Devotional Poems

Those of us, who grew up in 50s and 60s and before that, may remember that there were conscious efforts by the parents and teachers to make the children morally strong. There were preachings to that effect hidden in poems, stories and updeshas. My impression is that this emphasis has …

India has been through a phase of bad times for last few centuries. It was however not always so. Reading Bharat-Bharati by the Rashtra Kavi Maithli Sharan Gupt fills in all Indians a great deal of pride in our country, as it was in ancient times, and generates hope of …

I had read this poem by Ram Avtar Tyagi in childrens school Hindi text book. It left a deep impression. It may moisten eyes of some readers, especially those who feel special affinity for India. And that is why this is such a special poem – Rajiv K. Saxena देश …

Here is a lovely poem most of us may have read in school days. Unity in diversity is emphasized here. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम सब सुमन एक उपवन के हम सब सुमन एक उपवन के एक हमारी धरती सबकी, जिसकी मिट्टी में जन्मे हम। मिली एक ही धूप हमें है, सींचे गए …

We humans see the world and interpret it as per our mental capacities. We try to make a sense out of this world by giving many hypotheses. But reality remains beyond us, a matter of constant speculation. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं ही हूं मैं ही हूँ प्रभु पुत्र आपका, चिर …

Go ahead and do it, if you feel a strong motivation arising some where deep inside you.  Because “उमंगें यूं अकारण ही नहीं उठतीं,…”. This poem touches somewhere deep… What a magic Balkrishna Rao  Ji has woven!  – Rajiv Krishna Saxena आज ही होगा मनाना चाहता है आज ही? ­तो …

A classic devotional poem excerpted from the mangalacharan written by the great poet Shyam Narayan Pandey for his book “Jauhar”. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नाम उसका राम होगा गगन के उस पार क्या पाताल के इस पार क्या है? क्या क्षितिज के पार, जग जिस पर थमा आधार क्या है? दीप …

We often feel infinitesimally small in this infinite universe. Here is a lovely poem of Ghanshyam Chandra Gupt Ji addressed to that all pervading infinite Brhaman that conveys the sheer awe of a human soul – Rajiv Krishna Saxena तुम असीम   रूप तुम्हारा, गंध तुम्हारी, मेरा तो बस स्पर्श …

निर्वाण षटकम् मनोबुद्धय्हंकार चित्तानि नाहं श्रोत्रजिव्हे न च घ्राणनेत्रे न च व्योमभूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम। 1 मैं  न तो मन हूं‚ न बुद्धि‚ न अहांकार‚ न ही चित्त हूं मैं न तो कान हूं‚ न जीभ‚ न नासिका‚ न ही नेत्र हूं मैं न तो आकाश हूं‚ …

On the occasion of Janmasthami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, we present two popular bhajans of Meerabai. Meerabai (born 1512 AD) was reluctantly married to Bhojraj, the second son of Rana Sanga. She was however so utterly engrossed in the love of Lord Krishna, that she refused to recognize Bhojraj …