
हरि-सिर बाँकी बिराजै
Hari Sir Banki Birajai
Bharatendu Harishchandra
1 verse · ~4 lines · 1 min
№ MMXXVI
RACHNA · A LIVING ARCHIVE
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MM · XXVI

Shringara
Sakhi Ri Thadhe Nandakisor
Bharatendu Harishchandra1 verses · ~1 min
सखी री ठाढ़े नंदकिसोर। वृंदाबन में मेहा बरसत, निसि बीती भयो भोर। नील बसन हरि-तन राजत हैं, पीत स्वामिनी मोर। ’हरीचंद’ बलि-बलि ब्रज-नारी, सब ब्रजजन-मनचोर॥
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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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If this held you
Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Sakhi Ri Thadhe Nandakisor carries.