Main Draupadi hoon

By Jahnvi Hans

Main Draupadi hoon...  
na kisi ki jeet ka inaam  
na kisi ki haar ka dard hoon  
main shabd hoon-jo chhupaya gaya  
aur phir bhi, har yug mein goonjta raha…

Kaha tha na maine,  
ki main paanchon indriyon ki agni hoon,  
jo har ek seene mein  
sammaan jalane ka kaam karti hoon.  
Par unhone mujhe vastraheen kar  
sirf dekhna chaha.. meri bhagwan mein aasthaa ya meri haalat?

Main us sabha mein sirf ek aurat nahi thi,  
main ek prashn thi- 
jis ka jawaab aaj tak na mila.  
Aur jo mila,  
wo sirf sannata tha… 

Main bhool gayi thi shant rehna,  
main chillaayi thi  
kyunki jab shareer chheena jaata hai  
tab atma cheekhti hai.  
Aur meri cheekh se nikalti hai  
ek agni.. jo na kabhi bujhi thi, na bujhegi.

Krishna ne meri laaj bachayi .....  
par meri laaj toh tab chhin gayi thi  
jab mujhe sabha mein laaya gaya- 
jaise main koi vastu hoon,    
naari nahi.

Yaad rahe...Main Draupadi hoon.  
Mujh mein shanti nahi.. kranti bastee hai.  
Aur meri aankhon mein wo aag hai  
jo har yug mein  
satya ke liye bhadakti rahegi.