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Motherhood

A mother's love, and a mother's absence.

Poems to mothers and about them, from lullabies to elegies. They are among the most tender in the archive.

Poems: 77
Poets: 29
Typical read: 0.7 min
Common mood: Shringara

Featured verse

देखो कोयल काली है पर मीठी है इसकी बोली

कोयल Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Madonna and Child

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The Milkmaid

शान्त· Shanta

माँ

Maa

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan

5 verses · ~10 lines · 1 min

Motherhood · Plate: The Milkmaid

Parsi Girl

हास्य· Hasya

चांद एक दिन

Chand Ek Din

Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'

4 verses · ~16 lines · 1 min

Moon · Plate: Parsi Girl

Scene from a Hindu Marriage

करुणा· Karuna

सूचना

Soochana

Dushyant Kumar

1 verse · ~4 lines · 1 min

Motherhood · Plate: Scene from a Hindu Marriage

Voices

सूरदास

Surdas

18 poems

सुभद्राकुमारी चौहान

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

6 poems

दिविक रमेश

Divik Ramesh

6 poems

प्रतिभा सक्सेना

Pratibha Saxena

5 poems

ऋतुराज

Rituraj

3 poems

नागार्जुन

Nagarjun

3 poems

Meeting at the Staircase

करुणा· Karuna

एक औरत का पहला राजकीय प्रवास

Ek Aurat Ka Pehla Rajkiya Pravas

Anamika

11 verses · ~34 lines · 2 min

Loneliness · Plate: Meeting at the Staircase

Woman Worshipping the Serpent

शान्त· Shanta

मेरी माँ

Meri Ma

Ajit Kumar

4 verses · ~15 lines · 1 min

Motherhood · Plate: Woman Worshipping the Serpent

Ganga and Bhishma

करुणा· Karuna

याद आई पृथ्वी

Yaad Aai Prithvi

Divik Ramesh

10 verses · ~25 lines · 1 min

Earth · Plate: Ganga and Bhishma

Gypsies

करुणा· Karuna

कहाँ हूँ मैं

Kahan Hoon Main

Pratibha Saxena

8 verses · ~44 lines · 2 min

Existence · Plate: Gypsies

Woman with Water Pot

शृंगार· Shringara

घर नियराया

Ghar Niyaraya

Om Prabhakar

5 verses · ~8 lines · 1 min

Home · Plate: Woman with Water Pot

Yashoda with Krishna

शृंगार· Shringara

हालरौ हलरावै माता

Halrau Halravai Mata

Surdas

1 verse · ~5 lines · 1 min

Motherhood · Plate: Yashoda with Krishna

Sri Chaitanya and Nityananda Leading a Sankirtana Procession

शान्त· Shanta

शरण में जन, जननि

Sharan Mein Jan, Janani

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'

1 verse · ~5 lines · 1 min

Refuge · Plate: Sri Chaitanya and Nityananda Leading a Sankirtana Procession

Madonna and Child

शृंगार· Shringara

बालिका का परिचय

Balika Ka Parichay

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

8 verses · ~18 lines · 1 min

Motherhood · Plate: Madonna and Child

Kaliyamardan

शृंगार· Shringara

मैया हौं न चरैहों गाय

Maiya Haum Na Caraihom Gaya

Surdas

1 verse · ~6 lines · 1 min

Motherhood · Plate: Kaliyamardan

Mahabharata Scene with Pandavas

शृंगार· Shringara

जसुमति दौरि लिये हरि कनियां

Jasumati Dauri Liye Hari Kaniyan

Surdas

1 verse · ~6 lines · 1 min

Yashoda · Plate: Mahabharata Scene with Pandavas

Kunti and Surya

शृंगार· Shringara

सूरज

Suraj

Vijaydev Narayan Sahi

2 verses · ~7 lines · 1 min

Sun · Plate: Kunti and Surya

Yashoda and Krishna

शृंगार· Shringara

खेलत नंद-आंगन गोविन्द

Khelat Nand-Angan Govind

Surdas

1 verse · ~8 lines · 1 min

Krishna_leela · Plate: Yashoda and Krishna

Related themes

बाल-लीला

Krishna at play.

यशोदा

A mother and her mischievous son.

स्मृति

What stays.

घर

A house, and everyone in it.