№ MMXXVI

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MM · XXVI

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Sheshashayi Laxminarayan

Shanta

फ़सादे दुनिया मिटा चुके हैं हुसूले हस्ती उठा चुके हैं

Fasade Duniya Mita Chuke Hain Husule Hasti Utha Chuke Hain

Bharatendu Harishchandra
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फ़सादे दुनिया मिटा चुके हैं हुसूले हस्ती उठा चुके हैं । खुदाई अपने में पा चुके हैं मुझे गले यह लगा चुके हैं ।।

इति

Bharatendu Harishchandra

The Poet

भारतेंदु हरिश्चंद्र

Bharatendu Harishchandra

Sheshashayi Laxminarayan

Paired Painting

Sheshashayi Laxminarayan

This serene composition depicts the primordial cosmic scene of Lord Vishnu resting upon the serpent Ananta Shesha amidst the milky ocean. Dhurandhar, a master of academic realism, captures the divine intimacy between the Preserver and his consort, Goddess Laxmi, who gently serves her Lord by massaging his feet. The painting transcends mere mythology, inviting the viewer into a moment of eternal stillness (reflecting the balance of the universe before the cycle of creation begins anew). Through delicate brushwork and traditional aesthetic sensibilities, the artist honors a scene that has comforted the souls of devotees for generations, blending the terrestrial grace of a queen with the infinite nature of the Divine.

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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 Fasade Duniya Mita Chuke Hain Husule Hasti Utha Chuke Hain carries.