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हरि, तुम क्यों न हमारैं आये। षटरस व्यंजन छाड़ि रसौई साग बिदुर घर खाये॥ ताकी कुटिया में तुम बैठे, कौन बड़प्पन पायौ। जाति पांति कुलहू तैं न्यारो, है दासी कौ जायौ॥ मैं तोहि कहौं अरे दुरजोधन, सुनि तू बात हमारी। बिदुर हमारो प्रान पियारो तू विषया अधिकारी॥ जाति-पांति हौं सबकी जानौं, भक्तनि भेद न मानौं। संग ग्वालन के भोजन कीनों, एक प्रेमव्रत ठानौं॥ जहं अभिमान तहां मैं नाहीं, भोजन बिषा सो लागे। सत्य पुरुष बैठ्यो घट ही में, अभिमानी को त्यागे॥ जहं जहं भीर परै भक्तन पै पइ पयादे धाऊं। भक्तन के हौं संग फिरत हौं, भक्तनि हाथ बिकाऊं॥ भक्तबछलता बिरद हमारो बेद उपनिषद गायौ। सूरदास प्रभु निजजन-महिमा गावत पार न पायौ॥
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.
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Vidura Leaving the Hastinapur Court
This poignant scene captures one of the most tragic moments in the Mahabharata, where the wise Vidura, unable to bear the moral degradation and arrogance of Duryodhana, chooses to walk away from his family and duties. Vidura, the embodiment of righteousness and inner peace, remains calm even as he is insulted by the enraged Duryodhana, who stands behind him with a gesture of mockery. The heavy atmosphere of the royal assembly reflects the impending doom of the Kuru dynasty. Vidura leaves his position as an advisor, signaling that the light of truth has departed from the throne, leaving only the shadow of pride that would eventually consume the kingdom in war.
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