Sudarshan Kumar Kapur (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. The Satsai Seven hundred verses is a famous work of the early 17th century by poet Bihari It contains couplets on devotion morality and love Considered an important work in Ritikaal of Hindi literature it is today as celebrated as Jayadev?s GeetgovindThe origin of Bihari Satsai is rather intriguing Raja Jai Singh of Amber was lost in his young wife?s love neglecting State duties and his other wives Some ministers and his senior wife coaxed Bihari to send a couplet hidden amidst the petals meant for the king?s bed Reading these lines the king regained his senses He asked Bihari to write a couplet for him everyday and he would award him a gold coin each timeThus the collection Bihari Satsai was born out of the need of a poet to impress and that of the state to have its king back from quagmire of sensual pleasures 320 pp.