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सखा सहित गये माखन-चोरी। देख्यौ स्याम गवाच्छ-पंथ है गोपी एक मथति दधि भोरी॥ हेरि मथानी धरी माट पै माखन हो उतरात। आपुन ग कमोरी मांगन हरि हूं पा घात॥ पैठे सखन सहित घर सूने माखन दधि सब खा। छूंछी छांड़ि मटुकिया दधि की हंस सब बाहिर आ॥ आ ग कर लियें मटुकिया घर तें निकरे ग्वाल। माखन कर दधि मुख लपटायें देखि रही नंदलाल॥ भुज गहि लियौ कान्ह कौ बालक भाजे ब्रज की खोरि। सूरदास प्रभु ठगि रही ग्वालिनि मनु हरि लियौ अंजोरि॥
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
A Dry Feast
Hemendranath Mazumdar was universally celebrated for his breathtaking mastery of academic realism, particularly his ability to capture light, texture, and delicate human and animal forms with startling lifelike precision. In this delightful and intimate interior scene, the artist turns his discerning eye away from his usual portraits of royal ladies to observe the playful antics of mischievous kittens inside an artist studio. Pouncing around paintbrushes, a discarded palette, and an unpainted canvas, the young felines discover a strange feast of dried fish, turning the quiet, contemplative space of artistic creation into a moment of chaotic, endearing life. Mazumdar infuses the scene with tenderness and humor, celebrating the simple joys of observation that underpin all great art.
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