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Pandit Krishna Joo Razdan was born in 1850 at Vanpoh, Distt.Annantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was a devotee of Shiva. He praised Lord Shiva in all his forms. His work and mystic poems give clear idea about his personality and about his inner consciousness of soul.
His creative
ability in writing is completely different and his poems are very musical in
approach. Razdan Sahab had intense knowledge of Kashmiri language and used it
very intelligently and with fine smoothness.
Achhe Posh Gav Lachhi Novuy Heth is a great devotional lyric
in Pt. Krishna Joo Razdan's Shiva Pranae. Here the poet shows deep devotion for
Lord Shiva and his Divine Consort, Shakti.
The lyric, as a whole, reflects the unique sanctity of Kashmir
Hindu wedlock. The chief mood objectified is devotional repute and ecstasy. This
devotional literary work narrates the story of Shiva's union with Shakti.
For Razdan Sahib, Sad Guru is none other than Lord Shiva
himself. He prays for the nectar of bliss and light amidst enveloping gloom. He
longs for the realisation of Shiva amidst the illusory cosmos. Through the
exercise of self control, he desires liberation from the shackles of lust,
wrath, greed, pride and possessiveness. He earnestly desires being ranked
amongst saints who attained Shiva hood through intense Sadhana, taught by Kashmir
Shaivism.
Pt. Krishna Joo
believes that spiritual bliss is realizable through the exercise of Yogic
discipline. He is conscious of the fact that concentration can be achieved through
Yogic discipline. H e seeks divine grace for the purification of his mind and
soul through Yoga. He prays for Lord Shiva's grace in directing his sense
perceptions of the eternal truth of Advaita Vedantic monism. The poet is
perpetually conscious about the essential divinity of man.
After thanks giving
to Lord Shiva, the saint-poet narrates the story of creation. According to him,
Lord Shiva, from whom' illusory cosmos has originated is the master of the
cosmos.
At this stage of narration, Pt. Razdan Joo ceases to be an
omniscient narrator. He sketches lightly the tedium of straight and horizontal
narration.
Pt. Krishna Joo Razdan celebrates the union of Shiva and
Shakti in his Achhe Posh Gav Lachhi Novuy Heth. Here Shiva is Chandrachud
appearing in dark fortnight and Uma is Param Shakti; here Shiva is Lachhinov
and Uma is Achhe Posh. With the union of Shiva and Shakti, spring stalks the
earth afresh and the cosmos blossoms like a lotus.
Razdan Sahib is convinced that spiritual progress is
realizable only through regular Yogic exercises.
Lord Shiva is the creator of the cosmos; He is the bestower
of respectability; being free from greed, material riches have absolutely no
significance for him. Krishna Joo prays before Lord Shiva for spiritual
enlightenment, leading to the attainment of salvation.
He was a great Sadhak
and "SHIV LAGAN" is a great poem written by him. He ended his journey of life at his
birth place in 1926 and took Mahasamadhi there.
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3 comments:
Is the text available for the poem "Acche Posh.."? And it would be very kind of you if you could translate the words "Acche Posh" and "Lachinav" for me. Posh is flower, but whats Acche Posh?
can u give me shiv bhajans from shiv lagan and shiv parnay which is written by krishan joo razdan
Can anyone give lyrics for murli shabad gav kannan by Krishan Joo Razdan
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