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सावरे मोकु रंगमें बोरी बोरी सांवरे मोकुं रंगमें बोरी बोरी ॥ध्रु०॥ बहीयां पकर कर शीरकी गागरिया । छिन गागर ढोरी । रंगमें रस बस मोकूं किनी । डारी गुलालनकी झोरी । गावत लागे मुखसे होरी ॥सा०॥१॥ आयो अचानक मिले मंदिरमें । देखत नवल किशोरी । धरी भूजा मोकुं पकरी जीवनने बलजोरे । माला मोतियनकी तोरी ॥सा०॥२॥ तब मोरे जोर कछु न चालो । बात कठीन सुनाई । तबसे उनकु नेन दिखायो मत जानो मोकूं मोरी । जानु तोरे चितकी चोरी ॥सा०॥३॥ मरजादा हमेरी कछु न राखी कंचुबोकी कसतोरी । सूरदास प्रभु तुमारे मिलनकू मोकूं रंगमें बोरी । गईती मैं नंदजीकी पोरी ॥सा०॥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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Krishna and Radha Celebrating Holi
This captivating scene unfolds in the gentle foothills of the Himalayas, where divine love and earthly joy intertwine through the festival of colors. Lord Krishna, depicted in his transcendent blue complexion, stands face to face with the radiant Radha, surrounded by a devoted assembly of gopis and gopas. Jets of orange and red pigment arc gracefully across the serene landscape, echoing the exuberance of divine play, or lila. Musicians play drums and horns, their rhythms giving vibrant energy to the air, while attendants mix fresh pigments from large earthenware vessels. Every detail is rendered with profound tenderness, capturing a timeless moment of ecstatic devotion and vernal renewal.
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