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Rang-Colours of devotion
Over the years, man has conceived and depicted God in various colours of imagination. From being the highest and most powerful entity to being a friend, a confidant, a mate. Rang-Colours of Devotion is an amalgamation of this portrayal by poets over different eras. It is a journey of Sufi and Bhakti compositions of some of the greatest poets and poetesses spanning between the 13th and 16th century.
According to Kabir, all life is interplay of two spiritual principles. One is the Jivatma and the other is Paramatma. It is Kabir's view that salvation is the process of bringing into union these two divine principles. The social and practical manifestation of Kabir's philosophy has rung through the ages. It represented a synthesis of Hindu, and Muslim concepts. He professed following the Sahaja path, or the Simple/Natural way to oneness with God showing belief in both bhakti and sufi ideas.
Bhala hua meri mataki phooti is Kabir’s depiction of freeing the soul of the earthly robe.The soul, once freed of its daily ritualistic endevours is free to be one with Him.
A Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Amir Khusrau was not only a notable poet but also a prolific and seminal musician, being the originator of the tarana style of music. Khusrau represents one of the first (recorded) Indian personages with a true multi-cultural or pluralistic identity.
Aaj rang hai is his composition which he supposedly wrote after meeting Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya for the first time. It expresses the joy and inner glow he feels upon meeting him.
Chaap Tilak sab cheeni depicts the poets expression of being one with the higher power and forgetting oneself in His devotion.
Widely regarded as a saint in the tradition of the Bhakti Movement,.Meerabai is the most respected and loved poetess in the history of India who left behind a legacy of many soulful and prayerful songs. She considered Krishna to be her best friend, lover and husband. Meerabai's songs express her love and devotion to Krishna, almost always as Krishna's wife. The songs speak of both the joy and the pain of love. Metaphorically, Meerabai points to the longing of the personal self, atman, to be one with the universal self, or paramatma, which is a poet's representation of Krishna
In her poem, ‘Ranaji main toh Govind ke ghar jaasoin’ Meerabai depicts her helplessness and rebellion to be with Krishna. The unique characteristic of Mirabai's poetry is the use of complete surrender to her love for Krishna. In ‘Main saaverey ke rang rachi’, her longing for union with Krishna is predominant as she says she wants to be coloured with the colour of dusk (dusk being the symbolic colour of Krishna).
Over the years, man has conceived and depicted God in various colours of imagination. From being the highest and most powerful entity to being a friend, a confidant, a mate. Rang-Colours of Devotion is an amalgamation of this portrayal by poets over different eras. It is a journey of Sufi and Bhakti compositions of some of the greatest poets and poetesses spanning between the 13th and 16th century.
According to Kabir, all life is interplay of two spiritual principles. One is the Jivatma and the other is Paramatma. It is Kabir's view that salvation is the process of bringing into union these two divine principles. The social and practical manifestation of Kabir's philosophy has rung through the ages. It represented a synthesis of Hindu, and Muslim concepts. He professed following the Sahaja path, or the Simple/Natural way to oneness with God showing belief in both bhakti and sufi ideas.
Bhala hua meri mataki phooti is Kabir’s depiction of freeing the soul of the earthly robe.The soul, once freed of its daily ritualistic endevours is free to be one with Him.
A Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Amir Khusrau was not only a notable poet but also a prolific and seminal musician, being the originator of the tarana style of music. Khusrau represents one of the first (recorded) Indian personages with a true multi-cultural or pluralistic identity.
Aaj rang hai is his composition which he supposedly wrote after meeting Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya for the first time. It expresses the joy and inner glow he feels upon meeting him.
Chaap Tilak sab cheeni depicts the poets expression of being one with the higher power and forgetting oneself in His devotion.
Widely regarded as a saint in the tradition of the Bhakti Movement,.Meerabai is the most respected and loved poetess in the history of India who left behind a legacy of many soulful and prayerful songs. She considered Krishna to be her best friend, lover and husband. Meerabai's songs express her love and devotion to Krishna, almost always as Krishna's wife. The songs speak of both the joy and the pain of love. Metaphorically, Meerabai points to the longing of the personal self, atman, to be one with the universal self, or paramatma, which is a poet's representation of Krishna
In her poem, ‘Ranaji main toh Govind ke ghar jaasoin’ Meerabai depicts her helplessness and rebellion to be with Krishna. The unique characteristic of Mirabai's poetry is the use of complete surrender to her love for Krishna. In ‘Main saaverey ke rang rachi’, her longing for union with Krishna is predominant as she says she wants to be coloured with the colour of dusk (dusk being the symbolic colour of Krishna).
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