#nayika

[persuadedasians]

That firm ass

[arjuna-vallabha]

A painting of a Love-lorn nayika (heroine) 

A heroine clutches a plantain tree to keep upright as her legs become too weak to support her weight. She looks aimlessly towards the ground as she suffers from a condition known as vipralambhashringara, or love in separation. The Virahini Nayika, or woman in longing, is a popular subject in Pahari painting. She is often depicted alone, feeding animals, staring out into a storm, smoking a hookah, or like the present painting, clinging to a tree.

[hinducosmos]

Abhisarika Nayika Garwhal, Early 19th century.

🦇 @Bl_visualarts wrote : Thunder continues ... where is the rain?? We all want to be like the Eager Heroine (Abhisarika Nayika) out in the rain, braving the storm, serpents in order to rendezvous with her lover.

(via Twitter: 🦇 @Bl_visualarts)

[ramayantika]

𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐤𝐚

The one who separates herself from her lover due to jealousy and quarrel. Blinded by rage, anger dousing all rational thoughts, she discards all his words, shuns him and sends him out of her house. Dawn arrives, all rage, jealousy and anger simmers down, the mind has stopped playing its tricks, but the heart is in despair.

A day spent in rue, hearts aflame and broken, lips that desire to apologize, and egos too stubborn to accept their own faults.

In an angry outburst, you released poisonous arrows of bitter words. Not once, did you pay heed to him. Did you not for once glance at his earnest eyes? Where are your love proclamations now? All turned to dust?

~ The air I breathe is bitter with the scent of mountain jasmine

I hear the clouds thundering,

have spent night after night

on a lonely bed

trying in vain to sleep,

covered the walls with signs

to mark the passage of time

but you never come,

and this life is hard to end.

(Love Poems from India)

- I would sell these jewels away to buy Time,

And beg forgiveness from him.

An innocent heart, I crushed it with bitter words,

What worse fate am I cursed with? -

You give in to envy, insecurity and doubt. When such feelings arise, how come would you look beyond and see the devotion in my eyes. Should I tear my chest and show your name engraved there?

You love me, I know. I love you... dearly. I hope, you know that.

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝

𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝

𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝����𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫

𝐰𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭.

What more can I do, my dearest? You don't believe my words. I wonder if you ever have...

Betrayal towards you would mean a thousand deaths to me.

My efforts shall go in vain, for the beloved here has gone too far.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨

𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩

𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬--

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲

𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐲

No, do not apologize. I shall perhaps come back again. Nursing a broken heart is difficult especially the ones which went no betrayal but thorny words due to a rumour.

Leave my way dearest. I hope, someday you learn to see me.

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This nayika is the one who actually in dance is angry at the hero. They fought with each other, a very serious fight. The reasons can be different. It could be envy or maybe doubts. The hero can be right, he wasn't having an affair with another. The girl mistook him or maybe the guy did not come at the scheduled location on time, hence the heroine is now annoyed and rebukes him.

This could also be used as a way to present miscommunication between partners that leads to differences and fights.

Over here the girl has doubted him once again, reason not specified. But one can only take anything to a limit.

This was a very small piece of work and i hope what I envisioned for this I could put that here. I just woke up from my nap so gsvankakanab okay thanks for reading

Also I am too lazy to tag everyone because I feel I am floating in air

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Abhisarika Nayika Braving a Storm.

Place of origin: India

Date: ca. 1760–1770

Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold metallic paint on paper

• From the source: Here a woman steals off through the wind and rain to meet her lover. At court the monsoon was a favored season for love-making, for the courtier could stay at home while the lady ventured forth through the perilous storm. For a woman at court, braving the elements to reach her lover was a welcome release from the tedium of daily life; hence, this was a popular image. The peacock on the roof heralds a night of love-making.

[lemuseum]

[ambar-pe-milte-hain]

[oldpaintings]

Abhisarika Nayika (The Heroine Who Goes to Meet Her Lover at an Appointed Place), c.1800  attr. Mola Ram (Indian, 1743--1833)

[radical-revolution]

You are the earth, the sky, the air, the day, the night. You are the grain, the sandalwood paste, the water, flowers, and all else. What could I possibly bring as an offering?

Lal Ded Bhakti poem,

early 1300's

Kashmir

image: Indian miniature depicting Utka Nayika. Natural pigments and gold on paper, Pahari, possibly Kangra, 19th century

[oldsardens]

Gogi Saroj Pal - Untitled (Nayika)

[art-mirrors-art]

Shri B. G. Sharma - Nayika with Mirror (c.2000s)

Print on paper, on 35 x 48 cm Collection of Richard Davis, Bard College, Houston, TX

[thereader-radhika]

What does Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar want from Nandini?

When we read the novel, we observe see that Pazhuvettaraiyar acts like a fool when Nandini is involved. He often has an inkling of what's happening but he just can't resist when Nandini smiles or cries and demands something.

No, No, No. You can call in a thousand magicians. You can even make them live here in the palace. But please don’t go.

Is it just because Nandini is a beautiful woman?

. . . No, Pazhu is going through his midlife crisis.

Pazhuvoor brothers were born at the end of Adithan's reign and the beginning of Paranthakan's reign. Adithya I had some difference of opinion with his father-in-law (Rashtrakuta Emperor) that resulted in wars. There were constant fights with Pandyas which resulted in the Pandya king fleeing to Lanka. They grew up in this turbulent atmosphere and as career military men, they too participated in the campaigns from the time they were able to fight.

As the elder brother, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar might not have gotten many opportunities to be a carefree young man. He also had the 'misfortune' of not having a son despite marrying 8 times. He overlooked the dissatisfactions in his personal life and concentrated on his very demanding and important job. We know that he is actually a romantic at heart, but his Romeo days are half-a-century behind him or never happened at all.

Pazhu would have met thousands of beautiful women in his life. We have no reason to think that his other wives aren't stunning. But when he met Nandini, he was questioning his place in the universe. He says that Chola forces would have won even if he hadn't gone to Madurai. That was highly irresponsible considering his current position but he wanted to feel some adrenaline rush. Still that was only a small boring detour for him.

At first, I could not believe my eyes. I blinked repeatedly and you were still there. I came nearer you, thinking that you were a nymph of the woods, that you would vanish as I approached. But you didn’t vanish. I wondered whether you were a celestial being or a gandharva maiden who had been cursed to come down to earth, like in the stories I’ve heard in the puranas. I thought you might not know the language spoken by human beings. I asked you, ‘Girl! Who are you?” You replied in chaste Tamil, ‘I am an orphan, searching for refuge. Save me.'

After yet another boring war and usual success, he had a fresh thrilling experience - finding a lonely beautiful woman in the forest seeking asylum. Pazhu finally got the exciting opportunity to feel like a hero in the romantic stories he reads so vociferously! Aha! He fulfilled his nayakan part in this natakam perfectly. He fell in love, married the nayika, took her to the palace, gifted her fineries and acted amorously.

I have grown besotted with women in my old age . . . Why was she so special? Sometimes, the way she behaves and talks does give room for suspicion . . . And did he not have to consider the fact that she had dared to marry a man who was more than fifty years old? . . .  Why, she could easily have caught Sundara Chozhan's eye! . . . Why did she often sit by herself in the latha mandapam? What for? . . . And then, how long was she going to force him to be celibate, although he was married to her? . . .  It seemed like a ruse, the kind practised by cunning women one read about in stories.

At the same time, Pazhu isn't that delusional either. He feels insecure that he got to marry Nandini only on 'first come, first serve' basis. He constantly dreads youngsters mocking him. Even Sundara Cholan is younger than him despite having children of Nandini's age. Deep within, he also knows that Nandini doesn't actually love him (source: love stories of cheating women).

His heart filled with pride when he thought of Nandini picking up a sword to kill someone who insulted him. Her eagerness to protect his dignity elated him greatly.

Everytime Pazhu feels doubts or his brother warns him, he goes into deep denial despite his better instincts. When he realises that he had never seen Nandini being genuinely happy, he wants to hear her talking about harming Karikalan though he starts feeling the conflict and reminds her that he is former chief of Velakkara Padai.

He could have scolded or even raped Nandini if he just wanted to satisfy his lust. But he wants the full romantic package with intense love, small naughty talks, honeymoon trips and mind-blowing sex. She is his do-over wife, an opportunity to live out the book stories, feel younger, needed and above all, desired.

Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar (and others) is really baffled that this intelligent and responsible man is acting like a dumb teenager. He can't understand what is going on because he is at peace with the fact that he is an old grandfather in semi-retirement. In fact, it is youngsters not treating him like an old-man that offends him greatly.

Periya Pazhu finally breaks out of this fantasy and decides to behave like a man of his age and position. Unfortunately for him, it was too late and he had to pay for these fantasies with his life.

********* This might be the last in Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar analysis *********

[ramayantika]

Those soft alta-dyed feet hit the ground too hard. Fury and her broken heart shall perhaps shatter the hard flooring, just like that man who shattered her delicate heart.

Spent amorous dalliances with other women when the moon went into hiding under the cloudy veil,

Oh Chandra, could you not have revealed that deceiver's true heart when you arose in the sky in your silver glory,

When I told him how the chakora's lovelorn glance at you reminded me of him?

Kaahe ab tum aaye ho, mere dwaare

Sauten sang jaage, anurage, rasa paake baahein

Don't you dare try touching me now, your fingers burn my skin! You insulted my heart and my love when you stepped into the other woman's chamber. If not me, then at least go be true to the woman you chose over me.

ll 𝐍𝐚 𝐚𝐚𝐨 𝐚𝐛 𝐩𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 //

How many did you fool with your false promises of love dancing on your lips? The girl in pink robes with a lovely smile stared too long at you, her fondness for you sparkled in her eyes at the bangle store. Didn't I see her lips quiver as your hand gently brushed against hers over those pink bangles?

I have ousted you from my warm home of my tender heart. Come no more by my door.

There was another lady, dazzling smile, beautiful lips who left as quick as a gust of wind from your embrace when you neared by my lane. Didn't I see how you tugged at her cloth while her eyelashes bowed down at you with a soft kiss pressed to her knuckles?

A man so unfaithful can never be my lover? Come no more by my door.

Na manoongi...

Tum jao ji jao sakhi...

Why to love too hard too strong too deep only to end the heart in pieces?

Didn't once he think about my tired eyes as I waited his arrival on moonlit nights?

Not even your kind words can soothe my heart, my friend. Tum jao ji jao sakhi

Only time shall mend my heart again.

In anger immersed too deep and betrayal filling my core, I know not if I shall ever trust a man with my heart anymore.

***

Tagging: @navaratna @bluebeadss @motherofgodz @ma-douce-souffrance @allegoriesinmediasres @swayamev @thewinchestergirl1208 @kalavathiii @lil-stark @itsfookingloosah @saanjh-sakhi

[hinducosmos]

Todi Ragini Ragamala series: Todi Ragini. 18th century. Mughal

Standing beneath the pink blossoms of a small sapling, a lone nayika wanders an open glade. The vast empty landscape emphasizes the woman’s loneliness, the only audience for her longing tune being a blackbuck deer—horns delicately embellished with gold and a jeweled necklace around its outstretched neck—who serves as a stand-in for her absent lover. A cool white sun peeks through the morning haze, bringing a tinge of gold into the slowly brightening sky—the flat layers of metallic and cool colors evoking the feeling of a spring morning. The iconography is immediately recognizable as that of Todi Ragini, which recalls the wistful mood of love in separation.

See another folio of Todi Ragini at the Royal Collection Trust (acc. RCIN 1005127), which while stylistically quite different, shares a similar composition to the present painting, characterized by a scarce background and the trifecta of nayika, deer, and tree.

(via Instagram: Kapoor Galleries Inc.)

[raevil]

⸻  ❝  I  SEE  DEAD  PEOPLE  !  DO  YOU  SEE  THEM  TOO  ?  ❞ 

RAEVIL  (  kr  :  리빌  )  —  pronounced  as  reveal  —  is  a  fictional  seven  member  girl  group  formed  by  glasshouse  inc.  .  the  group  consists  of  members  marie  ,  mila  ,  junko  ,  freni  ,  dee  ,  yaoyao  &  soonyi  .  together  ,  debuted  in  2016  with  a  mini  album  REVEAL  and  its  title  track  BEWITCHED  .  their  name  ,  RAEVIL  ,  comes  from  mixing  the  words  REAL  and  EVIL  ,  saying  that  their  concept  revolves  around  real  but  evil  mythology  creatures  each  assigned  to  a  specific  member  of  the  group  .  RAEVIL  is  mostly  know  for  having  foreign  members  ,  with  each  one  representing  a  mythology  creature  from  their  respective  country  . 

⸻  ❝  RULE  #1  :  NEVER  OPEN  PORTALS  TO  HELL  !  ❞ 

group  name  :  raevil 

company  :  glasshouse  inc. 

debut  date  :  october  30th  ,  2016 

debut  album  :  reveal 

concept  :  seven  evil  immortal  mythology  creatures  try  to  find  a  way  how  to  cross  over  to  the  other  side  ,  while  wanting  to  avenge  their  previous  lives  when  they  were  still  regular  humans 

greeting  :  “  stray  souls  pray  for  us  !  hello  ,  we  are  raevil  !  ” 

fandom  name  :  nemesis 

fandom  colours  :  jack-o'-lantern  (  #e17958  )  &  ouija  spirit  board  (  #dcd4d1  ) 

⸻  ❝  I’M  GONNA  INVADE  HEAVEN  !  ❞ 

christine  ‘  marie  ’  padillo  (  1995  ) 

milena  ‘  mila  ’  novoseltseva  (  1995  ) 

sakamoto  junko  (  1996  ) 

fransisca  ‘  freni  ’  oktapyani  (  1996  ) 

nayika  ‘  dee  ’  deesomlert  (  1997  ) 

liu  ‘  yaoyao  ’  xiaoying  (  1997  ) 

lee  soonyi  (  1998  ) 

⸻  ❝  IF  THERE  IS  A  GOD  ,  HE  WILL  HAVE  TO  BEG  MY  FORGIVENESS   !  ❞ 

REVEAL  :  mini  album  (  2016  ) 

AFFLUENZA  :  single  album  (  2017  ) 

SWEET  SACRIFICE  :  mini  album  (  2017  ) 

TRIGGER  HAPPY  HAVOC  :  mini  album  (  2017  ) 

SPIRIT  PARTY  :  mini  album  (  2018  ) 

SERPENT  :  single  album  (  2018  ) 

WITH  YOUR  DESIRE  :  single  album  (  2018  ) 

PRETTY  PROMISES  :  mini  album  (  2019  ) 

WITHOUT  MY  SHADOW  :  mini  album  (  2019  ) 

TIME  FEVER  :  single  album  (  2019  ) 

OUT  OF  MIND  :  single  album  (  2020  ) 

CRAZY  FOREVER  :  full  album  (  2020  ) 

POST  MORTEM  :  single  album  (  2020  ) 

TEMPLE  OF  THE  WITCH  :  mini  album  (  2021  ) 

WICKED  VALE  :  mini  album  (  2021  ) 

HIDE  N  SEEK  :  THE  BEGINNING  STAGES  :  mini  album  (  2021  ) 

CURIOSITY  KILLED  :  single  album  (  2022  ) 

FINAL  HOUR  :  full  album  (  2022  ) 

HIDE  N  SEEK  :  EYE  FOR  AN  EYE  :  mini  album  (  2023  ) 

[navaratna]

Expression of Passion by a Lover to her Beloved - The Padams in Carnatic Music

Padam in Indian Carnatic Music are pieces that are sweet, slow monologues by a Nayika to her Sakhi, her female companion or a pet bird, usually a parrot, on her love to her beloved, who is usually the Lord. Even though by structure, Padams are similar to Keerthanas, comprising of Pallavi, Anu Pallavi, and Charanas, Padams portrays the passionate love, and even sensual love, between the singer and her Lord. Padams are enriched with the Shringaara Rasa, one of the Navarasa, the nine emotions, and show the plight of the Nayika, who suffers pain from separation of her lover. 

Padams are composed in languages such as Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam. Indian classical dancers also give life to Padams by their enchanting movements and passionate expressions. Dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Kathakali.

The prolific Telugu poet, Kshetrayya is credited with perfecting the format of the Padams used today.  A unique feature of his Padams is the practice of singing the Anu Pallavi first then the Pallavi (second verse followed by first verse). Kshetrayya’ s work has played a major role in influencing poetry, dance, music of the South Indian tradition.

Another composition that is similar to Padam is the Javali. Like Padam, Javali also incorporates the Shringaara Rasa. So you may ask what’s the difference between the both?

Padams are intricately crafted lyrical songs. The musical structure carries a Pallavi, an Anu Pallavi and Charanas. There is an intensity of outpouring of emotions in Padams. Padams are usually slow-moving songs, which have a depth of musical intricacies. They bring out their respective raag bhava to the utmost extent. A Padam may have as its protagonist a Nayaka, a Nayika or a Sakhi, who bring out the appropriate emotions.

Javalis are livelier than Padams; usually sung in Madhyama kalam (the medium tempo used in Carnatic Music). Javalis may not have an Anu Pallavi, but have a Pallavi and Charanas. Javalis do not bring out the raag bhava as deeply as Padams. They may not be as serious in nature as Padams. Owing to their relative liveliness, Javali give themselves very well to shorter time periods of Abhinaya exposition as compared to Padams which can be expounded upon for a much longer time. Javalis are usually composed in popular ragas, and their lyrical quality is apt for the general setting of a lively earth mood.

Points on differences taken from this site

In my upcoming posts, I would be translating Maharaja Swathi Thirunal's Malayalam Padams!

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