Triveni is a unique style of poetry writing. It was introduced first around 1972-73, but has enjoyed lot more popular success since the beginning of the new millenium. This form of poetry was introduced and made popular by Gulzar saab. Is is a beautiful modification of traditional Shayaree of Urdu poetry. In a traditional Shayari there are two lines in one Stanza which is known as a sher.
In Triveni, Gulzar adds a third line to a normal stanza. The beauty of it is, that first two lines in themselves are expression of a complete image, but when you read the third one, a whole new dimension is added to the original one.
Word Triveni comes from Triveni Sangam, the famous confluence of three rivers Ganga, Jamuna and invisible Saraswati at Allahabad, India. Ganga and Jamuna are visible but Saraswati is a mythological river and is supposed to be flowing underground. Similarly in Gulzar’s Triveni, the first two lines depict a situation or an image but the third line, in a way unearths the undercurrent truth and the entire situation gets a new meaning.
This is my newly found interset in this New Year. Somehow got very attracted to this style of writing. I have tried to write few on my own as a tribute to Gulzar saab. I hope you guys would appreciate my effort and encourage me to explore more on this mystical journey....
- Pyaar ki umar hoti hai lambi
Aisa suna kiye the hum…
Lekin yeh maloom na tha ki usmein marz bhi hotey hain !!
- Tere intezaar mein hum..
Raith se pathar ban gaye……..
Pehle muthi mein aane se darte the aur ab taraste hain !!
- Unki ankhon se gire jo moti…
Humne apne daman mein samet liye…
Par vo dhaga na ban paaye jo unhe piron saken !!
- Dil mein koi dard dabaye baithe hain
Ashkon ko hasi mein chhupaye baithe hain
Fir kaun kehta hai mare hue ko ehsaas nahin hota !!
- Ek nazar chand humen bhi dekhle, is arzoo mein jee rahe hain..
Fir khud ko fanaah kar ke, auron ki khwahish puri karenge…
Hum vahi hain jinhe dekh log kehte hain, “dekho toot ta taara” !!
