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हरि जनकू हरिनाम बडो धन हरि जनकू हरिनाम ॥ ध्रु०॥ बिन रखवाले चोर नहि चोरत सुवत है सुख धाम ॥ ब०॥१॥ दिन दीन होते सवाई दोढी धरत नहीं कछु दाम ॥ ब०॥२॥ सुरदास दोढी धरत नहीं कछु दाम ॥ ब०॥३॥ प्रभु सेवा जाकी पारससुं कहां काम ॥ ब०॥४॥
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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Lord Vishnu Seated on a Lotus
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