Raskhan

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Raskhan was a 16th–17th century Indian poet and devotee of Krishna, renowned for his lyrical Braj Bhasha compositions celebrating bhakti (devotional love).

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instanceOf Braj Bhasha poet
Krishna devotee
bhakti poet
poet
associatedWithDeity Krishna
associatedWithPlace Mathura district
surface form: Mathura region

Vrindavan
associatedWithReligiousSite Vrindavan
centuryOfActivity 16th century
17th century
countryOfCitizenship India
devoteeOf Krishna
era Mughal period
ethnicGroup Indian
genre devotional poetry
lyrical poetry
hasReputationFor intense emotional devotion
musical, lyrical style
vivid descriptions of Krishna
influencedBy Bhagavata Purana
surface form: Bhagavata Purana (Krishna legends)

earlier Vaishnava saints
languageOfWorkOrName Braj Bhasha
literaryForm pada (song-like verse)
short lyrical compositions
literaryLanguage Braj Bhasha
literaryTradition Braj literature
mainTheme Krishna’s childhood sports (bal-lila)
Krishna’s flute and beauty
bhakti (devotional love)
love of Krishna
movement Bhakti movement
notableWork Rasik Priya
Sujan Raskhan
occupation poet
portraysKrishnaAs cowherd boy
supreme beloved
region northern India
surface form: North India
religiousConversion converted to Krishna devotion
religiousTradition Vaishnavism
styleCharacteristic imagery of rural Braj landscape
intense personal voice of devotion
use of simple, colloquial Braj
subjectOf research on Bhakti poetry
studies in Hindi literature
wroteAbout Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan
Radha-Krishna love
wroteIn Braj Bhasha

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Braj Bhasha hasNotablePoet Raskhan