शान्त· Shanta
01बहुरि नहिं आवना या देस
Bahuri Nahin Avna Ya Des
Kabir
1 verse · ~11 lines · 1 min
1 verses · ~1 min
हरिनाम बिना नर ऐसा है। दीपकबीन मंदिर जैसा है॥ध्रु०॥ जैसे बिना पुरुखकी नारी है। जैसे पुत्रबिना मातारी है। जलबिन सरोबर जैसा है। हरिनामबिना नर ऐसा है॥१॥ जैसे सशीविन रजनी सोई है। जैसे बिना लौकनी रसोई है। घरधनी बिन घर जैसा है। हरिनामबिना नर ऐसा है॥२॥ ठुठर बिन वृक्ष बनाया है। जैसा सुम संचरी नाया है। गिनका घर पूतेर जैसा है। हरिनम बिना नर ऐसा है॥३॥ मीराबाई कहे हरिसे मिलना। जहां जन्ममरणकी नही कलना। बिन गुरुका चेला जैसा है। हरिनामबिना नर ऐसा है॥४॥
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
Meera Playing Ektara
This painting captures the soul of Meera Bai, the legendary fifteenth century saint and poet who surrendered her life to the divine love of Lord Krishna. In this depiction, the artist portrays Meera in a state of absolute transcendence. As she plays the ektara, her physical surroundings dissolve into a deep blue void, symbolizing the transcendence of the mundane world in favor of the inner light of devotion. The vibrant orange and yellow hues radiating from her form suggest the fire of her Bhakti, an internal glow that burns brighter than the darkness around her. It is a profound meditation on the power of music as a bridge between the mortal heart and the eternal beloved.
Open the viewer →
If this held you
Four more, in the same key.
Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Harinam Bina Nar Aisa Hai carries.
