Yaa Devi...

1
sRShTi kee atal aankhon men
phir utaraa hai shakti kaa anant raag
dhoomr gandh ke aavak svapn rachatee
phir lauT aaee hai devee
rang aur dhvani kaa niranjan naad banakar
lekin abhee TooTee naheen hai dharatee kee neend
isalie jaagegee devee ahoraatr...

2
poorab men shuroo hote hee
din kaa anuShThaan
jaag uThee hain saikaḌon deviyaan
ek-saath
ye deviyaan jaanatee hain ki
thoḌee der men jaagegaa ghar
jaagengee aavaazen
jaagegee bhookh
isalie havaa men gholakar dhoomr gandh
jhonk diyaa hai shakti ne
apanaa ek ansh
choolhe men...

3
havaa ke ShaDaj aur pcham ke beech
samay ke rikt ghaT men
bharane aasthaa kaa jal
kaal puruSh ke kandhon par savaar ho
ek devee nikalee hai abhee-abhee
sonagaachhee kee galiyon se
jalabhare netr dekhate hain
devee ko jaate hue
pRthvee ke ek sire se, doosare sire kee or
avasann hain hugalee ke mantrapoorit raaste,
ab shaayad jal hee samajhegaa
jal kaa bhaar

4
chaitiyaa dopahar kee teekhee dhoop men
jamunaa ke ghaaT par
goonjaa hai ek aartanaad abhee-abhee
aaj phir koee
keshaheenaa devee karegee sanhaar
aur dhaval ho aae apane shvet-vasan ko bhigotee
Dab-Dab aankhon se
naap legee
samay kee vo tamaam choolen
jisase n pashutaa chhooTee hai
aur n devatv

5
jo kal tak devee thee,
aaj dhokar apanaa teesaraa netr
paidal naap rahee hai kaaThamaanDoo ke raaste,
dharm kahataa hai
kyonki ab vo kumaaree naheen rahee
isalie ab devee bhee naheen rahee
lekin ye baat dharm naheen
devee hee jaanatee hai
ki jaise sahaj naheen
manuShy hokar devatv kee paridhi men jeenaa
vaise hee sahaj naheen
devatv kee paridhi ko laanghakar
manuShyatv kee or lauTanaa…

षडज : स्वर 'सा'; पञ्चम : स्वर 'प'; सोनगाछी : कोलकाता में मौजूद वेश्यावृत्ति इलाका; चूलें : जोड़