उम्र तल्ख़ हक़ीक़त है मगर जितना तुम बदले हो उतना नही बदला जाता है- राना

टूट गया ।

इतने घुटने टेके हमने
आखिर घुटना टूट गया
पत्थर का तो कुछ नहीं बिगड़ा
लेकिन शीशा टूट गया
बचपन घर से बाहर निकला
और खिलौना टूट गया
सूनी कलाई देख के लेकिन
चूड़ी वाला टूट गया
मैं क्या जानूं  रोजा है या मेरा
रोजा टूट गया ।
टूटा फूटा नाच रहा है
अच्छा खासा टूट गया ।
                           मु.राना

गिड़गिड़ाये नहीं हां हमने दो सना से मांगी भीख भी
 मांगी तो खुदा से मांगी
हाथ बांधे रहा चेहरा झुकाये रक्खा और दाद भी मांगी तो हया से मांगी ।

मेरा गांव

What is there in the name ?

When I was born on 27th February,1950,my Grandfather,Sri Satish Chandra Dubey gave me my name. The name was  Ram Nagina Dubey. When I was taken to school by my uncle Sri Shyam Sundar Dubey for admission he deleted Ram from my name and since then I am Nagina Kumar Dubey.When I along with my uncle whom we called lovingly Babuji returned home after my admission unfortunately we happened to meet my grandfather who had come from Bandanwar to attend to his court duties at Godda Bar. Without taking any time his first question was  "what was the name recorded in the school?" I told him the truth. The moment he knew the truth his anger was on the 7th sky. Not only he chided Babu but remarked "you have jeopardised the name,this name has now no meaning".
Now after 68 years when neither the name giver nor the name recorder is present in this world the government has released a list of benificiaries eligible for compensation in lieu of a small piece of our ancestral land acquired.Surprisingly it is the original name Ram Nagina and not Nagina in the list.
Thus we see that there may not be anything in the name but there is definitely something in the name giver.
What goes around comes around.

हम हैं ।

एक जख्मी परीन्दे की तरह तेरे जाल में हम हैं।
ऐ इश्क अभी तक तेरे जंजाल में हम हैं।
हंसते हुए चेहरे ने भ्रम रखा हमारा ।
वो देखने आया था किस हाल में हम हैं।
अब आपकी मर्जी है, सम्हालें, न सम्हालें,
खूशबु की तरह आपके रुमाल में हम हैं।
एक ख्वाब की सूरत ही सही, याद है अब तक----
मां कहती थीं--------------
ले ओढ़ ले, -------------- इस शाल में हम हैं।

एक खयाल। मुनव्वर के नाम ।

आते हैं जैसे जैसे बिछड़ने के दिन करीब
लगता है जैसे रेल से कटने लगा हूं मैं ।
फिर सारी उम्र चांद ने रखा मेरा खयाल
एक दिन कह दिया कि घटने लगा हूं मैं ।
मुद्त़ों पहले जो डूबी थी वो पूंजी मिली ।
जो कभी दरिया में फेंकी थी वो नेकी मिली।
खूदकुशी करने पर आमदा थी नाकामी मेरी ।
फिर मुझे दीवार पर चढ़ती ये चींटी मिली
और मैं इसी मिट्टी से उठा था किसी बगूले की तरह।
और फिर एक दिन इसी मिट्टी में मिट्टी मिल गई।

मैं इसे ईनाम समझूं या सजा का नाम दूं।
अंगूलिया कटते ही तोहफे में अंगूठी मिल गई।
 आज फिर किसी ने लक्षमी को ठोकर मार दी।
  कूड़ेदान में एक बच्ची मिल गई।।एट

न मैं शायर हूं और न ये शेर मेरे अपने हैं जिनके हैं उन्हें मुनव्वर कहते हैं

ऐसे उडूं कि जाल न आए खुदा करे।
रस्ते में अस्पताल न आए खुदा करे।।
अब उससे दोस्ती है तो दोस्ती रहे।
शीशे में कोई बाल न आए खुदा करे।।
मेरी मुठ्ठी से ये बालू सरक जाने को कहती है
कि अब ये जिंदगी, मुझसे भी थक जानें
 को कहती है।
जिसे हम ओढ़ कर निकले थे आगाजे जवानी में
वो चादर जिंदगी की अब मसक जाने को कहती है।
कहानी जिंदगी की क्या सुनायें अहले मेहफिल को
शकर घुलती नहीं और खीर पक जाने को कहती है।
मैं अपनी लड़खड़ाहट से परेशां हूं मगर पोती मेरी अंगुली पकड़कर दूर तक जाने को कहती है।

दुश्मनी हो तो ऐसी कि दोनों में से एक रहें।
और ताल्लूकात हो तो ऐसा कि तुम  पुकारो और हम चले आएं।

शायरी

मैं अपने आपको इतना समेट सकता हूं
कहीं भी कब्र बना दो मैं लेट सकता हूं।
मंजिल करीब आते ही एक पांव कट गया
चौड़ी हुई सड़क तो मेरा गांव कट गया

अब एतबार के काबिल नहीं रहे आंसू ।
कोइ भी पुछे तो सब कुछ कबूल आते हैं।।

उनके होंठों से मेरे हक़ में दोआ निकली है
जब मर्ज फैल चुका है तो दवा निकली  है।
एक ही झटके में ये हो गयी टुकड़े टुकड़े
कितनी कमजोर ये वफ़ा निकली है।
बड़ी कड़वाहटें हैं, इसलिए ऐसा नहीं होता
शकर खाता चला जाता हूं, मुंह मिठा नहीं होता।

फकीरों की ये कुटिया है, फरावानी नहीं होगी
मगर जब तक रहोगे, हां, परेशानी नहीं होगी ।

मैं,अब,आंगन में सो जाता हूं, कमरे में नहीं सोता ।
मेरे बच्चों को अब उतनी परेशानी नहीं होगी ।।

ये आंसू आपको रुसवा कभी होने नहीं देंगे ।
मेरे पाले हुए हैं, इनसे नादानी नहीं होगी ।।

Self

Self is dear to all.
One does everything for self and seeks pleasure every where and in everything. His quest for material pleasures end when he finds that real pleasure lies in spiritual uplift,when he gets a perennial source of pleasure and in order to get this pleasure , he. practises austerity and penance. He loves his sons and daughters for his self pleasures and so if the son acts against him and his interest,he turns him out.
Shri Ram Tirth has said " Verily,not for the son's sake the sons are dear, but for the sake of the self (Atman).

My eldest son , Nagina

What I feel that my eldest son, Nagina has over the years developed intutional power to a great length.He appears to have read in between the lines and preachings of a number of renowned Yogis. Not only this ,he has applied in his life self descipline,spiritualistic outlook and a quest for truth.
This gives me a lot of satisfaction. At times I feel that even in the spiritualistic sphere he has surpassed me.Really it is surprising that by cultivating his mind and spirit he has been able to develop himself to this height,and all these by doing his routine work of the University and discharging his obligations to his family members.It seems to meet that Baba is very pleased with him. What I feel is that he always have bliss and happiness.
      Jay Baba ! Jay Data !

Nagina is these days Head of the Department of Zoology cum Dean of faculty of Science in the Mithila University, Darbhanga and is equally devoted to Data Kambal Shah. He attends the It's ceremony of Baba regularly and depends absolutely on the grace of Baba.
Today while we were discussing about about a competitive exam of his son Shaswat I reminded him that he should seek the grace of Baba by using his ' Bhabhut' with reverence.
Nagina  atonce  spoke out that he himself had seen the miracle of Bhabhut' of Baba. He narrated that while doing  practical work in the exam of B Sc Hons he had to take out the ovary of earthworm which he with great efforts did in more than 20 minutes. The external examiner Dr. K C Bose who was very strict used to see the result of the practical work of the students and allot marks immediately on the spot. When the examiner came to the seat of Nagina and saw his work under the microscope,he at once nodded "No" and told Nagina that he was giving him  zero mark. Nagina who was a very serious student and was expected to get a first class,suddered and in a flash his attention was turned towards Baba (Data Kambal Shah). This hinted the external examiner and he like a machine exclaimed that however he was giving one more chance to Nagina and he should hurriedly take out a sample and in the meantime he was completing his work of that row. Thinking that it is impossible now Nagina took out Bhabhut' from his pocket took some on his tongue and some he sprayed on the body segments of the earthworm and thereafter with closed eyes he hurriedly took out some thing from the earthworm on the slide and showed it to the examiner without wasting time to examine him self asto the sample contains the ovary or not. The examiner saw the slide under microscope and his eyes were widened in applause and words came out of his mouth "I give you full marks-ten !
This is just one instance of showing grace on his devotees.
My Guru Data Chhedi Shah though today is not in the world,is omnipresent and omniscient. God is infinitum.He manifests himself in different forms in different circumstances.
Jay Baba !  JayGuru !

Anandamayi Ma's visit to Deoghar.

In1926 Anandamayi Ma visited Balananda Brahmachari's ashram at Deoghar. Balananda was a great yogi. Ma experienced  elevated spiritual states there. She blessed Balananda. Balananda was more than 100 years old at that time. The elderly yogi was deeply influenced by her and went on to say, "She is not a sleeker of Truth - -she is complete in herself. Such souls come to earth to serve specific purposes"

Life

Life is a riddle. The more you brood over it,the more you become inquisitive. Worldly temptations like money,fame often allure one, while the conscience existing in the soul of the body whips, when one tries to take any illegal and immoral action. Time thus passes and the journey of life continues, until one day the soul leaves the body.
Shakespeare has defined life as " life is a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing".
The seekers of truth,saints and Fauquiers who by their auster life and severe penance reached the height of spiritualism and tested the bliss and pleasures of eternal life have prescribed methods for human beings by applying which one get over human weaknesses and achieve the target of an eternal life.
But there are pitfalls here and there. it is like the game of snakes and ladders.
I therefore find that only the Sadguru can save you and ultimately lead you to the life of bliss that is you can get " Nirvana".
(The writer is Sri Prafulla Kumar Dubey,a retired ADM)

Religion

Religion is discipline of life. From time immemorial,religious priests have been preaching for restraining from material lusts  in 'Kanchan & Kamini". Thus necessarily the imagination of reward and punishment according to good and evil deeds  of mankind were preached. A network of religions came into being and the religion became part and parcel of life. The intelligent class of people in the society wrote verses, mantras for example the Gaitri mantra that became very important.
It is really remarkable that all the religions of the world have denounced the material pleasures and have given priority to spiritual pleasures. The hermit Basistha was the Guru of King Dasaratha .If Basistha liked, he could have got all material lusts and pleasures from King Dasaratha. But instead of this , he used to live in a hut in the jungle and used to live on milk and roots of plants.
Now the question arises asto why Basistha led a life of austerity and penance.? The answer is clear. Pious and auster life used to give him communion with infinitum which in turn have a perrenial source of pleasure and that pleasure was hundreds and thousands of time more pleasant than the material pleasure. A simple example of this is seen every where. When a child is fed by the mother, the meal goes to the stomach of the child,but the mother becomes overjoyed. This is a spiritual pleasure  that is the pleasure of feelings.
By and large the concept of the Almighty God whom the Islamic religion says Allah was evolved. The writing of the four Vedas also came into being and the omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent and all pwerfulness of God was accepted by all religions. Thus it is crystal clear that religion evolved in India in contexts with spiritualism.
In Bhagwat Geeta Lord Krishna exclaims that there is no God save Him. Similar concept is also there in  other religions. According to Geeta the soul changes new clothes,the old and worn out ones are left out,the soul is immortal.
Thus if we  read Indian religious books closely we find that there is no difference among various religious sects.When there is God and only God who is all powerful,what are the various dieties like Durga, Kali etc. ?

They are only the manifestations of the all-powerful God who is both in form and without form.
Various incarnations of God like Sri Rama, Sri Krishna Sri Budha,Sri Mahavira, Sri Chaitanya and Sri Ramakrishna have from time to time preached the same concept.

Thus we find that the Indian religion has gone through the various processes of evolution and has emerged with a strong base of spiritualism.

गोढ़िया खेत