idhar prarthana kar rahe the, nar-ratn anek .
udhar davaki matune, svapn nihar ek ..
bhadoan ki krishn ashtami thi, jo janmashtami kahati hai.
ab bhi shri krishn-jayanti vah, ghar-ghar mean mani jati hai..
budhavar aur tha vrishabhoday, rajani-pati uchch kshetr tha .
svagat ko dharm-sthapak ke, susthir nakshatr rohini tha ..
us kali aur ardh-nishi mean, jab prani matr raha tha .
tab jag ke jagrit karane ko, jagapati avatarit ho raha tha ..
badal apana dal baandh-baandh, nabh par duandubhi bajate the .
mano- ghanashyam-agaman ka, ghanashyam sandesh sunate the ..
kuchh jagati thi aur kuchh soti thi vah mat .
dekh usane- ‘rat mean, hone laga prabhat ..
mha tej se bhar gaye, phir prithvi akash .
soory chandr ko chho dakar, aya ek prakash ..'
‘niche tha lala raktasagar, jisamean sab srishti dhans rahi thi .
oopar prakash ke parde mean, chhoti-si moorti hans rahi thi ..'
prithvi par shor hua- ‘mano, sab dooniyaean takarati haian .'
‘nabh par yah soona- ‘madhur, mithi, murali ki tanean ati haian ..'
‘bhootal ke jitane prani the, sab nabh- mandal par ja pahuanche.
nabh mandal vale taragan, bhootal ke oopar a pahuanche ..'
is uthal-puthal mean, yah dekha- ‘sab prakriti navin ho chali hai.
jag mean yah nee lalima hai, malima vilin ho chali hai..'
itane mean us moorti ne badha diya akar .
vah badhati thi; ho raha tha chhota sansar ..
badhate-badhate vah bhavy moorti, itani vistirn apar huee .
sara sansar usi mean tha,vah bhi sara sansar huee ..
ab nahian samajh mean kuchh aya, kyoankar yah drishy navin hua .
vah morti vishv mean lin huee, ya vishv moorti mean lin hua ..'
isi svapn mean devaki-rahi kee kshan maun .
phir kuchh gadgad gira se, bol uthi ‘tum kaun’ ?
chaturbhuji ban a gayi, ab to sammukh moorti.
shabd hua- ‘kaise karooan, is ajna ki poorti ?
kya khud maian kahooan-kaun hooan maian ? haan- kah dooanga- kahana hoga .
ajnakari ban kar aya, to ajna mean rahana hoga ..
maian vah hooan- baki rahata hai, maian too ka jhag da jahaan nahian .
maian jahaan nahian- maian vahaan nahian- maian kahian nahian- maian kahaan nahian ..