Sanatananand Saklani: One of Initiators of Modern Garhwali Asian Poetry

Critical and Chronological History of Modern Garhwali (Asian) Poetry –11 F

                    Literature Historian:  Bhishma Kukreti

         Sanatananand Saklani was one of the initiators of Modern Garhwali, Asian Poetries. Less is known about life of Sanatananand Saklani. Even there is no mention of works of Saklani in Garhwal Chitra – Barrister Mukandi Lal memorial book.

           Garhwali Literature historian Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna offered life cycle of         Sanatananand Saklani ‘Satkvidas’ as 1878-1920. The great Garhwali poetry critic and historian Dr Jagdamba Kotnala mentioned the publication years of two poems by Sanatananand Saklani ‘Satkvidas’

Swarth Saptak – Garhwali, August 1906

Sacchi Sakha Saput ku – Garhwali June 1907

   Both the above poems were published in Garhwali Kavitavali (edited by Tara Datt Gairola1932)

    Both the poems are purely inspirational. ‘Swarth Saptak’ criticizes the selfish nature sharply with satire and ‘Sacchi Sakha Saput ku’ is a patriotic poem.

         It happened in first part of twenty first century that Garhwali poets use Sanskrit oriented Garhwali. Here too, Sanatananand Saklani uses Sanskrit oriented Garhwali.

         Publisher of Garhwali poetry collection ‘Garhwali Kavitavali’ (1932) mentined in his forwarding notes that ‘ Ye sangrah ka Arambhik Bhag ku Thik Thak rakhan ma Pt. Swargiy Sanatanannnd Saklani n badi sahayata dini chhai . Dukh ch ki unka jivit kal ma yo sangrah ni chhapo sakyo. Ab unki atma yan ka prakashit hon se such manli” (Late pundit Sanatananand Saklani helped in keeping initial part of this collection.) It is sad that this collection did not come out in his life. However, his soul would be happy after the publication.”

       Those lines are proof that Sanatananand Saklani was taking part actively in inspiring and helping poets for publishing their work in Garhwali magazine.

स्वार्थ सप्तक   ( 1906 , प्रेरणात्मक गढ़वाली कविता )

रचना -- सनातनानन्द सकलानी    ( जन्म  1878 -1920 -  गढ़वाल  ) 

Poetry  by - Sanatananand Saklani

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गरीब भूखा मरवैन त्वैन , दिदा भुलौं से लड़वैन  त्वैन,

अन्याय भारी कर वैन त्वैन, हे स्वार्थ तेरो मुख क्वी न देख! 

भली भली ये सब चीज मैकू , बुरी बुरी ये सब , और कैकू ,

छै तू सिखौंदो इनु जैकु तैकु ,  हे स्वार्थ तेरो मुख क्वी न देख! 

नौन्याळ मेरा त पढ़ी हि जाला , छूं और कैकी यख न निकाळा,

इनी इनी सीख सिखौणवाला ,   हे स्वार्थ तेरो मुख क्वी न देख। 

मानेन तेरा उपदेश जैन , सीखे महा निर्दयता छ वैन ,

पाये नि वैतैं कुछ लाभ कैन ,  हे स्वार्थ तेरो मुख क्वी न देख!  

जाणे भलो शिक्षक जैन त्वैकू , ह्वैनी  पिछाड़े  सुख चैन वेकू ,

छै तू सुखौंदो सुख क भि ल्वै कू ,  हे स्वार्थ तेरो मुख क्वी न देख!   

समाज को क्या ऋण देण मैंन , क्या हाल वांका अब होई गैन ?

यों बात ते चित्त फिरैन  त्वैन,हे स्वार्थ तेरो मुख क्वी न देख!   

खोटो बड़ो ही कलिराज सी तू , सदा भलकाम बिगाड़दी तू ,

नी होण देदो परमार्थ भी तू  ,हे स्वार्थ तेरो मुख क्वी न देख!    

( साभार -- गढ़वाली कवितावली )

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