संत कवि लक्ष्मी सखी द्वारा रचित देवी स्तुति: एक वार्तालाप

जागिए जगजननी देबी जगत मातु भूमिजा
जे काल कराल गुण सुभाव देखी देखी घुमीजा ।
जन्हू सुता संग में भूता खल दल को हुमिजा
संकर सिव साथ हाथ खरग लेई लुमिजा
साध संत हेत चेत साजी सयन दुमिजा
कल को कराल देव मुनीन लागी जूमिजा
पांच वो पचिस बैरी मारी गिरी हिमिजा
जीभ वे पर रहवू कतहउ मती फिरिजा
लक्ष्मी सखी के सुन्दर पियवा
मिली जुली चलहू खसम जिन्ही सिरिजा।।
इसी तरह के अन्य आठ देवी स्तुति लक्ष्मी सखी द्वारा रचित ग्रन्थ "अमर सीढ़ी " में है।
सारण के महान संत कवि लक्ष्मी सखी, जिनका समाधि स्थल बैकुंठ पुर थाना अंतर्गत Teruwan गांव , नजदीक Dumarsan बाजार, गोपालगंज जिला है, की भोजपुरी भाषा के चार immortal epics में प्रथम ग्रंथ अमर कथा से उद्धृत।
इसका सम्पूर्ण श्रेय मेरे परम मित्र Dr. Lalan Pandey को जाता है। उन्होंने अपना Ph.D. संत कवि लक्ष्मी सखी पर किया है। उन्हीं के घर पर आज मेरा उनके साथ एक वार्तालाप हुई जिसमे संत कवि लक्ष्मी सखी द्वारा रचित देवी स्तुति का एक विश्लेषण किया गया।
The whole poem has been composed by the great Seer and Saint who is no less than any Milton or Shakespeare , in sprung rhythm fully conforming to the sentiments of war like movement with cacophonic sound reminding us of Shakespeare's famous phrase... 'multitudinous seas incarnadine' and W.B.Yeat's ' blood dimmed tide or Sanskrit's Ravan virachitam Shivtandav..jatah katah sambhramam...
This sloka is a combination of Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Farsi (khasam) and many more languages.
Recently I have translated some of the best padas (poems) of Lakshmi Sakhi and it has been published in a book.
My prostration and great reverence to Baba Lakshmi Sakhi.
May the blessings of both Mateshwari Bhagwati Devi and Baba Lakshmi Sakhi shower upon you and your family and all around you love and blessings
One humble request...
Please extend your views about this Bhojpuri poem . Your critical appreciation ,I strongly hope,will certainly be a torch bearer for the posterity to come.
With regards
Dr. Amar Nath Prasad,
Professor and Head,Department of English , Jai Prakash University,Chhapra, Bihar, India.

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SANT KAVI LAKSHMI SAKHI
-------Dr. Amar Nath Prasad
The pious Samadhi Sthal of Sant Kavi Lakshmi Sakhi Baba is situated on the sacred bank of the river Narayani at the village Teruwan near Kretpura Bangra just adjacent to Rajapatti station in the district of Gopalganj,Bihar,India.Its a very peaceful place far from the din and bustle of the city life full of natural surroundings with Wordsworthian feelings.Apart from being a great saint, Baba Lakshmi Sakhi was also a great poet par excellence.His poems are often characterized by his great poetic sense full of all the chief tools is figures of speech and prosody.They are highly musical often sung with musical tools at this Math or Ashram. The present Sant of this Math is Sant Janardhan Sakhi who is blind by birth but got by heart all the verses of Sant Kavi Lakshmi Sakhi and often sing his bhajans with playing Harmonium with great ease and felicity.His great thoughts and poetic exuberances can be seen in his four great written books namely
AMAR SIDHI
AMAR KAHANI
AMAR VILAS
AMAR FARAS
He was of the opinion that great knowledge can't be gained by pedantic knowledge of books and scriptures, but can be achieved easily through self introspection.He says:
ATNA JE PADHLIS TE ANGREJIA, FARASIYA
TAB KAHE NA KAYLIS TE ATAMDARASIYA.
This couplet reminds us of Kabir
ATAM GYAN BINA SAB SUNA
KYA MATHURA KYA KASHI
The aforesaid religious epics are full of such beautiful religious verses that can easily make your life happy.
With great regards
Dr Amar Nath Prasad, Professor and Head ,Department of English, Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar ,India
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