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Sita Bhumipravesh

Shanta

माधव! मो समान जग माहीं

Madhav Mo Saman Jag Mahi

Tulsidas
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माधव! मो समान जग माहीं। सब बिधि हीन मलीन दीन अति बिषय कोउ नाहीं॥१॥ तुम सम हेतु रहित, कृपालु, आरतहित ईसहि त्यागी। मैं दुखसोक बिकल, कृपालु केहि कारन दया न लागी॥२॥ नाहिन कछु अवगुन तुम्हार, अपराध मोर मैं माना। ग्यान भवन तनु दियहु नाथ सोउ पा न मैं प्रभु जाना॥३॥ बेनु करील, श्रीखण्ड बसंतहि दूषन मृषा लगावै। साररहित हतभाग्य सुरभि पल्लव सो कहँ कहु पावै॥४॥ सब प्रकार मैं कठिन मृदुल हरि दृढ़ बिचार जिय मोरे। तुलसीदास प्रभु मोह सृंखला छुटिहि तुम्हारे छोरे॥५॥

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Tulsidas

The Poet

तुलसीदास

Tulsidas

Sita Bhumipravesh

Paired Painting

Sita Bhumipravesh

This profound canvas captures one of the most heartbreaking and poignant moments in the epic Ramayana, when the noble Queen Sita, weary of constant trials and unjust doubts cast upon her purity, appeals to her divine mother, Bhumi, the Earth goddess. Raja Ravi Varma masterfully orchestrates the scene with deep theatrical grace and psychological tension. On the right, King Rama sits upon his royal throne, his posture a mixture of shock, sorrow, and helpless realization as the earth begins to open up beneath his beloved wife. In the center, devoted attendants and sages watch in stunned silence and despair, their faces etched with grief. On the left, Sita gently surrenders to the embrace of the earth, her expression radiating serene detachment and divine dignity as she departs a world that continually tested her unwavering virtue. Through rich chiaroscuro and masterful emotional expression, the artist transforms a legendary mythological tragedy into an intimately human experience of profound loss and ultimate spiritual liberation.

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