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अच्छे मीठे फल चाख चाख, बेर लाई भीलणी। ऎसी कहा अचारवती, रूप नहीं एक रती। नीचे कुल ओछी जात, अति ही कुचीलणी। जूठे फल लीन्हे राम, प्रेम की प्रतीत त्राण। उँच नीच जाने नहीं, रस की रसीलणी। ऎसी कहा वेद पढी, छिन में विमाण चढी। हरि जू सू बाँध्यो हेत, बैकुण्ठ में झूलणी। दास मीरा तरै सोई, ऎसी प्रीति करै जोइ। पतित पावन प्रभु, गोकुल अहीरणी।
इति
The Poet
मीराबाई
Mirabai
1498 · 1546
In the vast tradition of Indian devotional literature, Mirabai stands as an absolute force of fearless independence. Born around 1498 into a royal Rajput family in Rajasthan, she rejected every expectation placed upon a woman of her aristocratic stature. Following the death of her husband, she refused to commit Sati, refused to mourn according to courtly protocol, and instead declared herself eternally married to Lord Krishna. Her entire life became an act of spiritual rebellion against feudal patriarchy. She left the palace, mingled with the lower castes, accepted the leather-worker Ravidas as her guru, and composed ecstatic, deeply personal poetry (bhajans) that mapped the fierce agony and joy of divine love. According to enduring historical memory, she survived multiple assassination attempts by her furious in-laws before leaving Mewar entirely. Five centuries later, her voice remains universally alive. Her songs are sung in temples, villages, and classical concerts across the subcontinent. She did not merely write Bhakti poetry; she weaponized devotion to achieve total personal liberation.
Paired Painting
Rama Spurns Surpanakha
This poignant illustration captures a pivotal moment from the Ramayana, where the demoness Surpanakha approaches Lord Rama in the forest, attempting to seduce him with her transformed beauty. Warwick Goble portrays the moment of rejection, where Rama, the embodiment of dharma and righteousness, turns away from her advances to remain faithful to Sita. The forest setting is rendered with an ethereal quality, emphasizing the spiritual gravity of the encounter. Rama is depicted with his iconic blue complexion, radiating calm resolve, while the demoness is shown in a state of emotional turmoil, grounding the divine narrative in a deeply human experience of longing and moral choice.
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