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Attaining the Supreme

Hasya

चोरी मोरी गेंदया

Chori Mori Gendya

Surdas
1 min read 1 versesगेंदballसूरदास

1 verses · ~1 min

चोरी मोरी गेंदया मैं कैशी जाऊं पाणीया ॥ध्रु०॥ ठाडे केसनजी जमुनाके थाडे । गवाल बाल सब संग लियो । न्यारे न्यारे खेल खेलके । बनसी बजाये पटमोहे ॥ चो०॥१॥ सब गवालनके मनको लुभावे । मुरली खूब ताल सुनावे । गोपि घरका धंदा छोडके । श्यामसे लिपट जावे ॥ चो०॥२॥ सूरदास प्रभू तुमरे चरणपर । प्रेम नेमसे भजत है । दया करके देना दर्शन । अनाथ नाथ तुमारा है ॥ चो०॥३॥

इति

Surdas

The Poet

सूरदास

Surdas

Attaining the Supreme

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Attaining the Supreme

This profound devotional work illustrates the eighth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, titled Attaining the Supreme. Lord Krishna, adorned in celestial yellow garments and crowned with peacock feathers, gently plays His flute while guiding a radiant multitude of cows through the sacred streets of Vrindavan. Flanked by His brother Balarama and surrounded by joyful cowherd boys, the divine cowherd captures the hearts of the townspeople. Women gaze in pure adoration from whitewashed balconies and windows, their hearts enraptured by the divine melody. The imagery bridges the earthly realm and the spiritual world, reminding the devotee of the eternal abode of Goloka Vrindavan, where Krishna engages in eternal pastimes of love and devotion.

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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Chori Mori Gendya carries.