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Anasuya and the Trimurti as Infants

Hasya

चांद का कुर्ता

Chand Ka Kurta

Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
1 min read 4 versesचंद्रमामाँकुर्ता

4 verses · ~1 min

एक बार की बात, चंद्रमा बोला अपनी माँ से "कुर्ता एक नाप का मेरी, माँ मुझको सिलवा दे नंगे तन बारहों मास मैं यूँ ही घूमा करता गर्मी, वर्षा, जाड़ा हरदम बड़े कष्ट से सहता।"

माँ हँसकर बोली, सिर पर रख हाथ, चूमकर मुखड़ा

"बेटा खूब समझती हूँ मैं तेरा सारा दुखड़ा लेकिन तू तो एक नाप में कभी नहीं रहता है पूरा कभी, कभी आधा, बिलकुल न कभी दिखता है"

"आहा माँ! फिर तो हर दिन की मेरी नाप लिवा दे एक नहीं पूरे पंद्रह तू कुर्ते मुझे सिला दे।"

इति

Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'

The Poet

रामधारी सिंह 'दिनकर'

Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'

Anasuya and the Trimurti as Infants

Paired Painting

Anasuya and the Trimurti as Infants

This profound lithograph captures a moment of supreme cosmic irony and grace from the Puranas. The sage wife Anasuya, renowned for her absolute devotion and purity, is shown presenting the three supreme deities: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, who have been transformed into infants while resting in a swinging cradle. The three goddesses, Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati, stand before her, witnessing the divine play of their husbands. It is a moment that humbles the divine through the power of mortal virtue, illustrating the deep cultural reverence for motherhood and the leveling power of unconditional love.

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Four more, in the same key.

Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Chand Ka Kurta carries.