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पावस रितु बृन्दावनकी दुति दिन-दिन दूनी दरसै है। छबि सरसै है लूमझूम यो सावन घन घन बरसै है॥१॥ हरिया तरवर सरवर भरिया जमुना नीर कलोलै है। मन मोलै है, बागोंमें मोर सुहावणो बोलै है॥२॥ आभा माहीं बिजली चमकै जलधर गहरो गाजै है। रितु राजै है, स्यामकी सुंदर मुरली बाजै है॥३॥ (रसिक) बिहारीजी रो भीज्यो पीतांबर प्यारीजी री चूनर सारी है। सुखकारी है, कुंजाँ झूल रह्या पिय प्यारी है॥४॥
इति
The Poet
बिहारी
Bihari Lal
1595 · 1663
Bihari Lal remains one of the most masterful practitioners of classical Hindi poetry. Born in Gwalior around 1595, he became the defining voice of the Ritikal or ornamental period of Hindi literature. Serving in the court of Mirza Raja Jai Singh of Amber, Bihari achieved immortality through a single monumental work known as the Bihari Satsai. This collection of approximately seven hundred couplets in Brajbhasha is universally celebrated for its breathtaking concentration of meaning. Critics often describe his style as filling an ocean into a small pitcher. He did not write lengthy epics. Instead, he crafted exquisite miniatures that explored the delicate nuances of romantic love, devotion, and worldly wisdom. His ability to capture the fleeting glances of lovers or the beauty of the changing seasons within just two lines remains unparalleled. He passed away around 1663, but his couplets are still studied as the absolute gold standard of poetic compression and aesthetic grace in Indian literature.
Paired Painting
Krishna and Radha in a Monsoon Landscape
This exquisite miniature transports us to the idyllic pastoral realms of Vrindavan, where the divine cowherd Krishna enchants all of creation with the sweet music of his flute. Gathered beneath the lush branches of a flowering tree, gentle white cows and peacocks bear witness to this sacred communion. Above, swirling monsoon clouds streak with bright cranes, capturing the longing and tender romance of the rainy season. Radha adjusts her veil nearby, her posture filled with grace and devotion, embodying the eternal yearning of the human soul for the divine.
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