jis kee sheShashayyaa par
tumhaare saath yug-yugon tak kreeḌaa kee hai
aaj us samudr ko mainne svapn men dekhaa kanu!
laharon ke neele avaguNThan men
jahaa(n) sindooree gulaab jaisaa sooraj khilataa thaa
vahaa(n) saikaḌon niShphal seepiyaa(n) chhaTapaTaa rahee hai
- aur tum maun ho
mainne dekhaa ki agaNit vikShubdh vikraant laharen
phen kaa shirastraaN pahane
sivaar kaa kavach dhaaraN kiye
nirjeev machhaliyon ke dhanuSh liye
yuddhamudraa men aatur hain
- aur tum kabhee madhyasth ho
kabhee taTasth
kabhee yuddharat
aur main ne dekhaa ki ant men tum
thak kar
in sab se khinn, udaaseen, vismit aur
kuchh-kuchh aahat
mere kandhon se Tik kar baiTh gaye ho
aur tumhaaree anamanee bhaTakatee u(n)galiyaa(n)
taT kee geelee baaloo par
kabhee kuchh, kabhee kuchh likh detee hain
kisee upalabdhi ko vyakt karane ke abhipraay
se naheen;
maatr u(n)galiyon ko ThaNDe jal men Dubone kaa
kShaNik sukh lene ke lie!
aaj us samudr ko mainne svapn men dekhaa kanu!
viSh bhare phen, nirjeev soory, niShphal seepiyaa(n), nirjeev machhaliyaa(n) ......
- laharen niyantraNaheen hotee jaa rahee hain
aur tum taT par baa(n)h uThaa-uThaa kar kuchh kahe jaa rahe ho
par tumhaaree koee naheen sunataa, koee naheen sunataa!
ant men tum haar kar, lauT kar, thak kar
mere vakSh ke gaharaav men
apanaa chauḌaa maathaa rakh kar
gaharee neend men so gaye ho .....
aur mere vakSh kaa gaharaav
samudr men bahataa huaa, baḌaa-saa taajaa, kvaa(n)raa, mulaayam, gulaabee
vaTapatr ban gayaa hai
jis par tum chhoTe-se chhaune kee bhaanti
laharon ke paalane men mahaapralay ke baad so rahe ho!
neend men tumhaare hoTh dheere-dheere hilate hain
"svadharm! ........ aakhir mere lie svadharm kyaa hai?"
aur laharen thapak de kar tumhe sulaatee hain
"so jaao yogiraaj .... so jaao ..... nidraa
samaadhi hai!"
neend men tumhaare hoTh dheere-dheere hilate hain
"nyaay-anyaay, sad-asad, vivek-avivek -
kasauTee kyaa hai? aakhir kasauTee kyaa hai?"
aur laharen thapakee de kar tumhen sulaa detee hain
"so jaao yogeshvar ........ jaagaraN svapn hai,
chhalanaa hai, mithyaa hai!"
tumhaare maathe par paseenaa jhalak aayaa hai
aur honTh kaa(n)p rahe hain
aur tum chaunk kar jaag jaate ho
aur tumhen koee bhee kasauTee naheen milatee
aur jue ke paa(n)se kee tarah tum nirNay ko phenk dete ho
jo mere paitaane hai vah svadharm
jo mere sirahaane hai vah adharm ........
aur yah sunate hee laharen
ghaayal saa(n)pon-see lahar lene lagatee hai
aur pralay phir shuroo ho jaataa hai
aur tum phir udaas ho kar kinaare baiTh jaate ho
aur viShaadapoorN dRShTi se shoony men dekhate hue
kahate ho - "yadi kaheen us din mere paitaane
duryodhan hotaa to ..................... aah
is viraaT samudr ke kinaare o arjun, main bhee
abodh baalak hoo(n)!
aaj mainne samudr ko svapn men dekhaa kanu!
taT par jal-devadaaruon men
baar-baar kaNTh kholatee huee havaa
ke goo(n)ge jhakore,
baaloo par apane pagachinh banaane ke karuN prayaas men
baisaakhiyon par chalataa huaa itihaas,
...... laharon men tumhaare shlokon se abhimantrit gaaNDeev
gale hue sivaar-saa utaraa aayaa hai ......
aur ab tum taTasth ho aur udaas
samudr ke kinaare
naariyal kaa kunj hai
aur tum ek booḌhe peepal ke neeche chupachaap baiThe ho
maun, parishamit, virakt
aur pahalee baar jaise tumhaaree akShay taruNaaee par
thakaan chhaa rahee hai!
aur chaaron or
ek khinn dRShTi se dekh kar
ek gaharee saa(n)s lekar
tum ne asaphal itihaas ko
jeerNavasan kee bhaa(n)ti tyaag diyaa hai
aur is kShaN
keval apane men Doobe hue
dard men pake hue
tumhen bahut din baad meree yaad aayee hai!
kaa(n)patee huee deep lau jaise
peepal ke patte
ek-ek kar bujh gaye
utarataa huaa a(n)dhiyaaraa ......
samudr kee laharen
ab tumhaaree phailee huee saa(n)varee shithil baa(n)hen hain
bhaTakatee seepiyaa(n) tumhaare kaa(n)pate adhar
aur ab is kShaN tum
keval ek bharee huee
pakee huee
gaharee pukaar ho ..........
sab tyaag kar
mere lie bhaTakatee huee ......
