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रहैं क्यौं एक म्यान असि दोय

Rahain Kyon Ek Myan Asi Doy

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रहैं क्यौं एक म्यान असि दोय। जिन नैनन मैं हरि-रस छायो, तेहि क्यौं भावै कोय। जा तन मन मैं राहि रहै मोहन, तहाँ ग्यान क्यौं आवै। चाहो जितनी बात प्रबोधो, ह्याँ को जो पतिआवै। अमृत खाई अब देखि इनारुन, को मूरख जो भूलै। 'हरिचंद' ब्रज तो कदली-बन, काटौ तो फिरि फूलै॥

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Rasa: Shringara
Stanzas: 1
Lines: 6
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Pada
Metre: pada
Rhyme: AABBCC

The poem radiates an atmosphere of intense, exclusive devotion, capturing the transformative power of divine love as a singular, all-consuming force that leaves no room for intellectual detachment. The imagery focuses on the interiority of the beloved, depicting the heart as a space entirely occupied by Krishna, effectively rendered as a sanctuary where the dichotomy of worldly wisdom and spiritual surrender cannot coexist. Through the metaphorical scene of a person who has tasted nectar and will not turn to a common well, the text evokes a scene of unwavering loyalty, suggesting that once the soul is saturated with the divine, any attempt at rational instruction is futile. The artistic tone is profoundly romantic yet fiercely resolute, framing the path of love as a perennial, self-regenerating state that, like a banana grove, thrives and blooms even when cut back by the constraints of worldly logic.

रहैं क्यौं एक म्यान असि दोय (Rahain Kyon Ek Myan Asi Doy), by Bharatendu Harishchandra runs to 6 lines, set as Six-line stanza with rhyming couplets. Its governing rasa is Shringara, shaded by Shanta. The metre is pada. Rhyme falls as AABBCC.

It belongs to the 1850 · 1885 span of Bharatendu Harishchandra's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for प्रेम मार्ग और ज्ञान मार्ग का द्वंद्व and हृदय में केवल एक ही आराध्य का वास संभव है. 4 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Krishna Embracing Radha: Bathed in an atmosphere of intimate devotion and spiritual surrender, the chromolithograph evokes a tender, deeply romantic mood where human passion dissolves into divine ecstasy. Lord Krishna and Radha are depicted in…

Words worth pausing on

म्यान: तलवार रखने का कोष
असि: तलवार
प्रबोधो: समझाना या उपदेश देना
कदली-बन: केले का जंगल

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The Poet

भारतेंदु हरिश्चंद्र

Bharatendu Harishchandra

1850 · 1885

Bharatendu Harishchandra stands at the exact crossroads where classical Indian tradition met the fierce urgency of modern national consciousness. Born in Varanasi in 1850 and living a brief but meteorically impactful life until 1885, he is universally acknowledged as the father of modern Hindi literature. Before Harishchandra, Hindi poetry was largely confined to the courtly and devotional aesthetics of Braj Bhasha. He bravely shifted the literary medium to Khari Boli, standardizing the language and making it a powerful vehicle for public discourse, social reform, and anticolonial resistance. Through literary journals like Kavi Vachan Sudha and groundbreaking plays like Andher Nagari, he documented the economic exploitation of India under British rule while simultaneously critiquing orthodoxies within his own society. He wrote with sharp satirical wit, deep patriotism, and an unwavering commitment to cultural awakening. To read his work is to witness the exact moment when the Hindi language found its modern voice.