Beta

~ Flowers Of Shiraz ~ Rajnigandha or Tuberose

Jul 16 2008 | Views 805 | Comments (56)

&nbs... Expand

~ Flowers of Shiraz ~

On Rajnigandha or Tuberose

Shiraz, the cultural city of Iran, is synomymous with flowers, poetry and wine.
To spread the fragrnace of flowers and share literary references to 'flowers'
with all of you, we present the first blog of the seires
'Flowers of Shiraz' on Rajnigandha or Tuberose.

This blog is written by Namita Sachan. She has shared a beautiful poem on 'rajnigandha' penned by Hindi poet Kaashi Prasad Kheria.
She wrote a four-line poem on how the beloved remembers her lover
when fragrance of rajnigandha fills the misty nights.
I think she was missing Mr Iyer ;))

Over to Namita:

हमारा मानना है कि हर फ़ूल की अपनी एक शख्शियत होती है.
रंग और गंध से परे हर फ़ूल कुछ अलग कहता हुआ दिखयी पड़ता है.
यूं तो इतनी ताकत होती है फ़ूलो की जुबां में कि जो हम आप कभी कभी
स्याही की पूरी दवात खत्म कर के भी नहीं कह पाते हैं,
वह ये अपनी बेजुबानी मे ही बयां कर जाते हैं.

रजनीगंधा का जिक्र छिड़ते ही रंग और आकार से पहले
मेरे मन मे उसकी ्महक छाने लगती है. भरी दुपहर मे भी
आंखे बंद करते ही सुर्मई अंधेरा छा जाता है और भीनी भीनी खुशबू पोर पोर मे
घुलने लगती है फ़िर मेरी कलम से निकलते है कुछ ऐसे शब्द ---

भीनी भीनी रातों ंमें
जब महकेगा रजनीगंधा
भीग उठेगा मन मेरा
तेरी यादों में बिंधा बिंधा ...

अच्छा आप्ने कभी गौर किया है कि रात को खिल्ने वाले अधिक्तर फ़ूलों मे
एक अलग सी खुशबू होती है और फ़ूलो का रंग सफ़ेद होता है.
ऐसा क्यों भला ?

हमे क्या लगता है पता ...? हमे लगता है कि रात को चांदनी दबे पांव
फ़ूल बन धरती पर आती है इसीलिये तो इन रात के फ़ूलों की खुशबू में
चांदनी का भीगापन होता है....अम्रित जैसा और
चांदनी के स्पर्श से ये फ़ूल भी उसी के रंग मे रंग जाते हैं.

रजनीगंधा, य़ादों और चांदनी का रिश्ता, हिन्दी कविताओं में अक्सर देखने को मिल्ता है.

काशी प्रसाद खेरिया की यह कविता देखिये.......

न जाने क्यों
तुम्हारी याद
रजनीगंधा की तरह
मेरे शरीर के
रोम रोम मे
महक रही है
जी चाहता है
फ़ूलों की रगों से
रस निचोड़ कर
तुम्हें नहला दूं
और इत्ना पावन
बना दूं कि
दूधिया चांदनी की
जर्तारी ओढे
किरणे भी
शरमा जाये.

रजनीगंधा के फ़ूलों के रस में नहा चांदनी बना देने की इक्छा ......
रुमानियत ्का कित्ना नाजुक ख्याल है ना.मन तो सच चांद के देश जा पहुंचे.

बात रजनी गंधा की चले और जेहन मे झिझकते शर्माते अमोल पालेकर और
बासु चैटर्जी की फ़िल्म रजनीगंधा न आये ऐसा हो ही नहीं सक्ता .

Rajnigandha Phool Tumhare

Doesn’t Rajnigandha remind you of the many romantic film scenes
capturing newly wed couples sitting on a decorated bed?

The bride, donning a bright bridal saree and heaps of jewellery
would wait for the bridegroom… the camera is focused on the bed,
decorated well with tuberoses and roses…
The bridegroom may come and lift the ‘ghunghat’ or
keep the new bride waiting, spending the night
with a notch girl or a wamp or his girlfriend…
depending upon the demand of the script :)

Rajnigandha seems to adds romance to the night.
No wonder it is widely used in floral arrangements.

Rajnigandha means ‘the fragrance of the night’.
The flowers are pure white in colour but the unopened buds are pinkish.
Rajnigandha has an intense and magical scent.

Rajanigandha in English is tuberose. In Urdu it is called Gul Shabbi,
Gulcheri in Marathi; in Kannada it is called Sukandaraji,
Nelasampengi in Telugu and Nila Sampangi in Tamil.
Its botanical name is Polianthes Tuberosa.

We’d love to know its other names, in other Indian languages.
A lot would have been penned by poets in regional languages also.
You are welcome to provide related inputs.

If the brilliance and beauty of a flower has delighted you,
if fragrance of a flower has filled you with joy,
if you have talked to flowers or if flowers have spoken something to you,
and if you have been inspired/touched by flowers in any way,
share your experiences and thoughts.
Let's name it ~Flowers of Shiraz Tag Game~
Would you like to join in??

We invite all of you to express your thoughts on 'flowers'.
We would try to compile all the posts/references in a blog.
Choose a flower of ur choice and express your thoughts on the same.
Please post your blogs' links here.

Spk100 has already composed/ posted a poem titled
'Flowers For The Lady'.
Two bloggers have promised to pen something very soon.

You are also welcome to share your favourite songs/couplets, poems etc
on this theme and we would try to post the songs/videos too.

Till we bring to you more flowers in literature, try to get hold of a tuberose stick
and smell the flower… you would agree that the fragrance is awesome.

[P.S. To All: Many of you have appreciated the concept; we thought we could initiate another tag game. All of you are welcome to join in and write blogs on 'flowers'. To Namita: I have tried my best to make-up the page/blog. I hope you wouldn't be disappointed. I loved the poem by Kaashi Prasad Kheria. Your four-liner was also nice -- short and sweet, as they say. It is difficult to compose matter in Hindi. Thanks for sending me the Hindi draft. I am still not comfortable typing Hindi. I am trying to draw inspiration from you.... I may come up with a blog in Hindi
very soon ;)) Cheers and Regards.]

Hindi Poem Courtesy: Kaashi Prasad Kheria
Images Courtesy: Websites
Video Courtesy: YouTube

Leave a Comment Flat Nested

Comments (56)

Ashjeet posted 1 week ago

Beautiful flower ...one of my fav....and a wonderful blog on the same...
Well done mam.....thanks for the post

Reply | | Report Abuse

Anneshwa posted 2 weeks ago

Whatever........this is one of my all time most fav song!

Reply | | Report Abuse

yashasvi2001 posted 4 weeks ago

http://yashasvi2001.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/when-ever-a-flower-is-plucked.htm

tried my hand to save flowers from being plucked

yashasvi

Reply | | Report Abuse

Buntys Banter posted 1 month ago

MU dearie!

This was indeed a lovely tribute to the Rajnigandha flower. A cousin of this regal lady is as under :


                                                    Chameli



                                                    Champa

Hugs!

Bunty.