Two lives that faced Shyam

Bhakt

A Rajput princess who took Krishna as her only husband. A Pathan poet who was named by Krishna on the bank of the Yamuna. Their stories sit beside the leelas — the same Beloved, two different doors.

Sant Meerabai singing before Giridhar Gopal

c. 1498 – c. 1546 · Merta · Chittor · Dwarka

Sant Meerabai

The child who asked for a bridegroom and was shown Krishna. The widow who drank poison as amrit. The voice that still sings Mere to Giridhar Gopal.

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Krishna naming Syed Ibrahim as Raskhan

c. 1548 – 1628 · Delhi · Vrindavan · Mahaban

Raskhan

Born Syed Ibrahim. Refused at a temple door, he sat three days without food until Krishna came, named him, and kept him in Braj.

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These pages sit next to Nava Leela. After reading, the playlist Mere Shyam is the right next room.

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