विजयिनी-विजय-पताका या वैजयंती रचना काल सन् १८८२ PREPATORY NOTE A special meeting of the Benares in Egypt descrisbed. institute was held on the 22nd September The gentlemen present expressed 1882 at 6 P.M. in the Town Hall to their unqualified applause at the recital express our joy at the recent success of and the hall resounded with cheers. The the Indian army in Egypt. Almost all the Honorable Raja Siva Prasad C.S. I. raises, Civil, Revenue and Judicial then described the importance of Egypt officers, Pandits, Professors, Members as a highway to India and said that the of Municipal and District Committees British conquest has been extremely and Scholars were present, The Hall rapid. He thanked Babu Harischandra was fulland many were obliged to hear for his excellent poem. the recital from the verandah. The Mr. Bullock, the Collector warmly Honorable Raja Siva Siva Prasad C.S.1. thanked Raja Siva Prasad and Babu was unanimously voted to the chair. Harischandra for sentiments of loyalty Babu Harischandra read an excellent to the British Government, expressed poem in Hindi on the subject. The by the people of Benares. opening stanzas of the poem explain the H.H. the Maharaja of Benares was cause of India's unusual cheerfulness. It unavoidably detained at Ram Nagar on is the signal success of the Indian army account of some religious ceremony but in Egypt. A vivid contrast is drawn he has expressed his full sympathy with between the past and present conditions the object of the meeting. of India and the victory of British nation विजयिनी-विजय-पताका या वैजयंती कहो कहा यह सुनि पर्यो जाको सबहिं उछाह । जे आरजगन आजु लौं रहे नवाए माथ । हरखित आरज मात्र मे जिय बढ़ाइ अति चाह ।१ तेह्र सिर ऊँचो किए क्यों दिखात इक साथ ।३ फरकि उठीं सब की भुजा खरकि उठी तलवार । क्यों पताक लहरन लगीं फहरन लगे निसान । क्यों आपुहि ऊँचे भए आर्य मोंछ के बार ।२ क्यों बाजन बजिबे लगे घहरि घहरि इक तान ।४ १ आश्विन कृ.६सं. १९३९ को कवि-वचन-सुधा खंड १४ सं.९मो विजयिनी-विजय पताका छपी थी । अंग्रेजी की इस रिपोर्ट का हिंदी रूपान्तर वहां छपा है । सं. २. अंग्रेजों ने पहला विद्रोह को सन १८८२ में दबाकर पूरे मिश्र पी अपनी प्रभुता स्थापित की । इसमें भारतीय सेना भी अंग्रेजों की ओर से लड़ी थी । इस उपलक्ष्य में भारत में भी विजयोत्सव मनाया गया । 'बनारस इस्टीट्यूट' की एक विशेष सभा २२ सितम्बर १८८२ को बनारस के टाउन हाल में हुई थी, जिसमें भारतेन्दु ने यह कविता पढ़ी -सं. भारतेन्दु समग्र २५२
