शृंगार· Shringara
01कहां लौं कहिए ब्रज की बात
Kahan Laun Kahie Braj Ki Baat
Surdas
1 verse · ~8 lines · 1 min
Shringara
अब या तनुहिं राखि कहा कीजै
Ab Ya Tanuhin Rakhi Kaha Keejai
Surdas 1 min read 1 versesविरहseparationदेह
1 verses · ~1 min
अब या तनुहिं राखि कहा कीजै। सुनि री सखी, स्यामसुंदर बिनु बांटि विषम विष पीजै॥ के गिरिए गिरि चढ़ि सुनि सजनी, सीस संकरहिं दीजै। के दहिए दारुन दावानल जाई जमुन धंसि लीजै॥ दुसह बियोग अरी, माधव को तनु दिन-हीं-दिन छीजै। सूर, स्याम अब कबधौं मिलिहैं, सोचि-सोचि जिय जीजै॥
इति
The Poet
सूरदास
Surdas
c. 1478 · c. 1583
Surdas represents the absolute zenith of the Bhakti movement in North India. Born in the late fifteenth century and believed to have been blind from birth, he did not need physical sight to observe the intricate beauty of the divine. He became the foremost poet of the Ashtachhap, a group of eight mystic poets dedicated to Lord Krishna. Composing entirely in Brajbhasha, Surdas authored the monumental Sur Sagar, a collection of thousands of devotional songs that remain deeply ingrained in the cultural memory of India. He wrote with an unparalleled understanding of child psychology, capturing the innocent mischief of the infant Krishna with a tenderness that no other poet has ever matched. His verses are not merely literature. They are the musical foundation of Vaishnava devotion. Five centuries later, his words continue to echo in temples and classical music concerts, offering eternal comfort to the human soul.
Paired Painting
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva
This profound painting depicts Bhairavi, a ferocious and radiant form of the Great Goddess, seated upon the prone body of Shiva in the desolate stillness of a cremation ground. She is the embodiment of the fierce heat of transformation, representing the destructive aspect of the divine that clears the path for ultimate realization. Her presence is at once terrifying and deeply liberating, as she holds the instruments of severance and grace. Shiva looks upon her with quiet devotion, acknowledging her as the power of consciousness that animates the universe. The smoldering fires and scattered remains signify the dissolution of the ego, inviting the seeker to transcend the transient nature of worldly existence through the power of her divine wrath.
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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 Ab Ya Tanuhin Rakhi Kaha Keejai carries.
