Hari Aum.
This is a devotional song (in an old form of Hindi) composed by Gopal Singh Nepali for the Bollywood movie 'Narsi Bhagat'. The movie tells the story of the saint, Narsinh Mehta, who was a great devotee of Krishna from the 15th century.
Someone recently sang this song at a satsang and I really liked it. I am therefore sharing it here (with English translation).
A link to the song is at the end of the page.
Darshan do Ghanshyam Nath, (Grant me your vision, Krishna/one like a dark cloud)
mori ankhiya pyasi re. (My eyes are thirsty)
Man-mandir ki jyothi jagado, (Light the lamp in the temple of the mind)
ghat ghat basi re. (O Indweller of all beings)
Mandir mandir moorat teri, (I see your statue in temple after temple)
phir bhi na dikhe soorat teri. (Yet I do not see Your face)
Yug bite na aayi milan ki, (An age has passed but)
puran masi re. (the full-moon night of our meeting has not yet arrived)
Dvar daya ka jab tu khole, (When You open the door of Your compassion)
pancham sur me goonga bole. (the mute speaks in a melodious voice)
Andha dekhe, langda pahunche (the blind one sees, and the lame one is able to)
Kashi re. (reach the holy city of Kashi)
Pani pikar pyas bhujau, (I can quench my thirst with water)
naino ko kaise samjhau? (But how can I make my eyes understand?)
Aankh mi choli chodo ab, (Come now, stop this game of hide-and-seek)
man ke basi re. (O Indweller of the mind)
Nirbal ke bal, dhan nirdhan ke, (Strength of the weak, wealth of the poor)
tum rakhvale bhakt jano ke. (You take care of Your devotees)
Tere bhajan me sab sukh pau, (Singing about you, I get all happiness)
mite udasi re. (and all sadness is wiped away)
Nam jape par tujhe na jane, (Those who recite Your names but do not yet know You)
unko bhi tu apna mane. (You accept them too as Your own)
Teri daya ka anta nahi hai, (There is no end to Your compassion)
he dukh nashi re. (O destroyer of misery)
Aaj phaisala tere dvar par, (Today the decision is Yours to make)
meri jeet hai teri haar par. (My victory lies in Your defeat)
Haar jeet hai teri, mai to (Victory and defeat are both Yours)
charan upasi re. (I simply worship Your feet)
Dvar khada jab se matvala, (I am standing at Your door in desperation)
maange tum se haar tumhari. (Asking You for Your defeat)
Narsi ki ye binti sun lo, (Please listen to Narsi's request)
bhakt vilasi re. (O lover of Your devotees)
Laaj na lut jaye Prabhu teri, (O Lord, may Your honour not be lost)
Nath na karo daya me deri. (Please do not delay in showing your compassion)
Teeno lok chod kar aao, (Leave the three worlds and come)
Ganga nivasi re. (You who reside in the Ganga)
Link to the song is below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqkolcLouJg
Hari Aum Tat Sat
This is a devotional song (in an old form of Hindi) composed by Gopal Singh Nepali for the Bollywood movie 'Narsi Bhagat'. The movie tells the story of the saint, Narsinh Mehta, who was a great devotee of Krishna from the 15th century.
Someone recently sang this song at a satsang and I really liked it. I am therefore sharing it here (with English translation).
A link to the song is at the end of the page.
Darshan do Ghanshyam Nath, (Grant me your vision, Krishna/one like a dark cloud)
mori ankhiya pyasi re. (My eyes are thirsty)
Man-mandir ki jyothi jagado, (Light the lamp in the temple of the mind)
ghat ghat basi re. (O Indweller of all beings)
Mandir mandir moorat teri, (I see your statue in temple after temple)
phir bhi na dikhe soorat teri. (Yet I do not see Your face)
Yug bite na aayi milan ki, (An age has passed but)
puran masi re. (the full-moon night of our meeting has not yet arrived)
Dvar daya ka jab tu khole, (When You open the door of Your compassion)
pancham sur me goonga bole. (the mute speaks in a melodious voice)
Andha dekhe, langda pahunche (the blind one sees, and the lame one is able to)
Kashi re. (reach the holy city of Kashi)
Pani pikar pyas bhujau, (I can quench my thirst with water)
naino ko kaise samjhau? (But how can I make my eyes understand?)
Aankh mi choli chodo ab, (Come now, stop this game of hide-and-seek)
man ke basi re. (O Indweller of the mind)
Nirbal ke bal, dhan nirdhan ke, (Strength of the weak, wealth of the poor)
tum rakhvale bhakt jano ke. (You take care of Your devotees)
Tere bhajan me sab sukh pau, (Singing about you, I get all happiness)
mite udasi re. (and all sadness is wiped away)
Nam jape par tujhe na jane, (Those who recite Your names but do not yet know You)
unko bhi tu apna mane. (You accept them too as Your own)
Teri daya ka anta nahi hai, (There is no end to Your compassion)
he dukh nashi re. (O destroyer of misery)
Aaj phaisala tere dvar par, (Today the decision is Yours to make)
meri jeet hai teri haar par. (My victory lies in Your defeat)
Haar jeet hai teri, mai to (Victory and defeat are both Yours)
charan upasi re. (I simply worship Your feet)
Dvar khada jab se matvala, (I am standing at Your door in desperation)
maange tum se haar tumhari. (Asking You for Your defeat)
Narsi ki ye binti sun lo, (Please listen to Narsi's request)
bhakt vilasi re. (O lover of Your devotees)
Laaj na lut jaye Prabhu teri, (O Lord, may Your honour not be lost)
Nath na karo daya me deri. (Please do not delay in showing your compassion)
Teeno lok chod kar aao, (Leave the three worlds and come)
Ganga nivasi re. (You who reside in the Ganga)
Link to the song is below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqkolcLouJg
Hari Aum Tat Sat
Hari Om,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful song. Thanks for sharing this with meaning. Krishna is everyone's beloved. Jai Shri Radhe Jai Shri Krishna.
Hari Om,
DeleteYou're welcome. Yes, absolutely. Jaya RadheShyam
Today morning i have started singing "Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je" of Sri Narsinh Mehta. Now, i am blessed; got one more song to sing. Thank you so much dear spiritual friend.
ReplyDeleteBhagavad Gita : Chapter 9: Rāja Vidyā Yog
ananyāśh chintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate
teṣhāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣhemaṁ vahāmyaham
There are those who always think of Me and engage in exclusive devotion to Me. To them, whose minds are always absorbed in Me, I provide what they lack and preserve what they already possess.
A mother never thinks of deserting her newborn helpless child who is entirely dependent upon her. The supreme and eternal mother of the soul is God.
Namaste Venkata Ramana ji,
DeleteThe song 'Vaishnava jana to' by Sri Narasinh Mehta is both beautiful and filled with spiritual teaching-- thank you for mentioning it here; nice to hear that you sing this and I am happy that you have found one more song to sing.
Thank you for the apt Gita quotation.
Another one also comes to mind (chapter 10, sloka 9):
"Macchittaa madgatapraanaa bodhayantah parasparam;
Kathayantashcha maam nityam tushyanti cha ramanti cha."
"With their minds and lives entirely absorbed in Me, enlightening each other and always speaking of Me, they are satisfied and delighted."
For the spiritual seeker on the long inner journey to God, the company of other devotees brings both inspiration and joy.
Thank you very much for your message.
May Sriman Narayana bless us all.
Vishnupriya