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Rachna by M.

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Lord Krishna Presenting Akshaya Patra to Draupadi

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अंखियां हरि-दरसन की भूखी

Ankhiyan Hari-Darshan Ki Bhookhi

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अंखियां हरि-दरसन की भूखी। कैसे रहैं रूप-रस रांची ये बतियां सुनि रूखी॥ अवधि गनत इकटक मग जोवत तब ये तौ नहिं झूखी। अब इन जोग संदेसनि ऊधो, अति अकुलानी दूखी॥ बारक वह मुख फेरि दिखावहुदुहि पय पिवत पतूखी। सूर, जोग जनि नाव चलावहु ये सरिता हैं सूखी॥

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Lord Krishna Presenting Akshaya Patra to Draupadi

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Lord Krishna Presenting Akshaya Patra to Draupadi

This deeply moving canvas captures a moment of divine grace and profound solace from the Mahabharata. During their harsh exile in the forest, the Pandavas faced immense hardship, famously tested by the sudden arrival of sage Durvasa and his numerous disciples for a meal when no food remained. In their moment of utter desperation, Queen Draupadi offered a heartfelt prayer to Lord Krishna. Moved by her unwavering devotion and surrender, the divine Lord appeared before her and bestowed the Akshaya Patra, a miraculous vessel that would endlessly produce food until Draupadi herself had finished eating. B. R. Banerjee renders this sacred exchange with tender emotional resonance, showing Draupadi cradling the vessel with reverence as her husband Yudhishthira stands behind her in awe, while Lord Krishna glows with celestial compassion, pointing toward the pot as the eternal provider of sustenance.

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