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बरस बरस कर रुचिर रस हरे सरसता प्यास। असरस चित को अति सरस करे सरस पद-न्यास।1।
भावुक जन के भाल पर हो भावुकता खौर। अरसिक पाकर रसिकता बने रसिक सिरमौर।2।
मिले मधुर स्वर्गीय स्वर हों स्वर सकल रसाल। व्यंजन में वर व्यंजना हो व्यंजित सब काल।3।
उक्ति अलौकिकता लहे मिले अलौकिक ओक। करे समालोकित उसे अलंकार आलोक।4।
कलित भाव से बलित हो पा रुचि ललित नितान्त। कान्त करे कवितावली कविता-कामिनि-कान्त।5।
इति
The Poet
अयोध्या सिंह उपाध्याय ‘हरिऔध’
Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay 'Hariaudh'
1865 · 1947
Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay, widely known by his pen name Hariaudh, fundamentally altered the course of modern Hindi poetry. Born in 1865 in Nizamabad, Uttar Pradesh, he initially wrote in Braj Bhasha before making a decisive shift to Khari Boli. This transition proved historic. In 1914, he published Priyapravas, universally recognized as the very first epic poem written in modern Hindi. Hariaudh did not just write a monumental text. He proved that the everyday language of the people possessed the aesthetic gravity necessary for grand mythological narratives. His poetry seamlessly blended profound devotion with contemporary social reform, reimagining the divine figures of Radha and Krishna as dedicated servants of humanity. He served for decades as a professor at Banaras Hindu University, mentoring an entire generation of modern writers. Passing away in 1947, Hariaudh left a legacy that permanently established the structural foundations of contemporary Hindi literature.
Paired Painting
Ragini Bhairavi, from a Garland of Musical Modes (Ragamala) Manuscript
This exquisite miniature painting captures the profound devotion of Ragini Bhairavi, a musical mode personified as a heroine worshipping at a shrine of Shiva. Set against a deep twilight sky and lush, dense forests, the painting radiates an atmosphere of serene spiritual longing. Ragini Bhairavi is traditionally associated with morning melodies and intense bhakti, or devotional love. Here, she sits in tranquil reverence before a white shrine housing the lingam, offering prayers while her companion holds a musical instrument, bridging the realms of sacred sound and divine visual art.
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