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हे हरि! कवन जतन भ्रम भागै। देखत, सुनत, बिचारत यह मन, निज सुभाउ नहिं त्यागै॥१॥ भक्ति, ज्ञान वैराग्य सकल साधन यहि लागि उपाई। कोउ भल कहौ देउ कछु कोउ असि बासना ह्रदयते न जाई॥२॥ जेहि निसि सकल जीव सूतहिं तव कृपापात्र जन जागै। निज करनी बिपरीत देखि मोहि, समुझि महाभय लागै॥३॥ जद्यपि भग्न मनोरथ बिधिबस सुख इच्छित दुख पावै। चित्रकार कर हीन जथा स्वारथ बिनु चित्र बनावै॥४॥ ह्रषीकेस सुनि नाम जाउँ बलि अति भरोस जिय मोरे। तुलसीदास इन्द्रिय सम्भव दुख, हरे बनहि प्रभु तोरे॥५॥
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King Janaka of Mithila
King Janaka stands as an eternal archetype of the philosopher king, a ruler who mastered the delicate balance between the duties of a sovereign and the detachment of a sage. In this delicate portrait, we witness the monarch not merely as a worldly power, but as a man of profound inner contemplation. His posture, seated in a meditative repose, reflects his legendary association with the Yoga Vasishtha, a text that underscores the sovereignty of the mind. He wears the royal crown, yet holds the prayer beads with a gentle grip, signifying that his true dominion lies within his spiritual focus. He remains a beacon of wisdom in the tradition of Mithila, reminding all who gaze upon him that true leadership begins with self mastery.
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