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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Raskhan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Braj Bhasha poet ⓘ
Krishna devotee ⓘ
bhakti poet ⓘ
poet ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Krishna ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Mathura region ⓘ
linked to: Mathura district

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 (Krishna legends) ⓘ
linked to: Bhagavata Purana

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 North India ⓘ
linked to: northern 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 ⓘ