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Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

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हारि आवदे खोसरी

Hari Avade Khosari

Mirabai
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हारि आवदे खोसरी। बुंद न भीजे मो सारी॥ध्रु०॥ येक बरसत दुजी पवन चलत है। तिजी जमुना गहरी॥१॥ एक जोबन दुजी दहीकी मथीनया। तिजी हरि दे छे गारी॥२॥ ब्रज जशोदा राणी आपने लालकू। इन सुबहूमें हारी॥३॥ मीराके प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। प्रभु चरणा परवारी॥४॥

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Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

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Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

In this magnificent creation attributed to the master painter Shahadin, the divine cowherd Krishna effortlessly hovers the sacred Mount Govardhan upon his finger like a protective umbrella. Furious that the villagers of Vraj abandoned his sacrificial worship in favor of honoring the mountain and their nurturing cows, the rain god Indra unleashed torrential thunderstorms and apocalyptic clouds to submerge the region. Yet the Lord, radiant in his celestial blue complexion and adorned in garments of gold, creates a sanctuary of absolute safety beneath the rocky slopes. Gopis, gopas, calves, and magnificent cows gather under the divine canopy with unwavering faith, witnessing the humbling of the proud deity Indra, who arrives defeated atop his grand white elephant Airavata in the upper corner of the stormy sky.

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