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मधुरीसी बेन बजायके । मेरो मन मोह्यो सांवरा ॥ध्रु०॥ मेरे आंगनमें बांसको बेडलो सिंचो मन चित्त लायके । अब तो बेरण भई बासरी मोहन मुखपर आयके ॥सां०॥१॥ मैं जल जमुना भरन जातरी मारग रोक्यो आयके । बनसीमें कछु आचरण गावे राधेको नाम सुनायके ॥सा०॥२॥ घुंघटका पट ओडे आवें सब सखियां सरमायके । कहां कहेली सहेली सासु नणंदी घर जायके ॥सां०॥३॥ सूरदास गोकुलकी महिमा कबलग कहूं बनायके । एक बेर मोहे दरशन दीजो कुंज गलिनमें आयके ॥सां०॥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.
Paired Painting
Krishna and Radha in a Monsoon Landscape
This exquisite miniature transports us to the idyllic pastoral realms of Vrindavan, where the divine cowherd Krishna enchants all of creation with the sweet music of his flute. Gathered beneath the lush branches of a flowering tree, gentle white cows and peacocks bear witness to this sacred communion. Above, swirling monsoon clouds streak with bright cranes, capturing the longing and tender romance of the rainy season. Radha adjusts her veil nearby, her posture filled with grace and devotion, embodying the eternal yearning of the human soul for the divine.
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