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महादेवी वर्मा

Mahadevi Varma

Every composition by this voice held in the archive, laid out in full and grouped by the rasa it carries.

26
Compositions
4
Rasas
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शृंगार

Shringara

The rasa of nearness and its long shadow. Not only the meeting, also the waiting that precedes it, the doorway watched all evening, the way a room rearranges itself around one absent person.

11 compositions

  1. 01तेरी सुधि बिनTeri Sudhi Bin6 versesRead →
  2. 02अलि अब सपने की बातAli Ab Sapne Ki Baat5 versesRead →
  3. 03मधुर-मधुर मेरे दीपक जल!Madhur-Madhur Mere Deepak Jal!9 versesRead →
  4. 04मैं बनी मधुमास आली!Main Bani Madhumas Aali!4 versesRead →
  5. 05क्यों इन तारों को उलझाते?Kyon In Taaron Ko Uljhaate?4 versesRead →
  6. 06वे मधुदिन जिनकी स्मृतियों कीVe Madhudin Jinaki Smritiyon Ki4 versesRead →
  7. 07मैं प्रिय पहचानी नहींMain Priya Pahchani Nahin6 versesRead →
  8. 08बताता जा रे अभिमानी!Batata Ja Re Abhimani!4 versesRead →
  9. 09जो तुम आ जाते एक बारJo Tum Aa Jate Ek Baar5 versesRead →
  10. 10क्या जलने की रीतKya Jalne Ki Reet5 versesRead →
  11. 11फूलPhool6 versesRead →

शान्त

Shanta

The rasa that arrives after the others have spoken. Not emptiness but settlement, the water clear because it has stopped being stirred, wanting nothing further from the hour.

8 compositions

  1. 01तुम मुझमें प्रिय, फिर परिचय क्या!Tum Mujhmen Priya, Phir Parichay Kya!5 versesRead →
  2. 02सजनि दीपक बार लेSajani Deepak Bar Le4 versesRead →
  3. 03सजनि कौन तम में परिचित साSajani Kaun Tam Mein Parichit Sa4 versesRead →
  4. 04मैं अनंत पथ में लिखती जोMain Anant Path Mein Likhti Jo5 versesRead →
  5. 05क्या पूजन क्या अर्चन रे!Kya Poojan Kya Archan Re!2 versesRead →
  6. 06जीवन दीपJeevan Deep5 versesRead →
  7. 07दीपक अब रजनी जाती रेDeepak Ab Rajni Jaati Re4 versesRead →
  8. 08दीप मेरे जल अकम्पितDeep Mere Jal Akampit5 versesRead →

करुणा

Karuna

The rasa of grief kept in good order. Not wailing, the quieter labour after: setting the cup back on its shelf, folding what will not be worn again, learning the exact weight of a name.

6 compositions

  1. 01कहां रहेगी चिड़ियाKahan Rahegi Chidiya1 verseRead →
  2. 02अश्रु यह पानी नहीं हैAshru Yeh Paani Nahin Hai11 versesRead →
  3. 03मैं नीर भरी दुख की बदली!Main Neer Bhari Dukh Ki Badli6 versesRead →
  4. 04अधिकारAdhikar5 versesRead →
  5. 05किसी का दीप निष्ठुर हूँKisi Ka Deep Nishthur Hoon4 versesRead →
  6. 06जो मुखरित कर जाती थींJo Mukharit Kar Jaati Theen3 versesRead →

वीर

Veera

The rasa of the step taken anyway. Courage in this key is unglamorous and precise: the vow spoken before the odds are counted, the standing that costs something and is done quietly.

1 composition

  1. 01जाग तुझको दूर जानाJaag Tujhko Door Jaana5 versesRead →