nirwan ki talash

yashodhra thak ke so gai thi
aur rahul bistar par jagta tha
magar siddhaarth
mahal se bahar nikal chuka tha


us ka hirdai badal chuka tha
badan pe gerua libas dale
wo sidha jangal ko ja raha tha
ye man hi man wo wichaarta tha


ye dhan ye daulat
ye aish-o-ishrat
ye pran kaya
ye moh maya


hai sab paraya
kahin nahin shanti ki chhaya
kahin nahin shanti ki chhaya
prabhu ye kyon tu ne jag banaya


ye jag jahan jug jugantar se
anant prani asankh manaw
kaamna wasna ki agni mein jal raha hai
wo mirgtirishna ko jal samajh kar


khud aap apne ko chhal raha hai
dukhon ke sahra mein chal raha hai
yahan pe jiwan maran bhi dukh hai
birah bhi dukh hai milan bhi dukh hai


sharir aur aatma bhi dukh hai
tripti aur tirishna bhi dukh hai
magar kahin moksh ka koi rasta nahin hai
kahin bhi nirwan ka koi silsila nahin hai


mere bhagwan
main yug ke andhe wishaal ban mein
kab se nirwan dhundhta hun
manush ka kalyan dhundhta hun


main apni pahchan dhundhta hun