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सबन के ऊपर ही ठाढ़ो रहिबे के जोग, ताहि खरो कियो जाय जारन के नियरे . जानि गैर मिसिल गुसीले गुसा धारि उर, कीन्हों न सलाम, न बचन बोलर सियरे. भूषण भनत महाबीर बलकन लाग्यौ, सारी पात साही के उड़ाय गए जियरे . तमक तें लाल मुख सिवा को निरखि भयो, स्याम मुख नौरंग, सिपाह मुख पियरे.
इति
The Poet
भूषण
Kavi Bhushan
1613 · 1715
Kavi Bhushan stands as a monumental figure in classical Hindi literature who fundamentally redirected the trajectory of courtly poetry. Born in 1613, he chose not to write conventional verses of romantic indulgence. Instead, he dedicated his pen to Veer Rasa (heroic poetry) during a highly turbulent period in Indian history. Bhushan served as an honored poet in the courts of the Maratha king Shivaji and the Bundeli king Chhatrasal. His most celebrated works, such as 'Shiva Bavani' and 'Chhatrasal Dashak', are electric chronicles of martial valor and political resistance. Writing in a robust form of Brajbhasha interspersed with Sanskrit, Arabic, and Persian, he commanded a mastery over complex poetic meters and figures of speech like Shlesh Alankar. Bhushan did not merely flatter his patrons; he immortalized them as defenders of cultural dignity, making his verses echo like war drums across the centuries.
Paired Painting
Shivaji Maharaj in the Court of Aurangzeb
This evocative work captures a defining moment in Indian history: the confrontation between the Maratha king Shivaji Maharaj and the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb at Agra. Within the opulent and suffocating grandeur of the Mughal court, Shivaji Maharaj stands with unwavering composure, his posture reflecting the courage of a lion facing an empire. The artist M. V. Dhurandhar masterfully utilizes light and perspective to contrast the rigid authority of the throne with the resilient spirit of the Maratha warriors. It is a profound meditation on dignity and defiance, illustrating the moment when the Maratha ruler confronted the treachery of his host, a pivotal instant that eventually fueled the rise of the Maratha Empire.
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