प्रयाग (Prayag)

"प्रयाग"
एहि तीरथ राज प्रयाग अहै
जँह सरिता एक न तीन बहै
इक भागीरथी,इक सूर सुता
सरसूती अदृश्य भ एहिँ बहै
एहिँ दाता हरष भी अकिँचन भये
एहिँ धंग चंदेल भी डूब गये
तजि गात ऊ आपन अमर भये
औ महातम प्रयाग क बढ़ाइ गये
कुंभ इहाँ हर साल लगै
जन मानस आइ कै पुन्य लहै
बारह वरष म महाकुंभ पड़ै
आवै सबही जे आइ सकै
जब मज्जन से इहाँ दानव तरैँ
तब मानव की क्या बात कहैँ
तट जमुना पे दुर्ग विराजत है
अकबरी महानता को भाखत है
अशोक की लाट यहीँ सोहै
अक्षय वट दर्शन को सबै जोहै
नेहरू औ निराला की नगरी है
सब तीर्थन की यह पगड़ी है
देखतै मुक्ती मिलि जात इहाँ
ई सुख मानव को मिली अब कहाँ
यह केन्द्र बना अंदोलन कै
छाँड़े गाँधी निज वसन तन कै
चंद्रशेखर हुए हैँ शहीद यहीँ
मूरत ओनकर है गाथा कही
आक्सफोर्ड इहाँ पूरब क अहै
शिक्षा मेँ जेकर ठाट रहै
अदृश्य सरसूती क रूप यहीँ
श्रुतियों मेँ लिखा लोगों ने कही
बड़ भागी वही जे इहाँ ही रहै
एहि तीरथ राज प्रयाग अहै
                  गिरिजेश"गिरि"

PRAYAG

In this poem the poet wants to describe the city of Allahabad which is known as Prayag a city of pilgrimage. He says that this is the king of pilgrimages the Prayag where three holy rivers are flowing one of them is the holliest river of the world that is Ganga. It is said in hindu mythology that king Bhagirath brought it from the heaven to earth for the reclamation of his ancestors and known as Bhagirathi too.
Second river is Yamuna the daughter of the sun which is major tributary of river Ganga. It meets in the river Ganga in Allahabad that's why it is known as Prayag.
The third river is Saraswati which is invisible and meets in river Ganga. This Saraswati is different river of vadic Saraswati which flew in the region of Rajsthan. It is said that this Saraswati river belongs to goddess Saraswati which flew in this city because this city was the centre of education since earlier period, that's why this is confluence point of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati and known its sangam is Triveni.
It is said that the greatest king of Verdhan dynasty king Harshvardhan who was a great donor came here at every five year and gave his every things to the poor and became poor.
It is also said that king Dhang the famous ruler of Chandel dynasty came here and sank himself in the Triveni for his reclamation of himself and increased the importance of Prayag.
A great Hindu religious fair is organised here known as Kumbh which is known as every twelfth year as Mahakumbh in all the hindus tried their best effort to come here for their reclamation. It is said that by taking a sink  in the Triveni not only human being but dewils too can get their reclamation.
A great fort at the bank of river Yamuna is describing the greatness of Akbara the great the greatest king of Mughal empire.
The pillar of four lions built by Ashoka the great the greatest king of Maurya empire is also kept here in the fort of Akbar. A Devine Banyan tree known as Akshayvat is also preserved in the fort for the public view. People wait to take a vision of this Devine tree for their reclamation. This is the city of patriot and poet like Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Motilal Nehru, Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala, Mahadevi Verma etc. This is known as the crown of all pilgrimages of India. This is the great chance for human being where they can get their reclamation by vision only. This city was the main centre of National movement where Mahatma Gandhi put off their costume and sweared to put on only one cloth to wrap himself as the general people of the country were the surviving. A great patriot Chandra Shekhar Azad was shot himself in the Alfrd park where his statue is describing his patriotic story.
The Allahabad University which is known as Oxford of the east is well established for its educational standard and this is the form of invisible Saraswati which is renowned since vadic period. The poet says that they are lucky persons who live in this great holy city that is PRAYAG.

                Girijesh"giri"