शृंगार· Shringara
01काना तोरी घोंगरीया पहरी होरी खेले
Kana Tori Ghongariya Pahari Hori Khele
Mirabai
1 verse · ~5 lines · 1 min
1 verses · ~1 min
झुलत राधा संग। गिरिधर झूलत राधा संग॥ध्रु०॥ अबिर गुलालकी धूम मचाई। भर पिचकारी रंग॥ गिरि०॥१॥ लाल भई बिंद्रावन जमुना। केशर चूवत रंग॥ गिरि०॥२॥ नाचत ताल आधार सुरभर। धिमी धिमी बाजे मृदंग॥ गिरि०॥३॥ मीराके प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। चरनकमलकू दंग॥ गिरि०॥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
Krishna Rang Panchmi
In this evocative lithograph, the divine play of Lord Krishna is captured during the festive celebration of Rang Panchmi. Vasudeo Pandya masterfully renders the scene within the elegant confines of a palace courtyard, where the air is thick with the spirit of spring and devotion. Krishna, the embodiment of joy, engages with his beloved Gopis, their colorful garments and the gentle sprinkling of colored water reflecting the eternal dance of love known as Rasalila. The artist invites us into a sacred moment of communion, where the spiritual and the earthly blend under the watchful gaze of tradition. It serves as a beautiful testament to the enduring cultural legacy of the early twentieth century, when such prints brought the vibrant stories of Hindu mythology directly into the sanctum of the family home.
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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 Jhulat Radha Sang carries.
