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रटतां क्यौं नहीं रे हरिनाम। तेरे कोडी लगे नही दाम॥ नरदेहीं स्मरणकूं दिनी। बिन सुमरे वे काम॥१॥ बालपणें हंस खेल गुमायो। तरुण भये बस काम॥२॥ पाव दिया तोये तिरथ करने। हाथ दिया कर दान॥३॥ नैन दिया तोये दरशन करने। श्रवन दिया सुन ज्ञान॥४॥ दांत दिया तेरे मुखकी शोभा। जीभ दिई भज राम॥५॥ मीरा कहे प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। है जीवनको काम॥६॥
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
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja
This exquisite folio captures a moment of profound spiritual stillness from the epic Ramayana. Here, the divine exiles Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana find sanctuary within the humble hermitage of the sage Bharadvaja. The artist, working within the tradition established by the master Nainsukh, paints with a deep reverence for the natural world: rendering the rolling hills, serene lotus ponds, and dense foliage as a living testimony to the sanctity of forest life. It is an image that breathes with the quietude of devotion, showing the royal figures transitioned into ascetic life, surrounded by the wisdom of the sage, while the world beyond continues its gentle, rhythmic flow.
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