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Savitri and Satyavan with Yama

Shanta

चल खुसरो घर आपने

Chal Khusro Ghar Aapne

Amir Khusrow
1 min read 5 versesमृत्युdeathसूफी

5 verses · ~1 min

खुसरो रैन सुहाग की, जागी पी के संग। तन मेरो मन पियो को, दोउ भए एक रंग।।

खुसरो दरिया प्रेम का, उल्टी वा की धार। जो उतरा सो डूब गया, जो डूबा सो पार।।

खीर पकायी जतन से, चरखा दिया जला। आया कुत्ता खा गया, तू बैठी ढोल बजा।।

गोरी सोवे सेज पर, मुख पर डारे केस। चल खुसरो घर आपने, सांझ भयी चहु देस।।

खुसरो मौला के रुठते, पीर के सरने जाय। कहे खुसरो पीर के रुठते, मौला नहिं होत सहाय।।

इति

Amir Khusrow

The Poet

अमीर खुसरो

Amir Khusrow

Savitri and Satyavan with Yama

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Savitri and Satyavan with Yama

This profound painting captures one of the most sublime moments of devotion and triumph over mortality in Hindu mythology, drawn from the epic Mahabharata. The faithful Savitri kneels in deep reverence before Yama, the divine lord of justice and death, who sits majestically atop his mount. In the foreground, Satyavan lies peacefully asleep, oblivious to the cosmic negotiations unfolding for his soul. Through meticulous academic realism and deep emotional resonance, Dhurandhar portrays Savitri's unwavering loyalty, intelligence, and spiritual strength, which ultimately persuades Yama to restore her beloved husband to life.

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If this held you

Four more, in the same key.

Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Chal Khusro Ghar Aapne carries.