Introduction

 

The pain of inequality is the reason for the existence of the world. Society suffers the pain of inequality because it gives dynamism to the worldly inertia. We can only guess the pain of the social lives of countless living beings; it is not possible for us to say anything about them in a reliable manner. If there are any important authorities to say something in a more reliable manner because of knowing the anomalies of human social life and its pain and being its sufferers, then it is about human society. Along with the development of humanity, the history of the pain of social inequality has also developed. On the basis of the history of the development journey of human society, in whatever form and in whatever form is available, it can be said that whenever history has demanded social balance in India, great men have been born from time to time to establish a new social system. These men came among us in the form of incarnations, as religious leaders, as social reformers and as men of history and we have been determining their categories on the basis of their miracles and their dignified achievements. The religious narratives available beyond the reach of history and their heroes and the enlightened men of the mythological world expect faith, but those great men whose interpretation history is entitled to, do not only expect faith but also become our ideal heroes by being established as public leaders due to their proximity to the public consciousness. The emergence of Gautam Buddha on the Indian stage is one such historical event which not only influenced the Indian consciousness with its aura but also illuminated the social wisdom of the world with its sharp thinking. From a historical point of view, for the first time through Buddha's thinking, India exported a unique philosophy which was energized by the desire for liberation of the suffering world humanity. The world public accepted Gautam's compassionate message of the era with reverence. This can be termed as the non-violent victory of a great man. Even in adverse circumstances, the victory chariot of Gautam Buddha's philosophy kept moving forward, which has been assessed by historians in their own way, religious leaders in their own way and litterateurs in their own way. Notable books on Buddha and Buddha philosophy have been written in various languages ​​of India and abroad and they continue to be written even today. Smt. Savitri Devi's epic "Amritye Buddha" is a unique literary achievement in this series. I am not using the word literature here in a narrow sense. I am using the word literature in the same sense as the rich tradition of Indian literature of writing in the light of religion, philosophy, culture, politics and social environment.

Smt. Savitri Devi has established herself in the Hindi poetry world through her epic poem "Annutare" based on the life of Kunti. Due to her brilliant poetic talent, she is incomparable among modern poets. "Amritye Buddha" is the result of the worship of the God of Poetry that she has done by staying away from publicity and advertisements. Apart from poetry, she has also shown her ability in other genres, but she is relatively more interested in poetry creation. Though she may have based her creations on eminent personalities or great female characters, she always had the urge to interpret the harsh reality of life on the level of contemplation on the ideological ground. This is a strange contradiction whose rare coordination can be easily seen in Savitri Devi's creations. This is the reason that when she meditates for creation and her intended great character descends in her mind, she does not fall prey to sentimentality. She examines it thoroughly on the parameters of present life and gives it such a dimension that it becomes our own. He has a torch in his hand so that he can go deep into the horrors of present life and be most alert, which Savitri Devi has captured well. Maryada Purushottam Ram lived on earth the most and suffered terror as a king. Leela Prabhu Krishna enjoyed the pleasures of a king even though he was not a king, but ended his leela by eradicating the corrupt state system of that time. Apart from all this, Gautam Buddha, ignoring the royal luxuries and sacrificing worldly pleasures, churned the public psyche in an ascetic life for the welfare of suffering humanity and achieved such Amrit in the form of Buddhist philosophy that in the light of the philosophy of salvation, new life was infused in the unconscious humanity due to the ongoing social oppression. Lord Buddha made the earth, stained with the blood of innocent creatures sacrificed to superstition, desirable by cooling it with the coating of compassion. Thus, in a relatively short span of life, the philosophy of life that Gautam established in the form of a seed, in the form of a huge banyan tree, filled the burnt hearts of world humanity with compassion and cooled it. The epic “Amrityeya Buddha” is fully capable of making this clear.

The life of great men from birth to the time of departure is full of miracles. Maryada Purushottam Ram had to display supernatural bravery at every important turn of his life and the entire life of Leela Prabhu Krishna is full of supernatural miracles. Similarly, miracles are also associated with the life of Lord Buddha, but these miracles are slightly different from the earlier miracles. Great men like Ram and Krishna were established as God or divine incarnation and were shown performing human leela, due to which they became the subject of our worship but it was beyond our capability to imitate them. Lord Buddha has gradually climbed the steps of divinity through his supernatural deeds, due to which he becomes an example for us. His miracles like the change of heart of a notorious bandit like Angulimal are relevant even today. Does the incident of mass surrender of notorious bandits brought about by Loknayak Jaiprakash not match with the incident of Angulimal? It is here that Savitri Devi's poetic form is able to embody the public consciousness and give the message of the era through "Amritye Buddha". Through this epic she has created the image of such a messiah of world humanity in front of whose vastness many idols established in religious Indian texts become dwarf. The rise of Gautam Buddha against religious, cultural, political and social evils was a meaningful movement in which all the people of the society joined. By breaking the orthodox inertia, Gautam again gave clean movement to the blocked flow of Indian philosophy. This element has been expressed very touchingly and philosophically in "Amritye Buddha" for which the poetess deserves praise. This poem is a poem of public philosophy, public consciousness and world humanity whose relevance will remain for a long time in the days to come. The poetess did not have to do ordinary sadhana for this timeless creation. The task of highlighting the speed of the time cycle is not of God but of human beings, through whom the hero of “Amritya Buddha” passes. He knows the meaninglessness of God, so he finds it better to remain a human-

 

Don't stop.

Siddhartha.

You don't have to become a God.

You have to remain a human.

You have to digest the joys and sorrows of the world,

churning the nectar,

and attain Nirvana.

 

The poetess's poetic practice has also progressed by digesting the joys and sorrows of the world. Study, contemplation, thinking, culture, religion, philosophy and social environment have been inherited from her family tradition, in which later on she has also got her own sweet and bitter experiences. Her mentality, formed in this situation, has encountered Buddhist philosophy. The vision she has created on the child of sadhana while filling the historical gap has easily taken “Amritya Buddha” to the category of a timeless creation. The God of Time will decide its quality and popularity. This epic story is about the ideological victory journey of Karmveer Gautam Buddha, in which the unflinching resolve of Maryada Purushottam Ram and the Leela of Lord Krishna, the universal timeless message of the immortality of the soul, which never becomes old, is permeated. On such a vast base of thought, the author of “Amritye Buddha”, Smt. Savitri Devi has done her unending sadhana. The poetess has paid attention to every section of the society and has accepted the social outlook developed on the basis of equality as the basic mantra. Savitri ji has tried to make the outlook on women found in Buddhist India clear by taking up references like Amrapali and she has also got considerable success in that. The personality of Gautam Buddha that has emerged in “Amritye Buddha” is going to provide leadership to the world humanity troubled by today's unequal social life. There is no doubt that the message of “Amritya Buddha” will be like nectar for a human being who is involved in self-hypnosis, bitterness, selfishness and violence.

 

On the ideological level, this is a very mature creation, in each canto of which the reader will find some message which will be most relevant for today. The poetic dignity of “Amritye Buddha” has increased immensely due to the flawless free verse and the lucidity of the language. Savitri ji's language has been fully capable of taking the most complex questions to the solution of frank thoughts. It has traditional energy which illuminates the path immersed in deep darkness. “Amritye Buddha” tells the tale of Gautam Buddha from his birth to Mahaparinirvana in 28 cantos, in which all the important events related to his life are included, but the epic has not been able to become narrative. It does not seem from anywhere that the poetess is presenting the biography of Siddhartha through this. Each canto of the epic has its own separate purpose and existence and all remain connected to each other and provide completeness to the story of the epic. It is very difficult to maintain this situation at the level of creation and the poetess has got unexpected success in this difficult task. Keeping in view the relevance of the achievements of the concept of incarnations at the time of Gautam Buddha's rise and the reasons for their determination and the efforts to make the unknown known through the Dev Katha, Mrs. Savitri Devi has presented the life of the great son of world humanity "Buddha" through this epic and has given form to a revised philosophy of life which is connected to the tradition and is not its imitation.

 

A meaningful struggle has been going on from the Anshaavatar to the Yug Purush to liberate humans from the self-centered jungle kingdom. Maryada Purushottam Ram's exile to the forest was pre-conceived and also the result of circumstantial compulsion. The life journey of Leela Prabhu Krishna began with exile to the forest. Mahatma Buddha voluntarily left the royal palace and practiced the life of the forest. All three of them were compassionate towards the suffering humanity and had set out in search of immortality in accordance with the contemporary context so that the life-value like “live and let live” could be fully established in human society. Seeing the impurity of personal life-enjoyment and its ill-effects, all three of them proclaimed the futility of life, in their own way. Mahatma Buddha's innovative attitude towards the ugliness of the salvation-seeking culture can be seen together. The epic “Amrityeya Buddha” will have an important place in the Hindi world. I heartily congratulate both the poet and the poetess.

 

Varanasi, 12 February 2003

Dr. Tribhuvan Singh

Former Vice Chancellor,

Kashi Vidyapeeth,

Baijnatha, Varanasi.


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