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मोरी लागी लटक गुरु चरणकी॥ध्रु०॥ चरन बिना मुज कछु नही भावे। झूंठ माया सब सपनकी॥१॥ भवसागर सब सुख गयी है। फिकीर नही मुज तरुणोनकी॥२॥ मीरा कहे प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। उलट भयी मोरे नयननकी॥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
Ekalavya Practicing Before the Statue of Dronacharya
This profound painting immortalizes the sacred dedication of Ekalavya, the young prince of the Nishadha tribes whose unwavering reverence for his chosen guru transcended physical rejection. Denied formal tutelage by Dronacharya alongside the royal Kuru princes, Ekalavya sculpted a humble image of the master out of clay in the silent depths of the forest. Treating this earthen idol as his living preceptor, he devoted his days and nights to mastering archery with breathtaking skill. Nandalal Bose captures this poignant moment of solitary devotion, where art, nature, and supreme spiritual surrender merge under the quiet shelter of a tree.
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