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आजु मैं गाइ चरावन जैहौं। बृन्दावन के भांति भांति फल अपने कर मैं खेहौं॥ ऐसी बात कहौ जनि बारे देखौ अपनी भांति। तनक तनक पग चलिहौ कैसें आवत ह्वै है राति॥ प्रात जात गैया लै चारन घर आवत हैं सांझ। तुम्हारे कमल बदन कुम्हिलैहे रेंगत घामहि मांझ॥ तेरी सौं मोहि घाम न लागत भूख नहीं कछु नेक। सूरदास प्रभु कह्यो न मानत पर्यो अपनी टेक॥
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
Krishna Krida
This captivating chromolithograph immortalizes a tender domestic moment of divine grace, capturing the infant Krishna playfully engaging with a calf while resting safely upon the lap of his foster mother, Yashoda. Crafted in 1896, the artwork democratized sacred Indian imagery by bringing masterful academic realism into households across the subcontinent. The scene radiates deep maternal affection and pastoral serenity, dissolving the boundary between the divine and the everyday, inviting devotees to witness the supreme Lord not merely as a cosmic force, but as a beloved child sharing in the simple joys of rural life.
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