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ऐसो पूत देवकी जायो। चारों भुजा चार आयुध धरि, कंस निकंदन आयो ॥१॥ भरि भादों अधरात अष्टमी, देवकी कंत जगायो। देख्यो मुख वसुदेव कुंवर को, फूल्यो अंग न समायो॥२॥ अब ले जाहु बेगि याहि गोकुलबहोत भाँति समझायो। हृदय लगाय चूमि मुख हरि को पलना में पोढायो॥३॥ तब वसुदेव लियो कर पलना अपने सीस चढायो। तारे खुले पहरुवा सोये जाग्यो कोऊ न जगायो॥४॥ आगे सिंह सेस ता पाछे नीर नासिका आयों। हूँक देत बलि मारग दीनो, नन्द भवन में आयो॥५॥ नन्द यसोदा सुनो बिनती सुत जिनि करो परायो। जसुमति कह्यो जाउ घर अपने कन्या ले घर आयो॥६॥ प्रात भयो भगिनी के मंदिर प्रोहित कंस पठायो। कन्या भई कूखि देवकी के सखियन सब्द सुनायो॥७॥ कन्या नाम सुनो जब राजा, पापी मन पछतायो। करो उपाय कंस मन कोप्यो राज बहोत सिरायो॥८॥ कन्या मगाय लई राजा ने धोबी पटकन आयो। भुजा उखारि ले गई उर ते राजा मन बिलखायो॥९॥ वेदहु कह्यो स्मृति हू भाख्यो सो डर मन में आयो। ’सूर’ के प्रभु गोकुल प्रगटे भयो भक्तन मन भायो॥१०॥
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
Janmastami celebrating the birth of Krishna
This profound work captures one of the most sacred moments in Hindu mythology, the clandestine crossing of Vasudeva carrying the newborn divine infant Krishna across the swollen Yamuna River. Amidst a turbulent storm lit by jagged streaks of lightning, Vasudeva shelters the luminous child under a protective crimson mantle, safeguarding the future savior of the cosmos from the tyrannical wrath of Kansa. The jackal at the riverbank adds a traditional motif of an auspicious omen guiding the way, while divine light breaks through the heavy rain clouds to illuminate the holy infant. Created by the pioneering Calcutta Art Studio, this lithograph reflects the democratization of Indian sacred imagery, allowing households to welcome the divine narrative directly into their domestic shrines with immense reverence and emotional devotion.
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