komal kisalay ke anchal men
nanheen kalikaa jyon chhipatee-see,
godhooli ke dhoomil paT men
deepak ke svar men dipatee-see.
manjul svapnon kee vismRti men
man kaa unmaad nikharataa jyon -
surabhit laharon kee chhaayaa men
bulle kaa vibhav bikharataa jyon -
vaisee hee maayaa se lipaTee
adharon par u(n)galee dhare hue,
maadhav ke saras kutoohal kaa
aa(n)khon men paanee bhare hue.
neerav nisheeth men latikaa-see
tum kaun aa rahee ho baḌhatee?
komal-baahen phailaaye-see
aalingan kaa jaadoo paḌhatee!
kin indrajaal ke phoolon se
lekar suhaag-kaN raag-bhare,
sir neechaa kar ho goo(n)th rahee
maalaa jisase madhu dhaar Dhare?
pulakit kadanb kee maalaa-see
pahanaa detee ho antar men,
jhuk jaatee hai man kee Daalee
apanee phalabharataa ke Dar men.
varadaan sadRsh ho Daal rahee
neelee kiranon se bunaa huaa,
yah anchal kitanaa halkaa-saa
kitanaa saurabh se sanaa huaa.
sab ang mom se banate hain
komalataa men bal khaatee hoo(n),
main simaT rahee-see apane men
parihaas-geet sun paatee hoo(n).
smit ban jaatee hai taral ha(n)see
nayanon men bhar kar baa(n)kapanaa,
pratyakSh dekhatee hoo(n) sab jo
vah banataa jaataa hai sapanaa.
mere sapanon men kalarav kaa
sansaar aa(n)kh jab khol rahaa,
anuraag sameeron par tirataa thaa
itaraataa-saa Dol rahaa.
abhilaaShaa apane yauvan men
uThatee us sukh ke svaagat ko,
jeevan bhar ke bal-vaibhav se
satkRt karatee dooraagat ko.
kiranon kaa rajju sameT liyaa
jisakaa avalamban le chaḌhatee,
ras ke nirjhar men dha(n)s kar main
aanand-shikhar ke prati baḌhatee.
chhoone men hichak, dekhane men
palaken aa(n)khon par jhukatee hain,
kalarav parihaas bharee goo(n)jen
adharon tak sahasaa rukatee hain.
sanket kar rahee romaalee
chupachaap barajaatee khaḌee rahee,
bhaaShaa ban bhauhon kee kaalee
rekhaa-see bhram men paḌee rahee.
tum kaun! hRday kee paravashataa?
saaree svatantrataa chheen rahee,
svachchhand suman jo khile rahe
jeevan-van se ho been rahee!"
sandhyaa kee laalee men ha(n)satee,
usakaa hee aashray letee-see,
chhaayaa pratimaa gunagunaa uThee,
shraddhaa kaa uttar detee-see.
"itanaa n chamatkRt ho baale!
apane man kaa upakaar karo,
main ek pakaḌ hoo(n) jo kahatee
Thaharo kuchh soch-vichaar karo.
anbar-chunbee him-shRngon se
kalarav kolaahal saath liye,
vidyut kee praaNamayee dhaaraa
bahatee jisamen unmaad liye.
mangal kunkum kee shree jisamen
nikharee ho ooShaa kee laalee,
bholaa suhaag iThalaataa ho
aisee ho jisamen hariyaalee,
ho nayanon kaa kalyaaN banaa
aanand suman-saa vikasaa ho,
vaasantee ke van-vaibhav men
jisakaa pancham svar pik-saa ho,
jo goo(n)j uThe phir nas-nas men
moorchhanaa samaan machalataa-saa,
aa(n)khon ke saa(n)che men aakar
ramaNeey roop ban Dhalataa-saa,
nayanon kee neelam kee ghaaTee
jis ras ghan se chhaa jaatee ho,
vah kaundh ki jisase antar kee
sheetalataa ThanDhak paatee ho,
hillol bharaa ho Rtupati kaa
godhoolee kee see mamataa ho,
jaagaraN praat-saa ha(n)sataa ho
jisamen madhyaahn nikharataa ho,
ho chakit nikal aaee sahasaa
jo apane praachee ke ghar se,
us naval chandrikaa-se bichhale
jo maanas kee laharon par se,
phoolon kee komal pankhaḌiyaa(n)
bikharen jisake abhinandan men,
makarand milaatee hon apanaa
svaagat ke kunkum chandan men,
komal kisalay marmar-rav-se
jisakaa jayaghoSh sunaate hon,
jisamen duःkh sukh milakar man ke
utsav aanand manaate hon,
ujjval varadaan chetanaa kaa
saundary jise sab kahate hain,
jisamen anant abhilaaShaa ke
sapane sab jagate rahate hain.
main usee chapal kee dhaatree hoo(n),
gaurav mahimaa hoo(n) sikhalaatee,
Thokar jo lagane vaalee hai
usako dheere se samajhaatee,
main dev-sRShTi kee rati-raanee
nij panchabaaN se vanchit ho,
ban aavarjanaa-moorti deenaa
apanee atRpti-see sanchit ho,
avashiShT rah gaee anubhav men
apanee ateet asaphalataa-see,
leelaa vilaas kee khed-bharee
avasaadamayee shram-dalitaa-see,
main rati kee pratikRti lajjaa hoo(n)
main shaaleenataa sikhaatee hoo(n),
matavaalee sundarataa pag men
noopur-see lipaT manaatee hoo(n),
laalee ban saral kapolon men
aa(n)khon men anjan-see lagatee,
kunchit alakon-see ghu(n)gharaalee
man kee maror banakar jagatee,
chanchal kishor sundarataa kee
main karatee rahatee rakhavaalee,
main vah halakee see masalan hoo(n)
jo banatee kaanon kee laalee."
"haa(n), Theek, parantu bataaogee
mere jeevan kaa path kyaa hai?
is niviḌ nishaa men sansRti kee
aalokamayee rekhaa kyaa hai?
yah aaj samajh to paaee hoo(n)
main durbalataa men naaree hoo(n),
avayav kee sundar komalataa
lekar main sabase haaree hoo(n).
par man bhee kyon itanaa Dheelaa
apane hee hotaa jaataa hai,
ghanashyaam-khanD-see aa(n)khon men
kyon sahasaa jal bhar aataa hai?
sarvasv-samarpaN karane kee
vishvaas mahaa taru chhaayaa men,
chupachaap paḌee rahane kee kyon
mamataa jagatee hai maayaa men?
chhaayaapath men taarak-dyuti see
jhilamil karane kee madhu-leelaa,
abhinay karatee kyon is man men
komal nireehataa shram-sheelaa?
nissanbal hokar tiratee hoo(n)
is maanas kee gaharaaee men,
chaahatee naheen jaagaraN kabhee
sapane kee is sugharaaee men.
naaree jeevan kaa chitr yahee kyaa?
vikal rang bhar detee ho,
asphuT rekhaa kee seemaa men
aakaar kalaa ko detee ho.
rukatee hoo(n) aur Thaharatee hoo(n)
par soch-vichaar n kar sakatee,
pagalee-see koee antar men
baiThee jaise anudit bakatee.
main jabhee tolane kaa karatee
upachaar svayan tul jaatee hoo(n),
bhujalataa pha(n)saa kar nar-taru se
jhoole-see jhonke khaatee hoo(n).
is arpaN men kuchh aur naheen
keval utsarg chhalakataa hai,
main de doo(n) aur n phir kuchh loo(n),
itanaa hee saral jhalakataa hai.
"kyaa kahatee ho Thaharo naaree!
sankalp-ashru jal se apane -
tum daan kar chukee pahale hee
jeevan ke sone-se sapane.
naaree! tum keval shraddhaa ho
vishvaas-rajat-nag pagatal men,
peeyooSh-srot bahaa karo
jeevan ke sundar samatal men.
devon kee vijay, daanavon kee
haaron kaa hotaa yuddh rahaa,
sangharSh sadaa ur-antar men
jeevit rah nity-viruddh rahaa.
aa(n)soo se bheenge anchal par
man kaa sab kuchh rakhanaa hogaa -
tumako apanee smit rekhaa se
yah sandhipatr likhanaa hogaa."
