ye hote--jitane vidyadhar--mere anuchar,
mere prasad ke lie vinat-sir udyat-kar;
maian deta kuchh, rakh adhik, kintu jitane pepar,
sammilit kanth se gate meri kirti amar,
jivan-charitr
likh agralekh, athava chhapate vishal chitr.
itana bhi nahian, lakshapati ka bhi yadi kumar
hota maian, shiksha pata arab-samudr par,
desh ki niti ke mere pita param pandit
ekadhikar rakhate bhi dhan par, avichal-chitt
hote ugratar samyavadi, karate prachar,
chunati janata rashtrapati unhe hi sunirdhar,
paise mean das das rashtriy git rach kar un par
kuchh log bechate ga-ga gardabh-mardan-svar,
hindi-sammelan bhi n kabhi pichhe ko pag
rakhata ki atal sahity kahian yah ho dagamag,
maian pata khabar tar se tvarit samudr-par,
lard ke la daloan ko deta davat vihar;
is tarah kharch keval sahasr shat mas-mas
poora kar ata laut yogy nij pita pas.
vayuyan se, bharat par rakhata charan-kamal,
patroan ke pratinidhi-dal mean mach jati halachal,
dau date sabhi, kaimara hath, kahate satvar
nij abhipray, maian sabhy man jata jhuk kar
hota phir kh da idhar ko mukh kar kabhi udhar,
bisiyoan bhav ki drishti satat niche oopar
phir deta dridh sandesh desh ko marmaantik,
bhasha ke bina n rahati any gandh praantik,
jitane roos ke bhav, maian kah jata asthir,
samajhate vichakshan hi jab ve chhapate phir-phir,
phir pita sang
janata ki seva ka vrat maian leta abhang;
karata prachar
manch par kh da ho, samyavad itana udar.
tap tap mastak
ho gaya sandhy-nabh ka raktabh digant-phalak,
kholi aankhean aturata se, dekha amand
preyasi ke alak se ayi jyoan snigdh gandh,
'aya hooan maian to yahaan akela, raha baith'
socha satvar,
dekha phir kar, ghir kar hansati upavan-bela
jivan mean bhar
yah tap, tras
mastak par le kar uthi atal ki atul saans,
jyoan siddhi param
bhed kar karm jivan ke dustar klesh, susham
ayi oopar,
jaise par kar kshir sagar
apsara sughar
sikt-tan-kesh shat laharoan par
kaanpati vishv ke chakit drishy ke darshan-shar.
bola maian--bela nahian dhyan
logoan ka jahaan khili ho ban kar vany gan!
jab tar prakhar,
laghu pyale mean atal ki sushitalata jyoan kar
tum kara rahi ho yah sugandh ki sura pan!
laj se namr ho utha, chala maian aur pas
sahasa bah chali sandhy bela ki subatas,
jhuk-jhuk, tan-tan, phir jhoom-jhoom, hans-hans jhakor
chir-parichit chitavan dal, sahaj mukh da maror,
bhar muhurmuhar, tan-gandh vikal boli bela--
'maian deti hooan sarvasv, chhuo mat, avahela
ki apani sthiti ki jo tumane, apavitr sparsh
ho gaya tumhara, ruko, door se karo darsh.'
maian ruka vahian
vah shikha naval
alok snigdh bhar dikha gayi path jo ujjval;
maianne stuti ki--"he vany vahni ki tanvi-naval,
kavita mean kahaan khule aise dal dugdh-dhaval?
yah apal sneh--
vishv ke pranayi-pranayiniyoan ka
har ur geh?--
gati sahaj mand
yah kahaan--kahaan vamalak chumbit pulak gandh!
'keval apa khoya, khela
is jivan mean',
kah sihari tan mean van bela!
koooo koo--oo' boli koyal, antim sukh-svar,
'pi kahaan papiha-priy madhur vish gayi chhahar,
ur badha ayu
pallav ko hila harit bah gayi vayu,
laharoan mean kamp aur lekar utsuk sarita
tairi, dekhati tamashcharita,
chhabi bela ki nabh ki taraean nirupamita,
shat-nayan-drishti
vismay mean bhar kar rahi vividh-alok-srishti.
bhav mean hara maian, dekh mand hans di bela,
boli asphut svar se--'yah jivan ka mela.
chamakata sughar bahari vastuoan ko lekar,
tyoan-tyoan atma ki nidhi pavan, banati patthar.
bikati jo kau di-mol
yahaan hogi koee is nirjan mean,
khojo, yadi ho samatol
vahaan koee, vishv ke nagar-dhan mean.
hai vahaan man,
isalie b da hai ek, shesh chhote ajan,
par jnan jahaan,
dekhana--b de-chhote asaman saman vahaan
sab suhridvarg
unaki aankhoan ki abha se digdesh svarg.
bola maian--'yahi saty sundar.
nachati vrint par tum, oopar
hota jab upal-prahar-prakhar
apani kavita
tum raho ek mere ur mean
apani chhabi mean shuchi sancharita.'
phir ushahkal
maian gaya tahalata hua; bel ki jhuka dal
to data phool koee brahman,
'jati hooan maian' boli bela,
jivan priy ke charanoan mean karane ko arpan
dekhati rahi;
nisvan, prabhat ki vayu bahi.
