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आतुर थई छुं सुख जोवांने

Atur Thai Chhu Sukh Jovane

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आतुर थई छुं सुख जोवांने घेर आवो नंद लालारे॥ध्रु०॥ गौतणां मीस करी गयाछो गोकुळ आवो मारा बालारे॥१॥ मासीरे मारीने गुणका तारी टेव तमारी ऐसी छोगळारे॥२॥ कंस मारी मातपिता उगार्या घणा कपटी नथी भोळारे॥३॥ मीरा कहे प्रभू गिरिधर नागर गुण घणाज लागे प्यारारे॥४॥

इति

Rasa: Shringara
Stanzas: 1
Lines: 5
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Pada
Metre: pada
Rhyme: AABB

The poem radiates a yearning shringara mood, blending the intense, lovesick longing of a devotee with the nostalgic intimacy of a mother beckoning her child home. A visual representation would depict a quiet, shadowed Gokul at twilight, where a solitary figure gazes expectantly toward the horizon, evoking the domestic warmth of a home awaiting its beloved Krishna. The imagery transitions from the playful innocence of a cowherd boy to the fierce, legendary feats of a hero who vanquished the tyrant Kansa and liberated his kin, subtly layering the romantic devotion of Mira with the triumphant history of the deity. Ultimately, the piece balances a tender, maternal affection with the profound weight of spiritual surrender, capturing a soul caught between the earthly ache of absence and the reverent admiration of a divine protector.

आतुर थई छुं सुख जोवांने (Atur Thai Chhu Sukh Jovane), by Mirabai runs to 5 lines, set as Refrain followed by four stanzas. Its governing rasa is Shringara, shaded by Karuna. The metre is pada. Rhyme falls as AABB.

It belongs to the 1498 · 1546 span of Mirabai's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for कृष्ण के गोकुल लौटने की प्रतीक्षा and कंस वध और माता-पिता की मुक्ति का स्मरण. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Krishna Battling Banasura: The painting pulses with a tense, heroic atmosphere charged with the imminent clash of divine order and chaotic defiance. Lord Krishna, depicted with dark skin and a resolute posture, stands opposite the thousand-armed…

Words worth pausing on

छोगळारे: सुंदर पगड़ी के छोर वाले
उगार्या: बचाया या मुक्त किया

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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.