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हातकी बिडिया लेव मोरे बालक। मोरे बालम साजनवा॥ध्रु०॥ कत्था चूना लवंग सुपारी बिडी बनाऊं गहिरी। केशरका तो रंग खुला है मारो भर पिचकारी॥१॥ पक्के पानके बिडे बनाऊं लेव मोरे बालमजी। हांस हांसकर बाता बोलो पडदा खोलोजी॥२॥ मीराके प्रभु गिरिधर नागर बोलत है प्यारी। अंतर बालक यारो दासी हो तेरी॥३॥
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
Krishna and Radha Celebrating Holi
This captivating scene unfolds in the gentle foothills of the Himalayas, where divine love and earthly joy intertwine through the festival of colors. Lord Krishna, depicted in his transcendent blue complexion, stands face to face with the radiant Radha, surrounded by a devoted assembly of gopis and gopas. Jets of orange and red pigment arc gracefully across the serene landscape, echoing the exuberance of divine play, or lila. Musicians play drums and horns, their rhythms giving vibrant energy to the air, while attendants mix fresh pigments from large earthenware vessels. Every detail is rendered with profound tenderness, capturing a timeless moment of ecstatic devotion and vernal renewal.
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