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Jatayu Vadham

Karuna

काँटक बन मे

Kantak Ban Me

Buddhinath Mishra
1 min read 6 versesमैथिलीMaithiliकाँटे

6 verses · ~1 min

लहुआ लिधुर भेल फूलक सपना काँटक बन मे ।

टोलक टोल बबूर फुलायल छटपट करइछ आमक पखिना काँटक बन मे ।

छूटि धनुष गेल व्याधक कर सँ देखि पियाक पियासल हिरना काँटक बन मे ।

हमरे सँ ई दिन, ई रितु अछि कटिते फसिल भेलौं हम अदना काँटक बन मे ।

हरदिक रंग नहाओल विधु कें ताम्रपत्र लिखि गेल अछि मदना काँटक बन मे ।

कजरौटा सन एहि नगरक लेल सूर्यक जन्म एक दुर्घटना काँटक बन मे ।

इति

Buddhinath Mishra

The Poet

बुद्धिनाथ मिश्र

Buddhinath Mishra

Jatayu Vadham

Paired Painting

Jatayu Vadham

This profound and emotionally charged chromolithograph immortalizes a heart wrenching episode from the epic Ramayana. The noble demigod vulture, Jatayu, valiantly attempts to rescue Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana, sacrificing his physical body in an act of supreme devotion and righteousness. Raja Ravi Varma masterfully captures the instant of tragic violence as Ravana severs the great bird's wing with his gleaming sword. Sita stands beside them, overwhelmed by grief and despair, her face buried in her hands. Through this work, the artist bridges classical Indian narrative with Western academic realism, allowing viewers to viscerally feel the sorrow and drama of the epic encounter.

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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 Kantak Ban Me carries.