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The Disappearance of Haridas Thakur

Shanta

कुछ मुक्तक

Kuch Muktak

Gopal Singh Nepali
1 min read 2 versesमुक्तकcoupletसत्य

2 verses · ~1 min

1. अफ़सोस नहीं इसका हमको, जीवन में हम कुछ कर न सके, झोलियाँ किसी की भर न सके, संताप किसी का हर न सके, अपने प्रति सच्चा रहने का, जीवन भर हमने काम किया, देखा-देखी हम जी न सके, देखा-देखी हम मर न सके ।

2. कुछ देर यहाँ जी लगता है कुछ देर तबियत जमती है आँखों का पानी गरम समझ यह दुनिया आँसू कहती है

इति

Gopal Singh Nepali

The Poet

गोपाल सिंह नेपाली

Gopal Singh Nepali

The Disappearance of Haridas Thakur

Paired Painting

The Disappearance of Haridas Thakur

This poignant artwork depicts one of the most sublime and spiritually charged moments in Gaudiya Vaishnava history: the sacred transition of Srila Haridas Thakur. Revered as the Namacharya, or the teacher of the holy name, Haridas Thakur spent his final days in Puri chanting the divine names of Krishna with boundless ecstasy. Surrounded by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His devoted followers, who are swept up in an ocean of ecstatic kirtan, Haridas leaves his mortal frame while absorbed in remembrance of the Lord. The scene overflows with deep emotional resonance, capturing the bittersweet paradox of divine separation and spiritual triumph as banners flutter and devotees lift their arms in ecstatic surrender.

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