शान्त· Shanta
01बहुरि नहिं आवना या देस
Bahuri Nahin Avna Ya Des
Kabir
1 verse · ~11 lines · 1 min
2 verses · ~1 min
बहुरि नहिं आवना या देस॥ टेक॥
जो जो ग बहुरि नहि आ पठवत नाहिं सँस॥ १॥ सुर नर मुनि अरु पीर औलिया देवी देव गनेस॥ २॥ धरि धरि जनम सबै भरमे हैं ब्रह्मा विष्णु महेस॥ ३॥ जोगी जंगम औ संन्यासी दिगंबर दरवेस॥ ४॥ चुंडित मुंडित पंडित लो सरग रसातल सेस॥ ५॥ ज्ञानी गुनी चतुर अरु कविता राजा रंक नरेस॥ ६॥ को राम को रहिम बखानै को कहै आदेस॥ ७॥ नाना भेष बनाय सबै मिलि ढूंढि फिरें चहुँदेस॥ ८॥ कहै कबीर अंत ना पैहो बिन सतगुरु उपदेश॥ ९॥
इति
The Poet
कबीर
Kabir
1398 · 1518
To speak of Kabir within the ordinary parameters of literary biography is almost impossible. Born in the fifteenth century to a Muslim weaver's family in the sacred Hindu city of Banaras, he became a voice that refused to be domesticated by any temple, mosque, or scholarly apparatus. Kabir claimed no scripture, no caste, and no sacred language as his exclusive property. He stood at the loom of reality and wove his dohas (devastating two-line couplets) from the raw thread of direct spiritual encounter. His critique was not merely religious but civilizational. He asked with the serene ferocity of an awakened mind why human beings had chosen the architecture of division over the open sky of the divine. Centuries have passed, empires have crumbled, and languages have shifted. Yet, Kabir's couplets are still recited in village squares and debated in universities today. He requires no temple because he built one inside language itself. He is the conscience of the Indian soul.
Paired Painting
Lord Krishna Revealing His Universal Form to Arjuna on the Chariot
This profound artistic vision captures one of the most sublime moments in the Mahabharata, set upon the battlefield of Kurukshetra. The pandava prince Arjuna, overwhelmed by doubt and grief, finds divine solace in his charioteer and eternal guide, Lord Krishna. Here, the veil of mortal illusion is lifted as Krishna reveals His awe inspiring cosmic form, the Visvarupa, encompassing all of creation, time, and space within His infinite being. Multitudinous faces, celestial light, and divine arms emerge from the luminous background, embodying the terrifying yet supreme majesty of the Supreme Lord, while Arjuna looks on in reverent devotion with folded hands, forever transformed by the sacred dialogue of the Bhagavad Gita.
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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Bahuri Nahin carries.
