शृंगार· Shringara
01तिहारो दरस मोहे भावे
Tiharo Daras Mohe Bhave
Surdas
1 verse · ~7 lines · 1 min
Shanta
तिहारो दरस मोहे भावे श्री यमुना जी
Tiharo Daras Mohe Bhave Shri Yamuna Ji
Surdas 1 min read 1 versesयमुनाYamunaगोकुल
1 verses · ~1 min
तिहारो दरस मोहे भावे श्री यमुना जी । श्री गोकुल के निकट बहत हो, लहरन की छवि आवे ॥१॥ सुख देनी दुख हरणी श्री यमुना जी, जो जन प्रात उठ न्हावे । मदन मोहन जू की खरी प्यारी, पटरानी जू कहावें ॥२॥ वृन्दावन में रास रच्यो हे, मोहन मुरली बजावे । सूरदास प्रभु तिहारे मिलन को, वेद विमल जस गावें ॥३॥
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
Sarasvati with her sitar and peacock
Raja Ravi Varma stands as a monumental figure in the history of Indian art, bridging the gap between traditional iconography and Western realism. In this sublime depiction of Sarasvati, the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, Varma humanizes the divine through a masterful use of light and gentle form. She sits in quiet grace upon a rocky outcrop, her presence harmonizing with the natural world. Beside her, the peacock, a symbol of beauty and integrity, bows in reverence to the music flowing from her veena. This chromolithograph was one of the many produced by his press, an innovation that allowed sacred images to enter the homes of ordinary families across India, forever changing the way the nation visualized its deities.
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If this held you
Four more, in the same key.
Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Tiharo Daras Mohe Bhave Shri Yamuna Ji carries.
