№ MMXXVI

RACHNA · A LIVING ARCHIVE

Rachna by M.

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MM · XXVI

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Boating Pleasures

Shringara

चालो सखी मारो देखाडूं

Chalo Sakhi Maro Dekhadu

Mirabai
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चालो सखी मारो देखाडूं। बृंदावनमां फरतोरे॥ध्रु०॥ नखशीखसुधी हीरानें मोती। नव नव शृंगार धरतोरे॥१॥ पांपण पाध कलंकी तोरे। शिरपर मुगुट धरतोरे॥२॥ धेनु चरावे ने वेणू बजावे। मन माराने हरतोरे॥३॥ रुपनें संभारुं के गुणवे संभारु। जीव राग छोडमां गमतोरे॥४॥ मीरा कहे प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। सामळियो कुब्जाने वरतोरे॥५॥

इति

Mirabai

The Poet

मीराबाई

Mirabai

Boating Pleasures

Paired Painting

Boating Pleasures

This exquisite miniature painting transports us to the ethereal realms of Kishangarh, where earthly boundaries dissolve into divine adoration. Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha glide peacefully across a lotus-filled lake in a vermilion boat, surrounded by devoted gopis who serenade the sacred union. In the foreground, amidst lush emerald foliage, another vignette unfolds as Krishna worships or adorns Radha beneath the canopy of night. The horizon burns with a deep ochre and slate twilight, casting a tranquil, spiritual glow over the white palaces lining the distant shore. Every brushstroke whispers of eternal love, devotion, and the poetic beauty of the Indian evening hours.

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