सबसे ऊंची प्रेम सगाई

सबसे ऊंची प्रेम सगाई

दुर्योधन के मेवा त्याग्यो, साग विदुर घर खाई

जूठे फल शबरी के खाये, बहु विधि स्वाद बताई

प्रेम के बस पारथ रथ हांक्यो, भूल गये ठकुराई

ऐसी प्रीत बढ़ी वृन्दावन, गोपियन नाच नचाई

प्रेम के बस नृप सेवा कीन्हीं, आप बने हरि नाई

सूर क्रूर एहि लायक नाहीं, केहि लगो करहुं बड़ाई

I do not know at what age I fell in love with Krishna and every song for Krishna that I listened to, made me fonder. Though Surdas was a 15th century poet, what he wrote and what he felt about love is contemporary to human minds that are six hundred years ahead! Love is hence timeless!

The discreet description about love by bhakt Surdas says…

Love is the supreme most engagement of all times. Engagement here refers to a commitment, a passion that keeps you involved.

It is not just with Surdas or Krishna that love happens so subtly. Love is a charmer, it comes in all shapes, sizes and forms, and it is one thing that leaves no being untouched.

This bhajan describes subtly what love can do and what love has been doing in different eras of human existence. People of different times, of different social statures but without love, have never been convincing enough to a mind that is fond of love. So what if it is Shabari, the old lady living in a village during the times of Lord Ram or Vidur, a simple humble man, during Mahabharat; it is they who were able to make their existence valid with the presence of their most beloved divinities within their lifetimes.

The mystery of life and death can never ever be deciphered, but one thing that keeps the charm and engagement of life going is love and only love!

Love shall prevail beyond every hardship. May love always remain this intriguing and undefined!

Love

Nirupama