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फल फलित होय फलरूप जाने । देखिहु ना सुनी ताहि की आपुनी, काहु की बात कहो कैसे जु माने ॥१॥ ताहि के हाथ निर्मोल नग दीजिये, जोई नीके करि परखि जाने । सूर कहें क्रूर तें दूर बसिये सदा, श्री यमुना जी को नाम लीजे जु छाने ॥२॥
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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