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Basant Raagini
wife of Deepak
From the treatises
The pleasant Basant is a giver of bliss, my friend, she enacts the plays of the season of Spring… And with all her companions has made herself fair. Unparalleled colour, mangos in flower, settled upon them are the swarms of deep-murmuring bees; soft are the scented zephyrs, and the waters very pleasant, women disport in delight beside their lovers. Her comrades sing with the kokil's voice to the excellent noise of the tune of the music. Singing and dancing, absorbed in pleasure, roaming through groves and forests deep, keeping her beloved Deepak in her heart, a great heap of bliss is in that Basant!
tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting (1916) · Public domain
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About Raag Basant
A beautiful seasonal raag that is performed in the Spring. It signifies new life, love and happiness. Raag Basant is one of the five wives of Raag Hindol.
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