Cheshta Lyrics

Pad 1

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠĨāŠŪ āŠķāŦāŠ°āŦ€āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠ°āŠĢāŦ‡ āŠķāŦ€āŠķ āŠĻāŠŪāŠūāŠĩāŦāŠ‚;

āŠĻāŦŒāŠĪāŠŪ āŠēāŦ€āŠēāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŠūāŠ°āŠūāŠŊāŠĢāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ—āŠūāŠĩāŦāŠ‚. āŦ§

Pratham Shri Harine re, charane shish namaĖ„vu

Nautam lilaĖ„ re, NaĖ„raĖ„yanani gaĖ„vu 1

First, I bow my head at the feet of MahaĖ„raĖ„j as I sing of His novel divine actions 1


 

āŠŪāŦ‹āŠŸāŠū āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŠŋāŠĩāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠāŠ•āŠūāŠ—āŦāŠ° āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠŪāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡;

āŠœāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ•āŠūāŠœāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦ‡āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠœāŠūāŠˆ āŠĩāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡. āŦĻ

MotaĖ„ munivar re, ekaĖ„gra kari manane

Jene kaĖ„je re, seve jaĖ„i vanane 2

Even the great sages, who have focused their minds and go to the forest for worship 2


 

āŠ†āŠļāŠĻ āŠļāŠūāŠ§āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ āŠ§āŠ°āŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ§āŠūāŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠœāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ€ āŠšāŦ‡āŠ·āŦāŠŸāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦāŠĻāŦ‡āŠđ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠļāŠ‚āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŦ‡. āŦĐ

AĖ„san saĖ„dhi re, dhyaĖ„n dharine dhaĖ„re

Jeni cheshtaĖ„ re, sneh kari sambhaĖ„re 3

And have perfected the yogic aĖ„sans, meditate upon and fondly remember MahaĖ„raĖ„j’s divine

actions 3

 

āŠļāŠđāŠœ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠ­āŠūāŠĩāŠŋāŠ• āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ•āŦƒāŠĪāŠŋ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦāŠ·āŦ‹āŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠŪāŠĻāŦ€;

āŠļāŦāŠĢāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠļāŠœāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ€āŠ• āŠŪāŠŸāŠūāŠĄāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĻāŦ€. āŦŠ

Sahaj swaĖ„bhaĖ„vik re, prakruti Purushottamni

SunataĖ„ sajani re, bik mataĖ„de jamni 4

Dear friend, by listening to MahaĖ„raĖ„j’s natural inclinations, the fear of Yama [death] is eradicated 4

 

āŠ—āŠūāŠĩāŦāŠ‚ āŠđāŦ‡āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠšāŠ°āŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠļāŠ‚āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŦ€;

āŠŠāŠūāŠĩāŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°āŠœāŦāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ­āŦāŠœāŦ€ āŠŽāŦāŠĶāŦāŠ§āŠŋ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦŦ

GaĖ„vu hete re, HarinaĖ„ charitra sambhaĖ„ri

PaĖ„van karjo re, Prabhuji buddhi maĖ„ri 5

I reminisce upon and lovingly sing the divine actions of MahaĖ„raĖ„j. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, please make my intellect blessed 5

 

āŠļāŠđāŠœ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠ­āŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‡āŠ āŠū āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋ āŠœāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠĪāŦāŠēāŠļāŦ€āŠĻāŦ€ āŠŪāŠūāŠģāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ° āŠēāŠˆ āŠŦāŦ‡āŠ°āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŽ

Sahaj swabhaĖ„ve re, bethaĖ„ hoy Hari jyaĖ„re

Tulsini maĖ„laĖ„ re, kar lai ferve tyaĖ„re 6

When MahaĖ„raĖ„j is sitting, He naturally takes a rosary made of Tulsi wood in His hand and turns it 6

 

āŠ°āŠŪāŦ‚āŠœ āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻāŦ‡āŠĢ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠāŠūāŠģāŠū;

āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŠūāŠ—āŦ€ āŠēāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠūāŠģāŠū. āŦ­

Ramuj karataĖ„ re, Rajiva-nen rupaĖ„laĖ„

Koi harijanani re, maĖ„gi laine maĖ„laĖ„ 7

Partaking in some humorous activity, charming MahaĖ„raĖ„j would ask for a rosary from one of the devotees 7

 

āŠŽāŦ‡āŠĩāŠĄāŦ€ āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŠŽāŦāŠŽāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠĢāŠ•āŠū āŠœāŦ‹āŠĄāŦ‡;

āŠŦāŦ‡āŠ°āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠĪāŠūāŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ‚āŠˆāŠ• āŠŪāŠūāŠģāŠū āŠĪāŦ‹āŠĄāŦ‡.  āŦŪ

Bevadi raĖ„khi re, babbe manakaĖ„ jode

Ferve taĖ„ni re, kaik maĖ„laĖ„ tode 8

Doubling the maĖ„laĖ„, He would swiftly turn two beads together. Often, He would abruptly stop 8

 

āŠĩāŠūāŠĪāŦāŠ‚ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŠŪāŦ‚āŠœ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠđāŠļāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚;

āŠ­āŦ‡āŠģāŦ€ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŠūāŠģāŠū āŠ•āŠ°āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ˜āŠļāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚. āŦŊ

VaĖ„tu kare re, ramuj karine hasataĖ„

Bheli kari re, maĖ„laĖ„ karamaĖ„ ghasataĖ„ 9

While giving a discourse or creating humour, He would [often] laugh. He would [also often] rub a rosary in His hands 9

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠŪāŦ€āŠ‚āŠšāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŦ‡āŠĪāŦāŠ°āŠ•āŠŪāŠģāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€;

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ āŠ§āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŽāŠđāŦāŠĻāŠūāŠŪāŦ€. āŦ§āŦĶ

KyaĖ„rek minchi re, netrakamalne SwaĖ„mi

PremaĖ„nand kahe re, dhyaĖ„n dhare BahunaĖ„mi 10

PremaĖ„nand says that sometimes, with His lotus-like eyes closed, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would meditate 10



 

Pad 2

 

āŠļāŠūāŠ‚āŠ­āŠģ āŠļāŦˆāŠŊāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŦ€āŠēāŠū āŠĻāŠŸāŠĻāŠūāŠ—āŠ°āŠĻāŦ€;

āŠļāŦāŠĢāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠĄāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ†āŠŠāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠļāŠūāŠ—āŠ°āŠĻāŦ€. āŦ§

SaĖ„mbhal saiyar re, lila NatnaĖ„garni

SunataĖ„ sukhadu re, aĖ„pe SukhsaĖ„garni 1

Please listen, my friend, to the divine actions of MahaĖ„raĖ„j, hearing to which gives bliss 1

āŠĻāŦ‡āŠĪāŦāŠ°āŠ•āŠŪāŠģāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ€ āŠ‰āŠ˜āŠūāŠĄāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ āŠ§āŠ°āŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻ āŠŽāŠū’āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦĻ

Netrakamalne re, raĖ„khi ughaĖ„daĖ„ kyaĖ„re

DhyaĖ„n dharine re, bese Jivan baĖ„re 2

Sometimes, even with His lotus-like eyes open, He would meditate while sitting outside [on the verandah] 2

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠšāŠŪāŠ•āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°āŠ‚āŠĪāŠū āŠœāŠūāŠ—āŦ‡;

āŠœāŦ‹āŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠĻāŦāŠŪāŠŪāŠ°āŠĢ āŠĶāŦāŠƒāŠ– āŠ­āŠūāŠ—āŦ‡. āŦĐ

KyaĖ„rek chamki re, dhyaĖ„n karantaĖ„ jaĖ„ge

JotaĖ„ jivan re, janma-maran dukh bhaĖ„ge 3

Sometimes He would become startled and would awake from His meditation. Seeing this, the misery of the cycle of births and deaths is destroyed 3

 

āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŠū āŠ†āŠ—āŠģ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠ­āŠū āŠ­āŠ°āŠūāŠˆ āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡;

āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠūāŠŪāŦāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠ°āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ›āŦ‡. āŦŠ

PotaĖ„ aĖ„gal re, sabhaĖ„ bharaĖ„i bese

Sant harijan re, samu joi rahe chhe 4

A holy assembly of saĖ„dhus and devotees gather in front of Him and constantly look towards Him 4

 

āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ āŠ§āŠ°āŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‡āŠ āŠū āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋ āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŦ‡;

āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŦƒāŠŠāŦāŠĪ āŠĻ āŠĨāŠūāŠŊ āŠœāŦ‹āŠĪāŦ‡. āŦŦ

DhyaĖ„n dharine re, bethaĖ„ hoy Hari pote

Sant harijan re, trupta na thaĖ„y jote 5

While MahaĖ„raĖ„j Himself sits and performs meditation, the saĖ„dhus and devotees cannot have enough of the sight 5

 

āŠļāŠūāŠ§āŦ āŠ•āŦ€āŠ°āŦāŠĪāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ—āŠūāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠœāŠūāŠĄāŦ€ āŠĩāŠūāŠœāŠūāŠ‚;

āŠĪāŦ‡āŠŪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŠ—āŠĻ āŠĨāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠđāŠūāŠ°āŠūāŠœāŠū. āŦŽ

SaĖ„dhu kirtan re, gaĖ„y vajaĖ„di vaĖ„jaĖ„

Temne joi re, magan thaĖ„y MaharaĖ„jaĖ„ 6

Seeing saĖ„dhus sing kirtans with the accompaniment of instruments, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would become happy 6

 

āŠĪāŦ‡āŠŪāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ­āŦ‡āŠģāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠŠāŠŸāŦ€ āŠĩāŠœāŠūāŠĄāŦ€ āŠ—āŠūāŠŊāŦ‡;

āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŦ€āŠ°āŠ–āŦ€ āŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ€ āŠĨāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡. āŦ­

Temni bhelaĖ„ re, chapati vajaĖ„di gaĖ„ye

Sant harijan re, nirakhi raĖ„ji thaĖ„y 7

Seeing MahaĖ„raĖ„j snap His fingers and sing along with them, the saĖ„dhus and devotees would become pleased 7

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠļāŠūāŠ§āŦ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ—āŠūāŠŊ āŠĩāŠœāŠūāŠĄāŦ€ āŠĪāŠūāŠģāŦ€;

āŠ­āŦ‡āŠģāŠū āŠ—āŠūāŠŊ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŠūāŠģāŦ€ āŠĶāŠˆ āŠĩāŠĻāŠŪāŠūāŠģāŦ€. āŦŪ

KyaĖ„rek saĖ„dhu re, gaĖ„ya vajaĖ„di taĖ„li

BhelaĖ„ gaĖ„ya re, taĖ„li dai VanmaĖ„li 8

Sometimes, while the saĖ„dhus sang and clapped, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would sing and clap along with them 8

 

āŠ†āŠ—āŠģ āŠļāŠūāŠ§āŦ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŦ€āŠ°āŦāŠĪāŠĻ āŠ—āŠūāŠŊ āŠœāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŠū āŠ†āŠ—āŠģ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠĨāŠū āŠĩāŠ‚āŠšāŠūāŠŊ āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŊ

AĖ„gal saĖ„dhu re, kirtan gaĖ„ya jyaĖ„re

PotaĖ„ aĖ„gal re, kathaĖ„ vanchaĖ„y tyaĖ„re 9

When saĖ„dhus sang kirtans in front of Him, or when the holy scripture were read in front of Him 9

 

āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪāŠū āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠŽāŠđāŦāŠĻāŠūāŠŪāŦ€;

āŠ–āŠļāŠĪāŠū āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠĻāŠū āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€. āŦ§āŦĶ

Pote vaĖ„rataĖ„ re, karataĖ„ hoi BahunaĖ„mi

KhasataĖ„ aĖ„ve re, PremaĖ„nandnaĖ„ SwaĖ„mi 10

Or even if He [Himself] delivered a discourse, PremaĖ„nand’s master would eagerly come sliding forward in His seat 10

 

Pad 3

āŠŪāŠĻāŦāŠ·āŦāŠŊāŠēāŦ€āŠēāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪāŠū āŠŪāŠ‚āŠ—āŠģāŠ•āŠūāŠ°āŦ€;

āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠļāŠ­āŠūāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‡āŠ āŠū āŠ­āŠĩāŠ­āŠŊāŠđāŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦ§

ManushyalilaĖ„ re, karataĖ„ MangalakaĖ„ri

Bhakta sabhaĖ„maĖ„ re, bethaĖ„ BhavabhayahaĖ„ri 1

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, who makes things auspicious, would perform human-like behaviour. At times, He would sit in an assembly of devotees 1

 

āŠœāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŦ‹āŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠœāŠ— āŠ†āŠļāŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠŋ;

āŠœāŦāŠžāŠūāŠĻ āŠĩāŦˆāŠ°āŠūāŠ—āŦāŠŊ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ§āŠ°āŦāŠŪ āŠļāŠđāŠŋāŠĪ āŠœāŦ‡ āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠŋ. āŦĻ

Jene jotaĖ„ re, jaĖ„ye jag aĖ„sakti

GnaĖ„n vairaĖ„gya re, dharma sahit je bhakti 2

Worldly desires would disappear upon seeing Him. Bhakti combined with gnaĖ„n, vairaĖ„gya and dharma 2

 

āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠļāŠ‚āŠŽāŠ‚āŠ§āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠĪāŠū āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪāŠū āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŦ€;

āŠđāŠ°āŠŋ āŠļāŠŪāŠœāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŠŋāŠœ āŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠ•āŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦĐ

Te sambandhi re, vaĖ„rtaĖ„ karataĖ„ bhaĖ„ri

Hari samjaĖ„ve re, nija janane SukhakaĖ„ri 3

This topic MahaĖ„raĖ„j would explain to His devotees by means of a profound discourse 3

 

āŠŊāŦ‹āŠ— āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠļāŠūāŠ‚āŠ–āŦāŠŊ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠ‚āŠšāŠ°āŠūāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠĩāŦ‡āŠĶāŠūāŠ‚āŠĪ;

āŠ āŠķāŠūāŠļāŦāŠĪāŦāŠ°āŠĻāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŠđāŠļāŦāŠŊ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠ–āŠūāŠ‚āŠĪ. āŦŠ

Yog ne SaĖ„nkhya re, PanchraĖ„tra VedaĖ„nt

E shaĖ„strano re, rahasya kahe kari khaĖ„nt 4

He would enthusiastically explain the essence of the scriptures of Yoga, SaĖ„nkhya, PanchraĖ„tra, and VedaĖ„nt 4

 

āŠœāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĶāŦ‡āŠķ āŠĶāŦ‡āŠķāŠĻāŠū āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡;

āŠ‰āŠĪāŦāŠļāŠĩ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ‚āŠœāŠū āŠŽāŠđāŦāŠĩāŠŋāŠ§ āŠēāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡. āŦŦ

JyaĖ„re harijan re, desh deshnaĖ„ aĖ„ve

Utsav upar re, pujaĖ„ bahuvidha laĖ„ve

When devotees from various places would arrive for a festival, they would bring various types of offerings 5

 

āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦ€ āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŠūāŠĻāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦ‡āŠĩāŠ•āŠœāŠĻ āŠ…āŠĩāŠŋāŠĻāŠūāŠķāŦ€;

āŠĪāŦ‡āŠŪāŠĻāŦ€ āŠŠāŦ‚āŠœāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ—āŦāŠ°āŠđāŠĢ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠ°āŠūāŠķāŦ€. āŦŽ

JaĖ„ni potaĖ„naĖ„ re, sevakjan AvinaĖ„shi

Temani pujaĖ„ re, grahan kare SukharaĖ„shi 6

Knowing the devotees as His own, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would accept their offerings 6

 

āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪ āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŠūāŠĻāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ āŠļāŦāŠœāŠūāŠĢ;

āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°āŠūāŠĩāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ–āŦ‡āŠ‚āŠšāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠūāŠĄāŦ€ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠĢ. āŦ­

Bhakta potaĖ„naĖ„ re, tene ShyaĖ„m sujaĖ„n

DhyaĖ„n karaĖ„vi re, khenche naĖ„di praĖ„n 7

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, who is wise, would make His own devotees meditate, thus controlling their life pulse [induce samaĖ„dhi] 7

 

āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚āŠĨāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ‰āŠ āŠūāŠĄāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠŋāŠœ āŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡;

āŠĶāŦ‡āŠđāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠēāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠĢ āŠ‡āŠĻāŦāŠĶāŦāŠ°āŠŋāŠŊ āŠŪāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡. āŦŪ

DhyaĖ„nmaĖ„thi re, uthaĖ„de nija janane

DehmaĖ„ laĖ„ve re, praĖ„n indriya manane 8

From this samaĖ„dhi, He would awaken His devotees and bring back their breath, senses, and minds into their bodies 8

 

āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠļāŠ­āŠūāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‡āŠ āŠū āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠ…āŠĩāŠŋāŠĻāŠūāŠķ;

āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĄāŠĩāŦ‹ āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠŠāŠūāŠļ. āŦŊ

Sant sabhaĖ„maĖ„ re, bethaĖ„ hoy AvinaĖ„sh

Koi harijanane re, tedvo hoy paĖ„sv 9

While seated in an assembly of saĖ„dhus, if MahaĖ„raĖ„j would want to summon some devotee near 9

 

āŠŠāŠđāŦ‡āŠēāŦ€ āŠ†āŠ‚āŠ—āŠģāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŦ‡āŠĪāŦāŠ°āŠĪāŠĢāŦ€ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠļāŠūāŠĻ;

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠūāŠĶ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ­āŠ—āŠĩāŠūāŠĻ. āŦ§āŦĶ

Paheli aĖ„ngali re, netra tani kari saĖ„n

PremaĖ„nand kahe re, saĖ„d kare BhagwaĖ„n10

He would use His index finger, gesture with His eyes or, call out for him, so says PremaĖ„nand 10

 

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āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŠĻāŠœāŦ€āŠĻāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŦ€āŠēāŠū āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠ•āŠūāŠ°āŦ€;

āŠ†āŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ†āŠŠāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦāŠĢāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĻāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠĻāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦ§

Mohanjini re, lilaĖ„ ati sukhakaĖ„ri

AĖ„nand aĖ„pe re, sunataĖ„ nyaĖ„ri nyaĖ„ri 1

Listening to the novel and blissful divine actions of MahaĖ„raĖ„j bestows great joy 1

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠĩāŠūāŠĪāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŠŋāŠĩāŠ° āŠļāŠūāŠĨāŦ‡;

āŠ—āŦāŠšāŦāŠ› āŠ—āŦāŠēāŠūāŠŽāŠĻāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŦ‹āŠģāŦ‡ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠŽāŦ‡ āŠđāŠūāŠĨāŦ‡. āŦĻ

KyaĖ„rek vaĖ„to re, kare munivar saĖ„the

Guchha gulaĖ„bnaĖ„ re, chole chhe be haĖ„the 2

Sometimes He converses with saĖ„dhus while stroking a small bunch of roses with His hands 2

 

āŠķāŦ€āŠĪāŠģ āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŦ€āŠ‚āŠŽāŦ āŠđāŠūāŠ° āŠ—āŦāŠēāŠūāŠŽāŦ€;

āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ†āŠ‚āŠ–āŦāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠĶāŠūāŠŽāŦ€. āŦĐ

Shital jaĖ„ni re, limbu haĖ„r gulaĖ„bi

Tene raĖ„khe re, aĖ„nkhyo upar daĖ„bi 3

Knowing garlands of lemons and roses [to be inherently] cool, He would often keep them pressed against His eyes 3

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ€āŠŠāŠūāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊāŦ‡;

āŠĩāŠūāŠĪāŦ‹ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠĨāŠū āŠĩāŠ‚āŠšāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‹āŠŊāŦ‡. āŦŠ

KyaĖ„rek pote re, raĖ„jipaĖ„maĖ„ hoye

VaĖ„to kare re, kathaĖ„ vanchaĖ„y toye 4

Sometimes, in a joyful mood, He would give discourses during kathaĖ„ [scriptural reading] 4

 

āŠļāŠūāŠ‚āŠ­āŠģāŦ‡ āŠ•āŦ€āŠ°āŦāŠĪāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠ•āŠūāŠ‚āŠˆāŠ• āŠĩāŠŋāŠšāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠŠāŦ‚āŠ›āŠĩāŠū āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠŪāŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŦāŠ‚ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŦ

SaĖ„mbhale kirtan re, pote kaĖ„ik vichaĖ„re

PuchhvaĖ„ aĖ„ve re, jamvaĖ„nu koi tyaĖ„re 5

Often, listening to kirtans, He would ponder. At this time, if someone were to come to ask Him about His meal, orâ€Ķ 5

 

āŠđāŠūāŠ° āŠšāŠĒāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ‚āŠœāŠū āŠ•āŠ°āŠĩāŠū āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡;

āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĻāŠū āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŠđāŦ āŠ–āŦ€āŠœāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ€āŠļāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡. āŦŽ

HaĖ„r chadhaĖ„ve re, pujaĖ„ karvaĖ„ aĖ„ve

TenaĖ„ upar re, bahu khiji risaĖ„ve 6

...If someone were to put a garland on Him, or if someone were to come to do His pujaĖ„,

He would become very upset and annoyed with that person 6

 

āŠ•āŠĨāŠū āŠļāŠūāŠ‚āŠ­āŠģāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ•āŠđāŦ€ āŠŽāŦ‹āŠēāŦ‡;

āŠŪāŠ°āŦāŠŪ āŠ•āŠĨāŠūāŠĻāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦāŠĢāŦ€ āŠŪāŠ—āŠĻ āŠĨāŠˆ āŠĄāŦ‹āŠēāŦ‡. āŦ­

KathaĖ„ saĖ„mbhaltaĖ„ re, hare hare kari bole

Marma kathaĖ„no re, suni magan thai dole 7

Often, while listening to the scriptural reading, He would exclaim ‘Hare Hare!’. Upon hearing the essence of the reading, He would become pleased and would sway from side to side 7

 

āŠ­āŠūāŠĻ āŠ•āŠĨāŠūāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ€āŠœāŦ€ āŠ•āŦāŠ°āŠŋāŠŊāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚āŠŊāŦ‡;

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ…āŠšāŠūāŠĻāŠ• āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠŪāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠđāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŽāŦ‹āŠēāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡. āŦŪ

BhaĖ„n kathamaĖ„ re, biji kriyaĖ„maĖ„ye

KyaĖ„rek achaĖ„nak re, jamataĖ„ Hare bolaĖ„ye 8

His attention would be in scriptural reading even while performing daily activities. At times, He would suddenly exclaim ‘‘Hare!’ even while eating 8

 

āŠĨāŠūāŠŊ āŠļāŦāŠŪāŦƒāŠĪāŠŋ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ€;

āŠĨāŦ‹āŠĄāŦāŠ‚āŠ• āŠđāŠļāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪ āŠļāŠūāŠŪāŦāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠŽāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ€. āŦŊ

ThaĖ„y smruti re, potaĖ„ne jyaĖ„re teni

Thoduk hase re, bhakta saĖ„mu joi beni 9

My dear friend, when He realised what He had done, He would look towards the devotees and laugh a little 9

 

āŠāŠŪ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋ āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪ āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ†āŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ°āŠļ āŠĩāŠ°āŠļāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡;

āŠ āŠēāŦ€āŠēāŠū āŠ°āŠļ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ—āŠūāŠĩāŦ‡. āŦ§āŦĶ

Em Hari nit-nit re, aĖ„nand ras varsaĖ„ve

E lilaĖ„ras re, joi PremaĖ„nand gaĖ„ve 10

In that way, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would constantly shower joy. PremaĖ„nand sings of those divine acts, having witnessed them 10

 

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āŠļāŠūāŠ‚āŠ­āŠģ āŠļāŠœāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĶāŠŋāŠĩāŦāŠŊ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ āŠŪāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠ°āŦ€;

āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠšāŠ°āŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŠĻāŦāŠ·āŦāŠŊ āŠĩāŠŋāŠ—āŦāŠ°āŠđ āŠ§āŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦ§

SaĖ„mbhal sajani re, divya swarup MuraĖ„ri

Kare charitra re, Manushya-vigrah-dhaĖ„ri 1

Listen dear friend, the divine form of MahaĖ„raĖ„j,

having assumed a human body, performs various actions 1

 

āŠĨāŠŊāŠū āŠŪāŠĻāŦ‹āŠđāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŠĻ āŠŪāŠĻāŦāŠ·āŦāŠŊ āŠœāŦ‡āŠĩāŠū;

āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŠŋāŠœ āŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ– āŠĶāŦ‡āŠĩāŠū. āŦĻ

ThayaĖ„ manohar re, Mohan manushya jevaĖ„ Rup anupam re, nija janane sukh devaĖ„ 2

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, who is captivating, became human-like 3

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠĒāŦ‹āŠēāŠŋāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠ°āŦ€ āŠ˜āŠĻāŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ;

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠūāŠ•āŠģāŦ‡ āŠŠāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĢāŠ•āŠūāŠŪ. āŦĐ

KyaĖ„rek dholiye re, bese Shri GhanshyaĖ„m

KyaĖ„rek bese re, chaĖ„kale PurankaĖ„m 3

Sometimes MahaĖ„raĖ„j would sit on a dholiyo, and sometimes He would sit on a chaĖ„kalo 3

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ—āŦ‹āŠĶāŠĄāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ“āŠ›āŠūāŠĄāŦ‡ āŠļāŠđāŠŋāŠĪ;

āŠŠāŠūāŠĨāŠ°āŦāŠŊāŦāŠ‚ āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ° āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ€āŠĪāŦ‡. āŦŠ

KyaĖ„rek godadu re, ochhaĖ„de sahit

PaĖ„tharyu hoye re, te par bese prite 4

Sometimes He would affectionately sit on a covered comforter which was spread [on the floor] 4

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠĒāŦ‹āŠēāŠŋāŠŊāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠĪāŠ•āŠŋāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ­āŠūāŠģāŦ€;

āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ° āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ āŠŠāŠēāŠūāŠ‚āŠ āŦ€ āŠĩāŠūāŠģāŦ€. āŦŦ

KyaĖ„rek dholiyaĖ„ re, upar takiyo bhaĖ„li

Te par bese re, ShyaĖ„m palaĖ„thi vaĖ„li 5

Sometimes, upon seeing a cylindrical pillow on top of a dholiyo, He would sit on the pillow cross-legged 5

 

āŠ˜āŠĢāŦāŠ‚āŠ• āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŠ•āŠŋāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠ“āŠ āŦ€āŠ‚āŠ—āŠĢ āŠĶāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡;

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ—āŦ‹āŠ āŠĢ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŠūāŠ‚āŠ§āŦ‡ āŠ–āŦ‡āŠļ āŠēāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡. āŦŽ

Ghanuk bese re, takiye othingan daine

KyaĖ„rek gothan re, baĖ„ndhe khes laine 6

He would often sit leaning on a cylindrical pillow with one elbow, or sometimes. He would tie His knees with a khes 6

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĨāŠūāŠŊ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋāŠķāŦ‡ āŠ†āŠēāŦ€;

āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ­āŦ‡āŠŸāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠūāŠĨāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ˜āŠūāŠēāŦ€. āŦ­

KyaĖ„rek raĖ„ji re, thaĖ„y atishe aĖ„li

Sant harijanane re, bhete baĖ„thmaĖ„ ghaĖ„li 7

O friend, sometimes, having become extremely pleased,

He would pull the saĖ„dhus and devotees into His arms and embrace them 7

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠŪāŠūāŠĨāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŠˆ āŠŪāŦ‡āŠēāŦ‡ āŠŽāŦ‡ āŠđāŠūāŠĨ;

āŠ›āŠūāŠĪāŦ€ āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠ°āŠĢāŠ•āŠŪāŠģ āŠĶāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ. āŦŪ

KyaĖ„rek maĖ„the re, lai mele be haĖ„th

ChhaĖ„timaĖ„he re, charankamal de NaĖ„th 8

Sometimes He would place His hands on their heads or give footprints of His lotus feet on their chests 8

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ†āŠŠāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠūāŠ° āŠĪāŦ‹āŠ°āŠū āŠ—āŠŋāŠ°āŠ§āŠūāŠ°āŦ€;

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ†āŠŠāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ—āŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĩāŠļāŦāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠ‰āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦŊ

KyaĖ„rek aĖ„pe re, haĖ„r toraĖ„ GiradhaĖ„ri

KyaĖ„rek aĖ„pe re, angnaĖ„ vastra utaĖ„ri 9

Sometimes, He would give away tassels of flowers or He would take garments decorating His body and give them away 9

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ†āŠŠāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠļāŠūāŠĶāŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠĨāŠūāŠģ;

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠĪāŠĢāŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠĪāŠŋāŠŠāŠūāŠģ. āŦ§āŦĶ

KyaĖ„rek aĖ„pe re, prasaĖ„dinaĖ„ thaĖ„l

PremaĖ„nand kahe re, bhakta tanaĖ„ pratipaĖ„l 10

Or sometimes, PremaĖ„nand says, that the saviour of the devotees would give away His sanctified thaĖ„l 10

 

Pad 6

 

āŠāŠĩāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠ°āŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠŠāŠūāŠĩāŠĻāŠ•āŠūāŠ°āŦ€;

āŠķāŦāŠ•āŠœāŦ€ āŠļāŠ°āŠ–āŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ—āŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪ āŠļāŠ‚āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦ§

EvaĖ„ kare re, charitra paĖ„vankaĖ„ri

Shukji sarakhaĖ„ re, gaĖ„ve nit sambhaĖ„ri 1

He would do deeds like these, about which even sages like Shukdev sing and reminisce daily 1

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠœāŦ€āŠ­āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĶāŠūāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠĪāŠģāŦ‡ āŠĶāŠŽāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡;

āŠĄāŠūāŠŽāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠĄāŠ–āŦ‡ āŠļāŠđāŠœ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠ­āŠūāŠĩāŦ‡. āŦĻ

KyaĖ„rek jibhne re, daĖ„nt tale dabaĖ„ve

DaĖ„be jamne re, padkhe sahaj swabhaĖ„ve 2

Sometimes He would press His tongue against the top part

of His teeth, and sometimes, He would move it naturally to the left, right and back part of the mouth 2

 

āŠ›āŦ€āŠ‚āŠ• āŠœāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŪāŠūāŠē āŠēāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡;

āŠ›āŦ€āŠ‚āŠ• āŠ–āŠūāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŦāŠ– āŠŠāŠ° āŠ†āŠĄāŦ‹ āŠĶāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡. āŦĐ

Chhink jyaĖ„re aĖ„ve re, tyaĖ„re rumaĖ„l laine

Chhink khaĖ„ye re, mukh par aĖ„do daine 3

When He felt like sneezing, He would put a handkerchief across His mouth and sneeze 3

 

āŠ°āŠŪāŦ‚āŠœ āŠ†āŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠļāŦ‡ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ˜āŠĻāŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ;

āŠŪāŦāŠ– āŠŠāŠ° āŠ†āŠĄāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŪāŠūāŠē āŠĶāŠˆ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠ§āŠūāŠŪ. āŦŠ

Ramuj aĖ„ni re, hase ati GhanshyaĖ„m

Mukh par aĖ„do re, rumaĖ„l dai SukhadhaĖ„m 4

When in a humorous mood, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would laugh a great deal while putting a handkerchief across His mouth 4

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠĩāŠūāŠĪāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪāŠū āŠĨāŠ•āŠū āŠĶāŦ‡āŠĩ;

āŠ›āŦ‡āŠĄāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŪāŠūāŠēāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĩāŠģ āŠĶāŦ€āŠ§āŠūāŠĻāŦ€â€  āŠŸāŦ‡āŠĩ. āŦŦ

KyaĖ„rek vaĖ„tu re, kartaĖ„ thakaĖ„ Dev

Chhede rumaĖ„lne re, val didhaĖ„ni tev 5

He had a habit of rolling the edge of the handkerchief while talking 5

 

āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠĶāŠŊāŠūāŠģāŦ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠ­āŠūāŠĩ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‹;

āŠŠāŠ°āŠĶāŦāŠƒāŠ–āŠđāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠŽāŠđāŦāŠĻāŠūāŠŪāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‹. āŦŽ

Ati dayaĖ„lu re, swabhaĖ„v chhe SwaĖ„mino

ParadukhahaĖ„ri re, vaĖ„ri BahunaĖ„mino 6

MahaĖ„raĖ„j’s extremely compassionate nature is good because it rids people’s miseries 6

 

āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĶāŦāŠƒāŠ–āŠŋāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĶāŦ‡āŠ–āŦ€ āŠĻ āŠ–āŠŪāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡;

āŠĶāŠŊāŠū āŠ†āŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ†āŠ•āŠģāŠū āŠĨāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡. āŦ­

Koine dukhiyo re, dekhi na khamaĖ„y

DayaĖ„ aĖ„ni re, ati aĖ„kalaĖ„ thaĖ„y 7

He could not bear seeing anyone being unhappy.

Seeing this sight, He would become distressed and show compassion 7

 

āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠĻ āŠ§āŠĻ āŠĩāŠļāŦāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ†āŠŠāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĶāŦāŠƒāŠ– āŠŸāŠūāŠģāŦ‡;

āŠ•āŠ°āŦāŠĢāŠū āŠĶāŦāŠ°āŠ·āŦāŠŸāŠŋ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĶāŦ‡āŠ–āŦ€ āŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŠœ āŠĩāŠūāŠģāŦ‡. āŦŪ

Anna-dhan vastra re, aĖ„pine dukh taĖ„le

KarunaĖ„drashti re, dekhi vaĖ„na ja vaale 8

Giving food, money and clothing, He would rid [people’s] miseries and with His compassionate glance, He would change [people’s] moods 8

 

āŠĄāŠūāŠŽāŦ‡ āŠ–āŠ­āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ–āŦ‡āŠļ āŠ†āŠĄāŠļāŦ‹āŠĄāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠūāŠ–āŦ€;

āŠšāŠūāŠēāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ°āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŪāŠūāŠē āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ€. āŦŊ

DaĖ„be khabhe re, khes aĖ„dsode naĖ„khi

ChaĖ„le jamanaĖ„ re, karamaĖ„ rumaĖ„l raĖ„khi 9

He often wore a scarf thrown over one shoulder.

Sometimes He would walk with a handkerchief in His right hand 9

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠĄāŠūāŠŽāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ° āŠ•āŦ‡āŠĄ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠŪāŦ‡āŠēāŦ€;

āŠšāŠūāŠēāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠĻāŦ‹ āŠđāŦ‡āŠēāŦ€. āŦ§āŦĶ

KyaĖ„rek daĖ„bo re, kar ked upar meli

ChaĖ„le vahaĖ„lo re, PremaĖ„nandno heli 10

Sometimes, PremaĖ„nand’s companion would walk with His left hand on His waist 10


 

Pad 7

 

āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪ āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪ āŠĻāŦŒāŠĪāŠŪ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŦ€āŠēāŠū āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠ°āŠūāŠŊ;

āŠ—āŠūāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠļāŦāŠĢāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ€ āŠĨāŠūāŠŊ. āŦ§

Nit nit nautam re, lilaĖ„ kare HariraĖ„ya

GaĖ„taĖ„ sunataĖ„ re, harijan raĖ„ji thaĖ„y 1

The devotees would become happy singing of and

listening to the divine and novel actions that MahaĖ„raĖ„j performed daily 1

 

āŠļāŠđāŠœ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠ­āŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ‰āŠĪāŠūāŠĩāŠģāŠū āŠŽāŠđāŦ āŠšāŠūāŠēāŦ‡;

āŠđāŦ‡āŠĪ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‹āŠēāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠđāŦ āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŦ‡. āŦĻ

Sahaj swabhaĖ„ve re, utavalaĖ„ bahu chaĖ„le

Het karine re, bolaĖ„ve bahu vahaĖ„le 2

His natural tendency was to walk at a pace and He would call [devotees] lovingly 2

 

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠ˜āŦ‹āŠĄāŠēāŦ‡â€  āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠĄāŠĩāŦāŠ‚ āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠ•āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ• āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ€āŠ°āŠļāŠĩāŠū āŠŠāŠ§āŠūāŠ°āŦ‡. āŦĐ

KyaĖ„rek ghode re, chadavu hoy tyaĖ„re

KyaĖ„rek santne re, pirasava padhaĖ„re 3

Sometimes when He would want to mount a horse or when He would arrive to serve the saĖ„dhus 3

 

āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĄāŠūāŠŽāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ–āŠ­āŦ‡ āŠ–āŦ‡āŠļāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ†āŠĢāŦ€;

āŠ–āŦ‡āŠļāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠūāŠ‚āŠ§āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŦ‡āŠĄ āŠļāŠ‚āŠ—āŠūāŠĨāŦ‡ āŠĪāŠūāŠĢāŦ€. āŦŠ

TyaĖ„re daĖ„be re, khabhe khesne aĖ„ni

Khesne baĖ„ndhe re, ked sangaĖ„the taĖ„ni 4

He would place a scarf over the left shoulder and tightly tie it around His waist 4

 

āŠŠāŦ€āŠ°āŠļāŦ‡ āŠēāŠūāŠĄāŦ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠēāŦ‡āŠŽāŦ€ āŠ˜āŠĻāŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ;

āŠœāŠĢāŠļ āŠœāŠŪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŠˆ āŠēāŠˆ āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĻāŠūāŠŪ. āŦŦ

Pirase laĖ„du re, jalebi GhanshyaĖ„m

Janas jamyaĖ„ni re, lai lai tenaĖ„ naĖ„m 5

He would serve laĖ„dus and jalebis calling out the names of the items He served 5

 

āŠŦāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ‚āŠ—āŠĪāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŠ‚āŠĩāŠūāŠ° āŠŪāŠđāŠūāŠ°āŠūāŠœ;

āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ€āŠ°āŠļāŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ•āŠūāŠœ. āŦŽ

Fare pangatmaĖ„ re, vaĖ„ramvaĖ„r MahaĖ„raĖ„j

Sant harijanane re, pirasvaĖ„ne kaĖ„j 6

Often He would walk around the pangat repeatedly to serve saĖ„dhus and devotees 6

 

āŠķāŦāŠ°āŠĶāŦāŠ§āŠū āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠŋ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ˜āŠĢāŦ€ āŠŠāŦ€āŠ°āŠļāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚;

āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŠū āŠŪāŦāŠ–āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ†āŠŠāŦ‡ āŠēāŠūāŠĄāŦ āŠđāŠļāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚. āŦ­

ShraddhaĖ„ bhakti re, ati ghani pirastaĖ„

KoinaĖ„ mukhmaĖ„ re, aĖ„pe laĖ„du hastaĖ„ 7

He would serve with a great deal of faith and devotion.

Sometimes, He would laughingly place a laĖ„du in someone’s mouth 7

 

āŠŠāŠūāŠ›āŠēāŦ€ āŠ°āŠūāŠĪāŦāŠ°āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠūāŠ° āŠ˜āŠĄāŦ€ āŠ°āŠđāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠĶāŠūāŠĪāŠĢ āŠ•āŠ°āŠĩāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠ āŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋ āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŪ

PaĖ„chhli raĖ„tri re, chaĖ„r ghadi rahe tyaĖ„re

DaĖ„tan karavaĖ„ re, uthe Hari te vaĖ„re 8

MahaĖ„raĖ„j would awake to do His daĖ„tan approximately 1.5 hours before sunrise 8






 

āŠĻāŦāŠđāŠūāŠĩāŠū āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ āŠŠāŠēāŠūāŠ‚āŠ āŦ€ āŠĩāŠūāŠģāŦ€;

āŠ•āŠ° āŠēāŠˆ āŠ•āŠģāŠķāŦāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠģ āŠĒāŦ‹āŠģāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠĻāŠŪāŠūāŠģāŦ€. āŦŊ

NhaĖ„vaĖ„ bese re, NaĖ„th palaĖ„thi vaĖ„li

Kar lai kalashyo re, jal dhole VanmaĖ„li 9

He would sit cross-legged to bathe, pouring water with a kalash 9

 

āŠ•āŦ‹āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĩāŠļāŦāŠĪāŦāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠķāŠ°āŦ€āŠ°āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠēāŦāŠĩāŦ‡;

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠļāŠ°āŦāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠœāŦāŠĩāŦ‡. āŦ§āŦĶ

Kore vastre re, kari sharirane luve

PremaĖ„nand kahe re, harijan sarve juve 10

PremaĖ„nand says that all the devotees gaze

at [the sight of] MahaĖ„raĖ„j wiping His body with a dry cloth 10

 

Pad 8

 

āŠ°āŦ‚āŠĄāŠū āŠķāŦ‹āŠ­āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŠūāŠđāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ­āŠū āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊāŦ‡;

āŠĩāŠļāŦāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠŠāŠđāŦ‡āŠ°āŦ‡āŠēāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠūāŠĨāŠģ āŠĩāŠšāŦāŠšāŦ‡ āŠĻāŦ€āŠšāŦ‹āŠĩāŦ‡. āŦ§

RudaĖ„ shobhe re, naĖ„hine ubhaĖ„ hoye

Vastra paherelu re, saĖ„thal vacche nichove 1

When standing after bathing, MahaĖ„raĖ„j looked handsome.

He would often wring His worn [and washed] clothing between His thighs 1

 

āŠŠāŠ— āŠļāŠūāŠĨāŠģāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŦāŠđāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠļāŠūāŠ°āŠ‚āŠ—āŠŠāŠūāŠĢāŦ€;

āŠ•āŦ‹āŠ°āŠū āŠ–āŦ‡āŠļāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠđāŦ‡āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠļāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠŠāŦ‡āŠ āŦ‡ āŠĪāŠūāŠĢāŦ€. āŦĻ

Pag saĖ„thalne re, luhine SaĖ„rangpaĖ„ni

KoraĖ„ khesne re, pahere saĖ„ri pethe taĖ„ni 2

After drying His legs and thighs, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would wear a dry garment [dhotiyu] tightly 2

 

āŠ“āŠĒāŦ€ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ°āŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŦ‡āŠķāŠŪāŦ€ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠ°āŠĻāŦ€ āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŦ‡;

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĩāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠšāŠūāŠ–āŠĄāŠŋāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠšāŠĒāŦ€ āŠšāŠūāŠēāŦ‡. āŦĐ

Odhi uparni re, reshmi korni VahaĖ„le

AĖ„ve jamvaĖ„ re, chaĖ„khadiye chadhi chaĖ„le 3

Having wrapped a silk-bordered upper garment around himself, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would arrive to eat wearing chaĖ„khadis 3

 

āŠŪāŠūāŠĨāŦ‡ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ°āŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ“āŠĒāŦ€ āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĩāŠū;

āŠ•āŠūāŠĻ āŠ‰āŠ˜āŠūāŠĄāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ‡ āŠŪāŦāŠœāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ—āŠŪāŠĩāŠū. āŦŠ

MaĖ„the uparni re, odhi bese jamvaĖ„

KaĖ„n ughaĖ„daĖ„ re, raĖ„khe mujne gamvaĖ„ 4

He would sit to dine with an upper garment covering His head, leaving His ears uncovered for my enjoyment 4

 

āŠœāŠŪāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĄāŠūāŠŽāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠ—āŠĻāŦ€ āŠŠāŠēāŠūāŠ‚āŠ āŦ€ āŠĩāŠūāŠģāŦ€;

āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ° āŠĄāŠūāŠŽāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ° āŠŪāŦ‡āŠēāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠĻāŠŪāŠūāŠģāŦ€. āŦŦ

JamtaĖ„ daĖ„baĖ„ re, pagni palaĖ„thi vaĖ„li

Te par daĖ„bo re, kar mele VanmaĖ„li 5

While dining, He would place His left hand upon His folded left leg 5

 

āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŠū āŠŠāŠ—āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ€ āŠŠāŠ­āŦ‹ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ;

āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ° āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ° āŠŪāŦ‡āŠēāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠ§āŠūāŠŪ. āŦŽ

JamnaĖ„ pagne re, raĖ„khi ubho ShyaĖ„m

Te par jamano re, kar mele SukhadhaĖ„m 6

While dining, He would place His right hand over His upright right leg 6

 

āŠ°āŦ‚āŠĄāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ€āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠŪāŦ‡ āŠĶāŦ‡āŠĩāŠĻāŠū āŠĶāŦ‡āŠĩ;

āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠūāŠĢāŦ€ āŠŠāŦ€āŠ§āŠūāŠĻāŦ€ āŠŸāŦ‡āŠĩ. āŦ­

Rudi rite re, jame devnaĖ„ dev

VaĖ„re vaĖ„re re, paĖ„ni pidhaĖ„ni tev 7

This God of gods would dine [in a] charming manner

and had a habit of drinking water repeatedly [while dining] 7

 

āŠœāŠĢāŠļ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠĶāŦ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠĢāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠœāŠŪāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚;

āŠŠāŠūāŠļāŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŽāŦ‡āŠ āŠū āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠŪāŠĻāŠ—āŠŪāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚. āŦŪ

Janas swaĖ„du re, janaĖ„ya jamataĖ„ jamataĖ„

PaĖ„se harijan re, bethaĖ„ hoy managamataĖ„ 8

While dining, He would give His favored devotees those food items which He found tasty 8

 

āŠĪāŦ‡āŠŪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ†āŠŠāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠ›āŦ€ āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŦ‡;

āŠœāŠŪāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠ—āŠŪāŦ‡. āŦŊ

Temne aĖ„pi re, pachhi pote jame JamtaĖ„ Jivan re, harijanane man game 9

Only after that would He dine. Devotees enjoyed [watching] MahaĖ„raĖ„j din 9

 

āŠŦāŦ‡āŠ°āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ‡āŠŸ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠđāŠ°āŠŋ āŠđāŠūāŠĨ;

āŠ“āŠĄāŠ•āŠūāŠ° āŠ–āŠūāŠŊ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ. āŦ§āŦĶ

Ferave jamtaĖ„ re, pet upar Hari haĖ„th

OdkaĖ„r khaĖ„ye re, PremaĖ„nandnaĖ„ NaĖ„th 10

While dining PremaĖ„nand’s master would rub His hand on His stomach and sometimes burp 10

 

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āŠšāŠģāŦāŠ‚ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŠĻ āŠĪāŦƒāŠŠāŦāŠĪ āŠĨāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡;

āŠĶāŠūāŠ‚āŠĪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ–āŦ‹āŠĪāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠģāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠāŠūāŠĻāŦ€ āŠēāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡. āŦ§

Chalu kare re, Mohan trupta thaine

DaĖ„nt ne khotare re, sali rupaĖ„ni laine 1

Having become satisfied [after dining], He would do chalu [wash His hands and mouth] and then clean His teeth with a silver toothpick 1

 

āŠŪāŦāŠ–āŠĩāŠūāŠļ āŠēāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĒāŦ‹āŠēāŠŋāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠŋāŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ‡;

āŠŠāŦ‚āŠœāŠū āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠđāŦ‡āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠāŠūāŠāŦ‡. āŦĻ

MukhvaĖ„s laine re, dholiye biraĖ„je

PujaĖ„ kare re, Harijan hete jhaĖ„jhe 2

Having taken some mukhvaĖ„s, He would sit on a dholiyo,

and devotees would with abundance lovingly perform (His) pujaĖ„ 2

 

āŠŠāŠūāŠ‚āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ†āŠ‚āŠŸāŦ‹ āŠēāŠˆ āŠ…āŠēāŠŽāŦ‡āŠēāŦ‹;

āŠŦāŦ‡āŠ‚āŠŸāŦ‹ āŠŽāŠūāŠ‚āŠ§āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ›āŦ‹āŠ—āŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŦ‡āŠēāŦ€ āŠ›āŦ‡āŠēāŦ‹. āŦĐ

PaĖ„pan upar re, aĖ„nto lai Alabelo

Feto baĖ„ndhe re, chhogu meli Chhelo 3

MahaĖ„raĖ„j would tie a twisted feto [around His head]

just above His eyebrows and would leave a chhogu at one end 3

 

āŠĩāŠ°āŦāŠ·āŠū āŠ‹āŠĪāŦāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠķāŠ°āŠĶ āŠ‹āŠĪāŦāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦ€;

āŠ˜āŦ‡āŠēāŠū āŠĻāŠĶāŦ€āŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŠŋāŠ°āŦāŠŪāŠģ āŠĻāŦ€āŠ° āŠĩāŠ–āŠūāŠĢāŦ€. āŦŠ

VarshaĖ„ rutune re, Sharad rutune jaĖ„ni

GhelaĖ„ nadinaĖ„ re, nirmal nir vakhaĖ„ni 4

Knowing the end of monsoon or the start of winter [had arrived], He would praise the pure water of the GhelaĖ„ River 4

 

āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠūāŠĨāŦ‡ āŠēāŠˆ āŠ˜āŠĻāŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ;

āŠĻāŦāŠđāŠūāŠĩāŠū āŠŠāŠ§āŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ˜āŦ‡āŠēāŦ‡ āŠŠāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĢāŠ•āŠūāŠŪ. āŦŦ

Sant harijanane re, saĖ„the lai GhanshyaĖ„m

NhaĖ„vaĖ„ padhaĖ„re re, Ghele PurankaĖ„m 5

MahaĖ„raĖ„j would take along saĖ„dhus and devotees and would arrive at the GhelaĖ„ to bathe 5

 

āŠŽāŠđāŦ āŠœāŠģāŠ•āŦāŠ°āŦ€āŠĄāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠœāŠģāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĻāŦāŠđāŠūāŠŊ;

āŠœāŠģāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĪāŠūāŠģāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĶāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ•āŦ€āŠ°āŦāŠĪāŠĻ āŠ—āŠūāŠŊ. āŦŽ

Bahu jalkridaĖ„ re, karataĖ„ jalmaĖ„ nhaĖ„y 

JalmaĖ„ taĖ„li re, daine kirtan gaĖ„ya 6

While engaging in amusement in the water, He would clap while singing kirtans 6

 

āŠĻāŠūāŠđāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠū’āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŦ€āŠļāŠ°āŦ€ āŠĩāŠļāŦāŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠŠāŠđāŦ‡āŠ°āŦ€;

āŠ˜āŦ‹āŠĄāŦ‡ āŠŽāŦ‡āŠļāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ˜āŦ‡āŠ° āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŠ‚āŠ—āŠēāŠđāŦ‡āŠ°āŦ€. āŦ­

NaĖ„hine baĖ„re re, nisari vastra paheri

Ghode besi re, gher aĖ„ve Rang-laheri 7

He would come out [of the water] after bathing, and having worn [dry clothes], MahaĖ„raĖ„j would come home [to the darbaĖ„r] sitting on a horse 7

 

āŠŠāŠūāŠĩāŠĻ āŠœāŠķāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ—āŠūāŠĪāŠū āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡;

āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ†āŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ‰āŠ° āŠĻ āŠļāŠŪāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡. āŦŪ

PaĖ„van jashne re, harijan gaĖ„taĖ„ aĖ„ve

Jivan joine re, aĖ„nand ur na samaĖ„ve  8 

The devotees would return while singing His auspicious glory,

and the joy of seeing MahaĖ„raĖ„j could not be contained in their hearts 8

 

āŠ—āŠĒāŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠĩāŠūāŠļāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŠ— āŠ†āŠ§āŠūāŠ°;

āŠļāŦāŠŦāŠģ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŦ‡āŠĢāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŠŪāŠĩāŠūāŠ°. āŦŊ

GadhpurvaĖ„si re, joine Jag-aĖ„dhaĖ„r

Sufal kare chhe re, nenaĖ„ vaĖ„ramvaĖ„r 9 

Seeing MahaĖ„raĖ„j, the residents of GadhadaĖ„ would repeatedly feel that their eyes had become fruitful 9

 

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ€ āŠŽāŠŋāŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ“āŠļāŠ°āŦ€āŠŊāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠđāŦāŠĻāŠūāŠŪāŦ€;

āŠĒāŦ‹āŠēāŠŋāŠŊāŠū āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠĻāŠū āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€. āŦ§āŦĶ

AĖ„vi biraĖ„je re, osariye BahunaĖ„mi

DholiyaĖ„ upar re, PremaĖ„nandnaĖ„ SwaĖ„mi 10

Upon arrival, PremaĖ„nand’s master would sit on a dholiyo in the courtyard [of the darbaĖ„r].10

 

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āŠĻāŠŋāŠœ āŠļāŦ‡āŠĩāŠ•āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦāŠ– āŠĶāŦ‡āŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ•āŠūāŠœ;

āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ—āŠŸāŦāŠŊāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦāŠ·āŦ‹āŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠŪ āŠŪāŠđāŠūāŠ°āŠūāŠœ. āŦ§

Nij sevakne re, sukh devaĖ„ne kaĖ„j

Pote pragatyaĖ„ re, Purushottam MahaĖ„raĖ„j 1

For the purpose of giving bliss to His own disciples, MahaĖ„raĖ„j who is God Himself has manifested 1

 

āŠŦāŠģāŠŋāŠŊāŠūāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚āŠđāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠ­āŠū āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠĩāŠŋāŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ‡;

āŠŠāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĢ āŠķāŠķāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ‰āŠĄāŦāŠ—āŠĢāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ‡āŠŪ āŠ›āŠūāŠœāŦ‡. āŦĻ

FaliyaĖ„maĖ„hi re, sabhaĖ„ kari viraĖ„je

Puran shashi re, uduganmaĖ„ jem chhaĖ„je  2

Having finished sabhaĖ„, He would sit in the courtyard [amongst the paramhansas], shining like the full moon amidst the star-filled sky. 2

 

āŠŽāŦāŠ°āŠđāŦāŠŪāŠ°āŠļ āŠĩāŠ°āŠļāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŦƒāŠŠāŦāŠĪ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡;

āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĒāŦ‡ āŠ°āŠūāŠĪāŦāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠŪāŦ€ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ āŠķāŦāŠĶāŦāŠ§ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠĻāŠĻāŦ‡. āŦĐ

Brahmaras varasi re, trupta kare harijanane 

Podhe raĖ„tre re, jami ShyaĖ„m shuddh annane [ 3 ]

He would fulfill the devotees by showering the bliss of God.

At night, having eaten a simple meal, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would retire to bed. 3

 

āŠŽāŦ‡ āŠ†āŠ‚āŠ—āŠģāŠŋāŠŊāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĪāŠŋāŠēāŠ• āŠ•āŠ°āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻāŦ€ āŠŠāŦ‡āŠ°āŦ‡;

āŠ­āŠūāŠē āŠĩāŠšāŦāŠšāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŠ­āŦ€ āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ€ āŠŦāŦ‡āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŠ

Be aĖ„ngaliyu re, tilak karyaĖ„ni pere

 BhaĖ„l vacche re, ubhi raĖ„khi fere 4

He would rub two fingers upright in the middle of His forehead, as if applying a tilak 4

 

āŠļāŦ‚āŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠļāŦ‚āŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŪāŠūāŠģāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ—āŦ€ āŠēāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡;

āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŦ‡ āŠđāŠūāŠĨāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪ āŠŦāŦ‡āŠ°āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪ āŠĶāŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡. āŦŦ

SutaĖ„ sutaĖ„ re, maĖ„laĖ„ maĖ„gi laine

Jamane haĖ„the re, nit ferave chitta daine 5

Daily, while lying in bed, He would ask for a rosary and would turn it with His right hand with utmost concentration 5

 

āŠ­āŦ‚āŠē āŠĻ āŠŠāŠĄāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŦ‡āŠĶāŦ€ āŠāŠĩāŦāŠ‚ āŠĻāŦ‡āŠŪ;†

āŠ§āŠ°āŦāŠŪāŠ•āŦāŠ‚āŠĩāŠ°āŠĻāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŠđāŠœ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ•āŦƒāŠĪāŠŋ āŠāŠŪ. āŦŽ

Bhul na pade re, ke’di evu nem 

Dharmakunvarni re, sahaj prakruti em 6

MahaĖ„raĖ„j’s natural inclination was such that a breach in such niyams would never occur on any day 6

 

āŠ­āŠ° āŠĻāŠŋāŠĶāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĒāŦāŠŊāŠū āŠđāŦ‹āŠŊ āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŠŋāŠ°āŠūāŠŊāŦ‡;

āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠ…āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠēāŠ—āŠūāŠ° āŠ…āŠĄāŦ€â€Ą āŠœāŠūāŠŊāŦ‡. āŦ­

Bhara NidraĖ„maĖ„ re, podhyaĖ„ hoy MuniraĖ„y, Koi ajaĖ„ne re, lagaĖ„r adki jaĖ„y 7

[Even while] in deep sleep, [if] someone were to accidentally touch Him 7

 

āŠĪāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŦāŠĄāŠ•āŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠœāŠūāŠ—āŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ° āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ;

‘āŠ•āŦ‹āŠĢ āŠ›āŦ‡?’ āŠŠāŦ‚āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦ‡āŠĩāŠ•āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠ§āŠūāŠŪ. āŦŪ

TyaĖ„re fadki re, jaĖ„ge Sundar ShyaĖ„m, 

‘Kon chhe?’ puchhe re, sevakne SukhadhaĖ„m 8

At that time, MahaĖ„raĖ„j would suddenly awake and ask His attendant, 'Who is it?' 8

 

āŠāŠĩāŦ€ āŠēāŦ€āŠēāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ…āŠĻāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠ…āŠŠāŠūāŠ°;

āŠŪāŦ‡āŠ‚ āŠĪāŦ‹ āŠ—āŠūāŠˆ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠ•āŠūāŠ‚āŠˆāŠ• āŠŪāŠĪāŠŋ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠļāŠūāŠ°. āŦŊ

Evi lilaĖ„ re, Harini anant apaĖ„r

 Me to gaĖ„i re, kaĖ„ik mati anusaĖ„r 9

I have sung such endless and infinite divine actions of MahaĖ„raĖ„j according to my slight intellect 9

 

āŠœāŦ‡ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ€āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠķāŦ€āŠ–āŠķāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠĢāŠķāŦ‡ āŠ—āŠūāŠķāŦ‡;

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠĻāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡, āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€ āŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ€ āŠĨāŠūāŠķāŦ‡. āŦ§āŦĶ

Je koi prite re, shikhshe sunashe gaĖ„she 

PremaĖ„nandno re, SwaĖ„mi raĖ„ji thaĖ„she10

PremaĖ„nand’s SwaĖ„mi will become pleased on whosoever affectionately learns, listens to, and sings [these divine actions]. 10

 

OraĖ„ aĖ„vo ShyaĖ„m sanehi

 āŠ“āŠ°āŠū āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ āŠļāŠĻāŦ‡āŠđāŦ€, āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ° āŠĩāŠ° āŠœāŦ‹āŠ‰āŠ‚ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠœāŠĪāŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū, āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚āŠđāŦ€ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‹āŠ‰āŠ‚ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦ§

OraĖ„ aĖ„vo ShyaĖ„m sanehi, sundarvar jou VhaĖ„laĖ„

Jatan karine jivan maĖ„raĖ„, jivamaĖ„hi prou VhaĖ„laĖ„ 1

My beloved MahaĖ„raĖ„j, You are the most handsome of all; come near so that I may see you. You are my life, and with great care, I shall thread [Your image] into my soul 1

 

āŠšāŠŋāŠđāŦāŠĻ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ—āŦ‹āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ—āŠĻāŠūāŠ‚, āŠļāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠļāŠ‚āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠĻāŠ–āŠķāŠŋāŠ– āŠĻāŦ€āŠ°āŠ–āŦ€ āŠĻāŦŒāŠĪāŠŪ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū, āŠ‰āŠ°āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ‰āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦĻ

Chinha anupam ango-angnaĖ„, surate sambhaĖ„ru VhaĖ„laĖ„

Nakh-shikh nirakhi nautam maĖ„raĖ„, urma utaĖ„ru VhaĖ„laĖ„ 2

With concentration, I remember the indescribable signs on the various parts of your body. As I see the [various] parts of Your body from head to toe, which always seem novel, I place [their image] into my heart 2

 

āŠ…āŠ°āŦāŠĢ āŠ•āŠŪāŠģāŠļāŠŪ āŠœāŦāŠ—āŠē āŠšāŠ°āŠĢāŠĻāŦ€, āŠķāŦ‹āŠ­āŠū āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠļāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠšāŠŋāŠ‚āŠĪāŠĩāŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°āŠĩāŠū āŠ†āŠĪāŦāŠ° āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ, āŠŪāŠĻ āŠĩāŦƒāŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠŋ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦĐ

Arun kamalsam jugal charanani, shobhaĖ„ ati saĖ„ri VhaĖ„laĖ„

Chintavan karvaĖ„ aĖ„tur ati, manavrutti maĖ„ri VhaĖ„laĖ„ 3

Your feet, coloured red [pink] like lotuses, are extremely beautiful. My mind is extremely eager to contemplate [on them]. 3

 

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠĨāŠŪ āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠšāŠŋāŠ‚āŠĪāŠĩāŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°āŦāŠ‚, āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ° āŠļāŦ‹āŠģāŦ‡ āŠšāŠŋāŠđāŦāŠĻ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠŠāŠ°āŦāŠ§āŦāŠĩāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ–āŠū āŠ“āŠŠāŦ€ āŠ°āŠđāŦ€, āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋāŠķāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠĩāŦ€āŠĻ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... 4

Pratham te chintavan karu, sundar sole chinha VhaĖ„laĖ„

Urdhva-rekhaĖ„ opi rahi, atishe navin VhaĖ„laĖ„ 4

I first contemplate on all sixteen beautiful signs on Your feet. The Urdhva-rekha is striking and extremely novel. 4

 

āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ—āŦ‚āŠ āŠū āŠ†āŠ‚āŠ—āŠģāŦ€ āŠĩāŠšāŦāŠšāŦ‡āŠĨāŦ€, āŠĻāŦ€āŠļāŠ°āŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ†āŠĩāŦ€ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū; 

āŠŠāŠūāŠĻāŦ€āŠĻāŦ€ āŠŽāŦ‡ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠœāŦ‹āŠĪāŠūāŠ‚, āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠ­āŠūāŠĩāŦ€ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū...   5

AnguthaĖ„ aĖ„ngali vacchethi, nisarine aĖ„vi VhaĖ„laĖ„

PaĖ„nini be kore jotaĖ„, bhaktane man bhaĖ„vi VhaĖ„laĖ„ 5

As it emanates from between the big toe and second toe and [forks] to both sides of the heel, seeing which, the devotees’ minds are pleased. 5

 

āŠœāŦāŠ—āŠē āŠšāŠ°āŠĢāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ•āŠđāŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠĻāŦ‹āŠđāŠ°, āŠšāŠŋāŠđāŦāŠĻ āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĻāŠūāŠŪ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠķāŦāŠĶāŦāŠ§ āŠŪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠļāŠ‚āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŠĪāŠūāŠ‚, āŠĻāŠūāŠķ āŠŠāŠūāŠŪāŦ‡ āŠ•āŠūāŠŪ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦŽ

Jugal charanmaĖ„ kahu manohar, chinha tenaĖ„ naĖ„m VhaĖ„laĖ„

Shuddha mane kari sambhaĖ„rataĖ„, naĖ„sh paĖ„me kaĖ„m VhaĖ„laĖ„ 6

Now I shall tell you the names of the captivating [divine] signs on

[MahaĖ„raĖ„j’s] feet. By recalling these signs with a pure mind, desires are destroyed 6

 

āŠ…āŠ·āŦāŠŸāŠ•āŦ‹āŠĢ āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ°āŦāŠ§āŦāŠĩāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ–āŠū, āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠļāŦāŠĪāŠŋāŠ• āŠœāŠūāŠ‚āŠŽāŦ āŠœāŠĩ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠĩāŠœāŦāŠ° āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ•āŦāŠķ āŠ•āŦ‡āŠĪāŦ āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠĶāŦāŠŪ, āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ—āŦ‡ āŠĻāŠĩ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦ­

Ashtakon ne urdhva-rekhaĖ„, swastik, jambu, jav VhaĖ„laĖ„

Vajra, ankush, ketu ne padma, jamane page nav VhaĖ„laĖ„ 7

An octagon, urdhva-rekhaĖ„, swastik, jambu, barley, thunder bolt, ankush, flag and lotus are the nine signs on His right foot 7

 

āŠĪāŦāŠ°āŠŋāŠ•āŦ‹āŠĢ āŠ•āŠģāŠķ āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ—āŦ‹āŠŠāŠĶ āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ°, āŠ§āŠĻāŦāŠ· āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŪāŦ€āŠĻ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠ…āŠ°āŦāŠ§āŠšāŠ‚āŠĶāŦāŠ° āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĩāŦāŠŊāŦ‹āŠŪ āŠļāŠūāŠĪ āŠ›āŦ‡, āŠĄāŠūāŠŽāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ—āŦ‡ āŠšāŠŋāŠđāŦāŠĻ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦŪ

Trikon, kalash ne gopad sundar, dhanush ne min VhaĖ„laĖ„

Ardhachandra ne vyom saĖ„t chhe, daĖ„be page chinha VhaĖ„laĖ„ 8

A triangle, kalash, beautiful gopad (cow's hoof-print), bow, fish, crescent-moon, and sky are the seven signs on the left foot 8

 

āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŠū āŠŠāŠ—āŠĻāŠū āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ—āŦ‚āŠ āŠūāŠĻāŠū, āŠĻāŠ–āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚āŠđāŦ€ āŠšāŠŋāŠđāŦāŠĻ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‹ āŠĻāŦ€āŠ°āŠ–āŦ‡ āŠœāŦ‡ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪ, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ€āŠĪāŠŋāŠ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠĩāŦ€āŠĢ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦŊ

JamanaĖ„ pagnaĖ„ anguthaĖ„naĖ„, nakhamaĖ„hi chinha VhaĖ„laĖ„

Te to nirakhe je koi bhakta, pritie pravin VhaĖ„laĖ„ 9

There is a mark inside the nail of the right foot’s big toe. Any devotee who sees this mark develops perfect affection 9

 

āŠ āŠœ āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ—āŦ‚āŠ āŠūāŠĻāŦ€ āŠŠāŠūāŠļāŦ‡, āŠĪāŠŋāŠē āŠāŠ• āŠĻāŦŒāŠĪāŠŪ āŠ§āŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū;

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡ āŠĻāŦ€āŠ°āŠ–āŦāŠ‚ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ€āŠĪāŦ‡, āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠĢ āŠēāŠˆ āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠĩāŦāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū... āŦ§āŦĶ

E j anguthaĖ„ni paĖ„se, til ek nautam dhaĖ„ru VhaĖ„laĖ„ PremaĖ„nand kahe nirakhu prite, praĖ„n lai vaĖ„ru VhaĖ„laĖ„ 10

I meditate upon the seemingly novel beauty mark near that same [right] big toe. PremaĖ„nand SwaĖ„mi says that I would sacrifice my life to affectionately view [these marks] 10

 

Have maĖ„raĖ„ VahaĖ„laĖ„ne nahi re

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āŠđāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠđāŠŋ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĩāŠŋāŠļāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡,

 āŠķāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠļ āŠ‰āŠšāŦāŠ›āŦâ€āŠĩāŠūāŠļāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠŊ āŠļāŠ‚āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦ§

Have maĖ„raĖ„ VahaĖ„laĖ„ne nahi re visaĖ„ru re,

ShvaĖ„so-chhvaĖ„se te nitya sambhaĖ„ru re 1

I will never forget my Beloved, with every breath I regularly remember [Him] 1

 

āŠŠāŠĄāŦāŠŊāŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠļāŠđāŠœāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠœāŦ€ āŠķāŦāŠ‚ āŠŠāŠūāŠĻāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡,

 āŠđāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠđāŦāŠ‚ āŠĪāŦ‹ āŠ•āŦ‡āŠŪ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦ€āŠķ āŠ›āŠūāŠĻāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦĻ

Padyu maĖ„re SahajaĖ„nandji shu paĖ„nu re,

Have hu to kem kari raĖ„khish chhaĖ„nu re 2

Having attained SahajaĖ„nandji, how can I now possibly keep it a secret? 2

 

āŠ†āŠĩāŦāŠŊāŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠĩāŠ° āŠĩāŠ°āŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŦāŠ‚ āŠŸāŠūāŠĢāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡,

 āŠ āŠĩāŠ° āŠĻ āŠŪāŠģāŦ‡ āŠ–āŠ°āŠšāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠūāŠĢāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦĐ

AĖ„vyu maĖ„re Harivar varvaĖ„nu taĖ„nu re,

E var na male kharache naĖ„nu re 3

The time has come for me to wed MahaĖ„raĖ„j.

[an attainment] that cannot be obtained by spending money 3

 

āŠ āŠĩāŠ° āŠ­āŠūāŠ—āŦāŠŊ āŠĩāŠŋāŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠĩ āŠ­āŠūāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡,

 āŠ āŠļāŦāŠĻāŦ‡āŠđ āŠēāŠ—āŦāŠĻ āŠĩāŠŋāŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠĩ āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŠ

E var bhaĖ„gya vinaĖ„ nav bhaĖ„ve re,

E sneh lagna vinaĖ„ nav aĖ„ve re 4

That attainment cannot be enjoyed without fortune. 

That love doesn’t come without an internal desire 4

 

āŠĶāŦāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŪāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‡āŠŪ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡āŠœāŦāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡,

 āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠđāŦƒāŠĶāŠŊāŠūāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ­āŦ€āŠĪāŠ° āŠ°āŠđāŦ‡āŠœāŦāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŦ

Durijan man re maĖ„ne tem kahejyo re,

SwaĖ„mi maĖ„raĖ„ hrudiyaĖ„ni bhitar rahejyo re 5

Let the non-believers speak whatever their minds believe. 

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, [please] reside inside my heart 5

 

āŠđāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠđāŦāŠ‚ āŠĪāŦ‹ āŠŠāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĢ āŠŠāŠĶāŠĩāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠūāŠŪāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡,

 āŠŪāŠģāŦāŠŊāŠū āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠŋāŠ·āŦāŠ•āŦāŠģāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠĻāŠū āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡. āŦŽ

Have hu to puran padvine paĖ„mi re,

MalyaĖ„ mune NishkulaĖ„nandnaĖ„ SwaĖ„mi 6

Having attained NishkulaĖ„nand’s master,

I have now attained a status of perfection 6

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āŠđāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠūāŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĶāŠ°āŦāŠķāŠĻ āŠļāŠūāŠ°āŦ,

 āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻ āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠđāŠœāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠđāŠœāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚. āŦ§

Have maĖ„raĖ„ VahaĖ„laĖ„naĖ„ darshan saĖ„ru,

Harijan aĖ„ve hajaĖ„re hajaĖ„ru. 1

Now, thousands and thousands of devotees come for My beloved’s darshan. 1

 

āŠĒāŦ‹āŠēāŠŋāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠŋāŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ‡ āŠļāŠđāŠœāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€,

 āŠŠāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĢ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦāŠ·āŦ‹āŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠŪ āŠ…āŠ‚āŠĪāŠ°āŠœāŠūāŠŪāŦ€. āŦĻ

Dholiye biraĖ„je SahajaĖ„nand SwaĖ„mi,

Puran Purushottam antaryaĖ„mi.2

SahajaĖ„nand SwaĖ„mi, who is the ultimate [supreme] Godhead, and who is omniscient, now sits on a dholiyo.2

 

āŠļāŠ­āŠū āŠŪāŠ§āŦāŠŊāŦ‡ āŠŽāŦ‡āŠ āŠūāŠ‚ āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŠŋāŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĩāŦƒāŠ‚āŠĶ;

 āŠĪāŦ‡āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠķāŦ‹āŠ­āŦ‡ āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĩāŦ€āŠ‚āŠŸāŦāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠœāŦ‡āŠŪ āŠšāŠ‚āŠĶāŦāŠ°. āŦĐ

SabhaĖ„ madhye bethaĖ„ muninaĖ„ vrund,

TemaĖ„ shobhe taĖ„re vintyo jem chandra.3

He [MahaĖ„raĖ„j] sits amidst an assembly of saĖ„dhus

just as the moon looks beautiful when encircled by stars in the sky 3.

 

āŠĶāŦāŠ°āŦāŠ—āŠŠāŦāŠ° āŠ–āŦ‡āŠē āŠ°āŠšāŦāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ­āŠūāŠ°āŦ€,

 āŠ­āŦ‡āŠģāŠū āŠ°āŠŪāŦ‡ āŠļāŠūāŠ§āŦ āŠ…āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŽāŦāŠ°āŠđāŦāŠŪāŠšāŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦŠ

Durgapur khel rachyo ati bhaĖ„ri,

BhelaĖ„ rame saĖ„dhu ane brahmachaĖ„ri 4

In GadhadaĖ„, a divine 'dance' takes place [assembly gathers], in

which [MahaĖ„raĖ„j] 'plays' [converses] together with saĖ„dhus and brahmachaĖ„ris 4

 

āŠĪāŠūāŠģāŦ€ āŠŠāŠĄāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠŠāŠĄāŠĪāŦ€ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠļāŠūāŠ°āŦ€,

 āŠ§āŦ‚āŠĻāŦāŠŊ āŠĨāŠūāŠŊ āŠšāŦŒāŠĶ āŠēāŦ‹āŠ• āŠĨāŠ•āŦ€ āŠĻāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ°āŦ€. āŦŦ

TaĖ„li pade upadati ati saĖ„ri,

Dhunya thaĖ„y chaud lok thaki nyaĖ„ri 5

While clapping rapidly, an enchanting dhun is sung, unique in the 14 loks 5

 

āŠŠāŠūāŠ˜āŠēāŠĄāŦ€āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ›āŦ‹āŠ—āŠēāŠŋāŠŊāŦāŠ‚ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠķāŦ‹āŠ­āŦ‡,

 āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋāŠœāŠĻāŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠēāŦ‹āŠ­āŦ‡. āŦŽ

PaĖ„ghaladimaĖ„ chhogaliyu ati shobhe,

Joi joi harijananaĖ„ man lobhe 6

The devotees’ minds become infatuated on seeing MahaĖ„raĖ„j’s extremely beautiful chhogalu on His paĖ„gh 

 

āŠŠāŠ§āŠūāŠ°āŦāŠŊāŠū āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŦ‹ āŠļāŠ°āŦāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠĻāŠū āŠ°āŠūāŠķāŦ€,

 āŠļāŠđāŠœāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ…āŠ•āŦāŠ·āŠ°āŠ§āŠūāŠŪāŠĻāŠū āŠĩāŠūāŠļāŦ€. āŦ­

PadhaĖ„ryaĖ„ vahaĖ„lo sarve te sukhnaĖ„ raĖ„shi,

SahajaĖ„nand AkshardhaĖ„mnaĖ„ VaĖ„si.7

Thus arrived our beloved [MahaĖ„raĖ„j], an abundance of bliss, and resident of AkshardhaĖ„m.7

 

āŠ­āŠūāŠ‚āŠ—āŦ€ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠœāŠĻāŦāŠŪāŦ‹āŠœāŠĻāŠŪāŠĻāŦ€ āŠ–āŠūāŠŪāŦ€,

 āŠŪāŠģāŦāŠŊāŠū āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠŋāŠ·āŦāŠ•āŦāŠģāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠĻāŠū āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŦ€. āŦŪ

BhaĖ„ngi maĖ„ri janamo-janamni khaĖ„mi,

MalyaĖ„ mune NishkulaĖ„nandnaĖ„ SwaĖ„mi.8

Having attained NishkulaĖ„nand’s master,

the shortcomings of all my births have been destroyed.8

 

[Meditate]

 

Podhe Prabhu sakal munike Shyām

āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĒāŦ‡ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ­āŦ āŠļāŠ•āŠē āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŠŋāŠ•āŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ;

āŠļāŦāŠĩāŠūāŠŪāŠŋāŠĻāŠūāŠ°āŠūāŠŊāŠĢ āŠĶāŠŋāŠĩāŦāŠŊ āŠŪāŦ‚āŠ°āŦāŠĪāŠŋ, āŠļāŠ‚āŠĪāŠĻāŠ•āŦ‡ āŠĩāŠŋāŠķāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠŪ... āŠŸāŦ‡āŠ•

Podhe Prabhu sakal munike ShyaĖ„m;

SwaĖ„minaĖ„raĖ„yan divyamurti, Santanke VisharaĖ„m... Podhe

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, the God of all saĖ„dhus, now sleeps. SwaĖ„minaĖ„raĖ„yan’s divine murti is the refuge of all saĖ„dhus.

āŠ…āŠ•āŦāŠ·āŠ° āŠŠāŠ° āŠ†āŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ˜āŠĻ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ­āŦ, āŠ•āŠŋāŠŊāŦ‹ āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ­āŦ‚āŠŠāŠ° āŠ āŠūāŠŪ;

āŠœāŦ‡āŠđāŦ€ āŠŪāŠŋāŠēāŠĪ āŠœāŠĻ āŠĪāŠ°āŠĪ āŠŪāŠūāŠŊāŠū, āŠēāŠđāŠĪ āŠ…āŠ•āŦāŠ·āŠ°āŠ§āŠūāŠŪ... āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĒāŦ‡ āŦ§

Akshar par aĖ„nandghan Prabhu, kiyo he bhupar thaĖ„m;

Jehi milat jan tarat maĖ„yaĖ„, lahat AkshardhaĖ„m... Podhe [ 1 ]

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, who is above Akshar and who is completely blissful,

has taken residence upon this earth. Any person who associates with Him, crosses maĖ„yaĖ„ and attains AkshardhaĖ„m.1

 

āŠķāŠūāŠ°āŠĶ āŠķāŦ‡āŠ· āŠŪāŠđāŦ‡āŠķ āŠŪāŠđāŠūāŠŪāŦāŠĻāŠŋ, āŠœāŠŠāŠĪ āŠœāŦ‡āŠđāŦ€ āŠ—āŦāŠĢāŠĻāŠūāŠŪ;

āŠœāŠūāŠļ āŠŠāŠĶāŠ°āŠœ āŠķāŦ€āŠķ āŠ§āŠ°āŦ€ āŠ§āŠ°āŦ€, āŠđāŦ‹āŠĪ āŠœāŠĻ āŠĻāŠŋāŠ·āŦāŠ•āŠūāŠŪ... āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĒāŦ‡ āŦĻ

ShaĖ„rad Shesh Mahesh mahaĖ„muni, japat jehi gunanaĖ„m;

JaĖ„s padaraj shish dhari dhari, hota jan nishkaĖ„m... Podhe 2

Lakshmi, Shesh NaĖ„g, Shiva and great sages chant His virtuous name.

By placing the dust from His feet on their heads, people become free from desires.2

 

āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠ•āŦ‡ āŠŠāŠ°āŦāŠŊāŠ‚āŠ• āŠŠāŠ° āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ­āŦ, āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪ āŠļāŦāŠ– āŠ†āŠ°āŠūāŠŪ;

āŠŪāŦāŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠĻāŠŋāŠœ āŠšāŠ°āŠĢ āŠĒāŠŋāŠ— āŠ—āŦāŠĻ, āŠ—āŠūāŠĩāŠĪ āŠ†āŠ āŦāŠ‚ āŠœāŠūāŠŪ... āŠŠāŦ‹āŠĒāŦ‡ āŦĐ

Premake paryank par Prabhu, karat sukha aĖ„raĖ„m;

MuktaĖ„nand nija charan dhiga gun, gaĖ„vat aĖ„thu jaĖ„m... Podhe [ 3 ]

MahaĖ„raĖ„j peacefully rests on a bed prepared with love.

Sitting near God’s feet, MuktaĖ„nand constantly sings His virtues 24 hours a day.3

 

Re Shyām tame sāchu nānu

āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ āŠĪāŠŪāŦ‡ āŠļāŠūāŠšāŦāŠ‚ āŠĻāŠūāŠĢāŦāŠ‚, āŠŽāŦ€āŠœāŦāŠ‚ āŠļāŠ°āŦāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠĶāŦāŠƒāŠ–āŠĶāŠūāŠŊāŠ• āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦāŠ‚... ę ķāŠŸāŦ‡āŠ•

Re ShyaĖ„m tame saĖ„chu naĖ„nu,

Biju sarve dukhdaĖ„yak jaĖ„nu... Re ShyaĖ„m

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, You are the true wealth; I have realised everything else to be misery-inducing.

 

āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĪāŠŪ āŠĩāŠŋāŠĻāŠū āŠļāŦāŠ– āŠļāŠ‚āŠŠāŠĪ āŠ•āŠđāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡, āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‹ āŠļāŠ°āŦāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠđāŠūāŠĶāŦāŠƒāŠ– āŠ‰āŠŠāŠœāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡;

  āŠ…āŠ‚āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ•āŠūāŠŪ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠĻāŠūāŠĩāŦ‡... āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪę ķ āŦ§

Re tam vinaĖ„ sukh sampat kahaĖ„ve, Te to sarve mahaĖ„dukh upajaĖ„ve,

Ante emaĖ„ kaĖ„m koi naĖ„ve... Re ShyaĖ„m. 1

Without You, all the so-called wealth and happiness of this world create great misery. Ultimately, they are all useless. 2

 

āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŪāŦ‚āŠ°āŠ– āŠēāŦ‹āŠ• āŠŪāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ­āŠŸāŠ•āŦ€, āŠœāŦ‚āŠ āŠū āŠļāŠ‚āŠ—āŦ‡ āŠđāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠķāŠŋāŠ° āŠŠāŠŸāŠ•āŦ€;

  āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĨāŦ€ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠŪāŠĻāŠĩāŦƒāŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠŋ āŠ…āŠŸāŠ•āŦ€... āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪę ķ āŦĻ

Re murakh lok mare bhataki, JuthaĖ„ sange haĖ„re shir pataki,

Tethi maĖ„ri manavrutti ataki... Re ShyaĖ„m. 2

[Let the] foolish people [of the world] die wandering; Let them fall, beating their heads with false company. My mind [is now] refraining from those [activities]. 2

 

āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ…āŠ–āŠ‚āŠĄ āŠ…āŠēāŦŒāŠ•āŠŋāŠ• āŠļāŦāŠ– āŠļāŠūāŠ°āŦ, āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŦāŠŊāŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚;

  āŠ§āŠ°āŠū āŠ§āŠĻ āŠĪāŠŪ āŠ‰āŠŠāŠ° āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚... āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪę ķ āŦĐ

Re akhand alaukik sukh saĖ„ru, Re joi joi man mohyu maĖ„ru

DharaĖ„ dhan tam upar vaĖ„ru... Re ShyaĖ„m.3

My mind has become infatuated by seeing that eternal and other-worldly happiness. I sacrifice [all my] land and money to You.3

 

āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŽāŦāŠ°āŠđāŦāŠŪāŠūāŠĨāŦ€ āŠ•āŦ€āŠŸ āŠēāŠ—āŦ€ āŠœāŦ‹āŠŊāŦāŠ‚, āŠœāŦ‚āŠ āŦāŠ‚ āŠļāŦāŠ– āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠ—āŦ‹āŠĩāŦāŠŊāŦāŠ‚;

  āŠŪāŦāŠ•āŦāŠĪāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠĪāŠŪ āŠļāŠ‚āŠ— āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŦāŠŊāŦāŠ‚... āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪę ķ āŦŠ

Re BrahmaĖ„thi kit lagi joyu, Juthu sukh jaĖ„nine vagovyu,

MuktaĖ„nand man tam sang mohyu... Re ShyaĖ„m.4

I have seen the pleasures [enjoyed by beings] from BrahmaĖ„ to the smallest insect.

Realising them to be false, I have denounced them.

MuktaĖ„nand’s mind has become infatuated with Your company.4

 

DhyaĖ„nchintaĖ„mani

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āŠĩāŠ‚āŠĶāŦāŠ‚ āŠļāŠđāŠœāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ āŠ°āŠļāŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ, āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠļāŠūāŠ°āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠœāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ­āŠœāŠĪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ›āŦ‚āŠŸāŦ‡ āŠŦāŠ‚āŠĶ, āŠ•āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ­āŠĩ āŠŠāŠūāŠ°āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦ§

Vandu SahajaĖ„nand rasarup, anupam saĖ„rane re lol;

Jene bhajataĖ„ chhute fand, kare bhav paĖ„rane re lol.1

I bow to MahaĖ„raĖ„j, full of bliss, indescribable, and the essence [of all]. Worshipping whom releases [one from] the net [of maĖ„yaĖ„ and allows one] to transgress the cycle of births and deaths. 1

 

āŠļāŠŪāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠ—āŠŸ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠ§āŠūāŠŪ, āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠĻāŠūāŠŪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠœāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ­āŠĩ āŠŽāŦāŠ°āŠđāŦāŠŪāŠūāŠĶāŠŋāŠ• āŠĶāŦ‡āŠĩ, āŠ­āŠœāŦ‡ āŠĪāŠœāŦ€ āŠ•āŠūāŠŪāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĻ

Samaru pragat rup sukhadhaĖ„m, anupam naĖ„mane re lol;

Jene Bhav BrahmaĖ„dik dev, bhaje taji kaĖ„mane re lol.2

I remember the manifest form of MahaĖ„raĖ„j, whose glory is boundless. [I remember MahaĖ„raĖ„j] whom Shiv, BrahmaĖ„, and other deities worship, having relinquished [all] desires.2

 

āŠœāŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠŋ āŠ…āŠ•āŦāŠ·āŠ°āŠŽāŦāŠ°āŠđāŦāŠŪ āŠ†āŠ§āŠūāŠ°, āŠŠāŠūāŠ° āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆ āŠĻāŠĩ āŠēāŠđāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠœāŦ‡āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠķāŦ‡āŠ· āŠļāŠđāŠļāŦāŠ°āŠŪāŦāŠ– āŠ—āŠūāŠŊ, āŠĻāŠŋāŠ—āŠŪ āŠĻāŦ‡āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ•āŠđāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĐ

Je Hari Aksharbrahma aĖ„dhaĖ„r, paĖ„r koi nav lahe re lol; Jene Shesh sahasra-mukh gaĖ„y, Nigam neti kahe re lol.3

No one can transcend MahaĖ„raĖ„j, who is the upholder of [even] Aksharbrahma. [I remember MahaĖ„raĖ„j] of whom SheshnaĖ„g sings with his 1000 mouths, and whom the Vedas define as indescribable.3

 

āŠĩāŠ°āŦāŠĢāŠĩāŦāŠ‚ āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ° āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠ, āŠœāŦāŠ—āŠē āŠšāŠ°āŠĢāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠŪāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĻāŠ–āŠķāŠŋāŠ– āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠ°āŠđāŦ‹ āŠ‰āŠ°āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŠŪāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦŠ

Varnavu sundar rup anup, jugal charane nami re lol;

Nakha-shikh PremsakhinaĖ„ NaĖ„th, raho uramaĖ„ rami re lol.4

Bowing at [His] two feet, I [seek to] describe the beauty of His indescribable form. May Premsakhi’s master reside completely, from head to toe, in my heart..4

 

Pad 2

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŠĻ āŠŪāŦ€āŠ āŠĄāŠū āŠēāŠūāŠē, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠœāŦ‹āŠ‰āŠ‚ āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠŪāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠœāŠĪāŠĻ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŠļāŠŋāŠŊāŠū āŠ°āŠūāŠœ, āŠĩāŠŋāŠļāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠĻāŠđāŠŋ āŠ‰āŠ°āŠĨāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦ§

AĖ„vo maĖ„raĖ„ Mohan mithadaĖ„ laĖ„l, ke jou taĖ„ri murti re lol;

Jatan kari raĖ„khu RasiyaĖ„raĖ„j, visaĖ„ru nahi urathi re lol.1

Come, my charming MahaĖ„raĖ„j, [so that] I may look at Your murti.

I'll keep MahaĖ„raĖ„j carefully [in my heart], and shall not forget Him from within.1

 

āŠŪāŠĻ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŦāŠŊāŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŠĻāŠēāŠūāŠē, āŠŠāŠūāŠ˜āŠēāŠĄāŦ€āŠĻāŦ€ āŠ­āŠūāŠĪāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠ“āŠ°āŠū āŠ›āŦ‹āŠ—āŠēāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ–āŦ‹āŠļāŦāŠ‚ āŠ›āŦ‡āŠē, āŠ–āŠūāŠ‚āŠĪāŠŋāŠēāŠū āŠœāŦ‹āŠ‰āŠ‚ āŠ–āŠūāŠ‚āŠĪāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĻ

Man maĖ„ru mohyu MohanlaĖ„l, paĖ„ghaladini bhaĖ„tmaĖ„ re lol;

AĖ„vo oraĖ„ chhogalaĖ„ khosu chhel, khaĖ„ntilaĖ„ jou khaĖ„ntmaĖ„ re lol.2

O MahaĖ„raĖ„j, my mind has been enticed by the variety of Your paĖ„ghs. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, come near so that I may insert decorative feathers into Your paĖ„gh and see You enthusiastically.2

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠāŠģāŠ•āŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ° āŠ­āŠūāŠē, āŠĪāŠŋāŠēāŠ• āŠ°āŦ‚āŠĄāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ•āŠ°āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠĩāŠūāŠŪ āŠ•āŠ°āŠĢāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĪāŠŋāŠē, āŠĪāŦ‡āŠĢāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠĻāŠĄāŠūāŠ‚ āŠđāŠ°āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĐ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ru jhalake sundar bhaĖ„l, tilak rudaĖ„ karyaĖ„ re lol;

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ vaĖ„mkaranmaĖ„ til, tene manadaĖ„ haryaĖ„ re lol.3

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Your beautiful forehead, with its exquisite tilak shines. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, the beauty mark on Your left ear has won over my mind.3

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠ­āŦƒāŠ•āŦāŠŸāŠŋāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŽāŠūāŠĢāŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ, āŠ•āŠūāŠģāŠœ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠūāŠ‚ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠ°āŠŋāŠŊāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĻāŦ‡āŠĢāŦ‡ āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠūāŠ‚ āŠšāŦ‹āŠ°āŠŋāŠŊāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦŠ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri bhrakutine baĖ„ne ShyaĖ„m, kaĖ„raj maĖ„raĖ„ koriyaĖ„ re lol;

Nene taĖ„re PremsakhinaĖ„ NaĖ„th, ke chitta maĖ„raĖ„ choriyaĖ„ re lol.4

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, the curve of Your eyebrow has pierced my heart. The eyes of Premsakhi’s master have captivated my mind.4

 

Pad 3

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŪāŦāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĩāŠķ āŠ•āŦ€āŠ§āŦ€ āŠ˜āŠĻāŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ, āŠĩāŠū’āŠēāŠŠ āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠĩāŠū’āŠēāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠŪāŠĻ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠĪāŠēāŠ–āŦ‡ āŠœāŦ‹āŠĩāŠū āŠ•āŠūāŠœ, āŠŸāŦ€āŠŽāŠ•āŠĄāŦ€ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ—āŠūāŠēāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦ§

VahaĖ„laĖ„ mune vash kidhi GhanshyaĖ„m, VaĖ„’lap taĖ„raĖ„ vaĖ„’lmaĖ„ re lol;

Man maĖ„ru talakhe jovaĖ„ kaĖ„j, tibakadi chhe gaĖ„lmaĖ„ re lol.1

GhanshyaĖ„m! Your affection has totally won me over.

My mind is eager to see the beauty mark on Your cheek.1

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠĻāŠūāŠļāŠŋāŠ•āŠū āŠĻāŠŪāŠĢāŦ€ āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠ…āŠ§āŠ°āŠŽāŠŋāŠ‚āŠŽ āŠēāŠūāŠē āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ›āŦ‡āŠēāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠĢ āŠ•āŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ•āŦāŠ°āŠŽāŠūāŠĻ, āŠœāŦ‹āŠŊāŠū āŠœāŦ‡āŠĩāŦ€ āŠšāŠūāŠē āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĻ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri naĖ„sikaĖ„ namani NaĖ„th, adhar-bimba laĖ„l chhe re lol;

ChhelaĖ„ maĖ„raĖ„ praĖ„n karu kurabaĖ„n, joyaĖ„ jevi chaĖ„l chhe re lol.2

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Your nose is curved and pointed; Your lips are red. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, I sacrifice my life to witness Your walk.2

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠĶāŠ‚āŠĪ āŠĶāŠūāŠĄāŠŪāŠĻāŠū āŠŽāŦ€āŠœ, āŠšāŠĪāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠˆ āŠšāŠūāŠĩāŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠĢ āŠđāŠ°āŦ‹ āŠ›āŦ‹ āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠŪāŦ€āŠ āŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŦ€āŠ āŦāŠ‚ āŠ—āŠūāŠĩāŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĐ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ dant daĖ„damnaĖ„ bij, chaturaĖ„i chaĖ„vataĖ„ re lol;

VahaĖ„laĖ„ maĖ„raĖ„ praĖ„n haro chho NaĖ„th, mithu mithu gaĖ„vataĖ„ re lol.3

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, You have a graceful way of chewing with Your teeth, which resemble pomegranate seeds. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Your sweet singing takes my breath away.3

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠđāŠļāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠūāŠĢāŦāŠ‚ āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪ, āŠŽāŦ€āŠœāŦāŠ‚ āŠđāŠĩāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠĩ āŠ—āŠŪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠŪāŠĻ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠĪāŠŪ āŠ•āŦ‡āŠĄāŦ‡ āŠ­āŠŪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦŠ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„re hasave haraĖ„nu chitt, biju have nav game re lol;

Man maĖ„ru PremsakhinaĖ„ NaĖ„th, ke tam kede bhame re lol.4

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, my mind has been stolen by Your laugh. Now I don't like anything else. My mind constantly wanders behind Premsakhi’s master.4

 

Pad 4

āŠ°āŠļāŠŋāŠŊāŠū āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠāŠūāŠģāŦ€ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠŸ, āŠ°āŦ‚āŠĄāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡āŠ–āŠūāŠĩāŠģāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠĻāŠĄāŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠģāŠĩāŠū āŠšāŦāŠđāŠūāŠŊ, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠœāŠūāŠŊ āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠĄāŦāŠ‚ āŠšāŠģāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦ§

RasiyaĖ„ joi rupaĖ„li kot, rudi rekhaĖ„vali re lol;

VahaĖ„laĖ„ maĖ„ru manadu malavaĖ„ chaĖ„y, ke jaĖ„y chittadu chali re lol.1

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, I have seen the attractive lines on Your beautiful neck.

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, my mind craves to meet You and is entranced [in Your thoughts].1

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŦ€ āŠ­āŦāŠœāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠūāŠļ, āŠ°āŦ‚āŠĄāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĪāŠŋāŠē āŠšāŠūāŠ° āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠ•āŠ‚āŠ  āŠĩāŠšāŦāŠšāŦ‡ āŠĪāŠŋāŠē āŠāŠ•, āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠļāŠūāŠ° āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĻ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri jamani bhujaĖ„ne paĖ„s, ruda til chaĖ„r chhe re lol;

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ kanth vachhe til ek, anupam saĖ„r chhe re lol.2

There are four attractive beauty marks near Your right arm. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, on the middle of Your neck is a beauty mark, which is indescribably [beautiful] and the essence [of all].2

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠ‰āŠ°āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠĩāŠŋāŠĢāŠ—āŦāŠĢ āŠđāŠūāŠ°, āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠĻāŦ‡āŠĢāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠĪāŦ‹ āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦ‡ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŦ€āŠœāŠĻ, āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠŊ āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ āŠ§āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĐ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ uramaĖ„ vinagun haĖ„r, joi nenaĖ„ thare re lol;

VahaĖ„laĖ„ te to jaĖ„ne premijan, joi nitya dhyaĖ„n dhare re lol.3

My eyes have become affixed on the threadless garland on Your chest.

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, having seen this, loving devotees engage in meditation [on that form] daily.3



 

āŠ°āŠļāŠŋāŠŊāŠū āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠĪāŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ, āŠ°āŠļāŠŋāŠ• āŠœāŠĻ āŠ˜āŦ‡āŠēāŠĄāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ°āŠĩāŠ° āŠ›āŦ‡āŠēāŠĄāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦŠ

RasiyaĖ„ joi tamaĖ„ru rup, rasik jan gheladaĖ„ re lol,

AĖ„vo VahaĖ„laĖ„ PremsakhinaĖ„ NaĖ„th, sundarvar chheladaĖ„ re lol.4

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, having seen Your form, Your loving devotees become entranced. Come MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Premsakhi’s beloved and handsome master..4

 

Pad 5

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠ­āŦāŠœāŠū āŠœāŦāŠ—āŠē āŠœāŠ—āŠĶāŦ€āŠķ, āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŠūāŠ‰āŠ‚ āŠĩāŠūāŠ°āŠĢāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ•āŠ°āŠĻāŠūāŠ‚ āŠēāŠŸāŠ•āŠūāŠ‚ āŠ•āŠ°āŠĪāŠū āŠēāŠūāŠē, āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŽāŠūāŠ°āŠĢāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... āŦ§

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri bhujaĖ„ jugal Jagdish, joine jaĖ„u vaĖ„rane re lol,

KaranaĖ„ latakaĖ„ karataĖ„ laĖ„l, aĖ„vone maĖ„re baĖ„rane re lol.1

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, [just] seeing both of Your arms dispels my miseries.

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, please come to my doorstep, performing gestures with Your hands.1

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠ†āŠ‚āŠ—āŠģāŠŋāŠŊāŦāŠ‚āŠĻāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡āŠ–āŠū, āŠĻāŠ–āŠŪāŠĢāŠŋ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦāŠ‚ āŠšāŦ‹āŠ°āŦ€, āŠ•āŠđāŦāŠ‚ āŠĻāŠđāŠŋ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĻ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri aĖ„ngaliyuni rekhaĖ„, nakh-mani joine re lol,

VahaĖ„laĖ„ maĖ„raĖ„ chittamaĖ„ raĖ„khu chori, kahu nahi koine re lol.2

Having seen the lines on Your fingers and Your gem-like nails...

...I will steal and keep [that vision] in my mind, not telling anyone else.2

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠ‰āŠ°āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠ›āŠūāŠŠ, āŠœāŦ‹āŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŦ€āŠĩ āŠ†āŠ•āŠģāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠđāŦˆāŠĄāŦ‡ āŠđāŠ°āŠ– āŠĻ āŠŪāŠūāŠŊ, āŠœāŠūāŠĢāŦāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ‡ āŠđāŠŪāŠĢāŠūāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠģāŦ‹ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦĐ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ uramaĖ„ anupam chhaĖ„p, jovaĖ„ne jiva aĖ„kalo re lol,

VahaĖ„laĖ„ mara haide harakha na maĖ„y, jaĖ„nu je hamanaĖ„ malo re lol.3

My soul is very eager to see the indescribable imprint on Your chest. The happiness I feel in my heart is overflowing, as if You were to embrace me at this very moment.3

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ‰āŠĶāŠ° āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ°āŠļāŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ, āŠķāŦ€āŠĪāŠģ āŠļāŠĶāŠū āŠĻāŠūāŠĨāŠœāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠ“āŠ°āŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠĢ, āŠŪāŠģāŦāŠ‚ āŠ­āŠ°āŦ€ āŠŽāŠūāŠĨāŠœāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē...  āŦŠ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ru udar ati rasarup, shital sadaĖ„ NaĖ„thaji re lol,

AĖ„vo oraĖ„ PremasakhinaĖ„ praĖ„n, malu bhari baĖ„thaji re lol.4

You have an amazing stomach which always remains cool.

Oh MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Premsakhi’s [very] life, please come near so that I may embrace You.4

 

Pad 6

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠŪāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ°āŠļāŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ, āŠ°āŠļāŠŋāŠ• āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠ āŠ°āŠļāŠĻāŠū āŠšāŠūāŠ–āŠĢāŠđāŠūāŠ°, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠ›āŠūāŠķ āŠĪāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠĩ āŠŠāŦ€āŠĩāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦ§

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri murati ati rasarup, rasik joine jive re lol

VahaĖ„laĖ„ e rasanaĖ„ chaĖ„khanhaĖ„r, chhaĖ„sh te nav pive re lol.1

Affectionate devotees live by seeing Your murti, which is full of bliss. One who has tasted mango nectar [the bliss of God] no longer drinks buttermilk [worldly pleasures].1

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠļāŦāŠ–āŠļāŠ‚āŠŠāŠĪ āŠĪāŠŪāŦ‡ āŠķāŦāŠŊāŠūāŠŪ, āŠŪāŦ‹āŠđāŠĻ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠ­āŠūāŠĩāŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠŪāŠ‚āŠĶāŠŋāŠ° āŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻāŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠĢ, āŠđāŠļāŦ€āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŽāŦ‹āŠēāŠūāŠĩāŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦĻ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ maĖ„re sukh sampat tame ShyaĖ„m, Mohan mana bhaĖ„vata re lol

AĖ„vo maĖ„re mandir JivanpraĖ„n, hasine bolaĖ„vataĖ„ re lol.2

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, You are my wealth and happiness, and are dear to my mind.

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, [I remember when You] would laughingly call me; please come to my home.2

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠ—āŦŒāŠ°, āŠŪāŦ‚āŠ°āŠĪāŠŋ āŠŪāŠĻāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ—āŠŪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ‹āŠŽāŠĻ āŠœāŦ‹āŠĩāŠū āŠ•āŠūāŠœ, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪ āŠšāŠ°āŠĢāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠŪāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦĐ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ru rup anupam gaur, murati manamaĖ„ game re lol

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ru joban jovaĖ„ kaĖ„j, ke chitta charane name re lol.3

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, my mind is fond of the murti of Your wheat-coloured form. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, my mind bows at Your feet in order to see Your youthful form.3

 

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠ°āŠļāŠŋāŠŊāŠū āŠ°āŠūāŠœāŦ€āŠĩāŠĻāŦ‡āŠĢ, āŠŪāŠ°āŠŪ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠŽāŦ‹āŠēāŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠļāŦ‡āŠĢ, āŠŪāŠ‚āŠĶāŠŋāŠ° āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠĄāŦ‹āŠēāŠĪāŠū āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦŠ

AĖ„vo maĖ„raĖ„ RasiyaĖ„ RaĖ„jiva-nen, maram kari bolataĖ„ re lol

AĖ„vo VahaĖ„laĖ„ PremasakhinaĖ„ sen, mandir maĖ„re dolataĖ„ re lol.4

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, [I remember when You] would speak explaining the essence [of all]; with Your lotus-like eyes, please come near. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, [I remember when You] would sway; O Premsakhi’s friend, please come to my home.4

 

Pad 7

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ āŠ…āŠĻāŦāŠŠāŠŪ āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠ‰āŠĶāŠ° āŠķāŦ‹āŠ­āŠū āŠ˜āŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĪāŦāŠ°āŠŋāŠĩāŠģāŦ€ āŠœāŦ‹āŠ‰āŠ‚ āŠļāŦāŠ‚āŠĶāŠ° āŠ›āŦ‡āŠē, āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ“āŠ°āŠū āŠ…āŠŪ āŠ­āŠĢāŦ€ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦ§

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ru rup anupam NaĖ„th, udar shobhaĖ„ ghani re lol

Trivali jou sundar Chhel, aĖ„vone oraĖ„ ama bhani re lol.1

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Your form is indescribable, and Your stomach is very beautiful.

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, I see the three beautiful wrinkles on Your abdomen; please come near, towards us.1

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠĻāŠūāŠ­āŠŋ āŠĻāŦŒāŠĪāŠŪ āŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ, āŠŠāŠ‚āŠĄāŦ€ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ—āŦ‹āŠģ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ•āŠŸāŠŋāŠēāŠ‚āŠ• āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠļāŠđāŠœāŠūāŠĻāŠ‚āŠĶ, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠ°āŠ‚āŠ—āŠšāŦ‹āŠģ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦĻ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri naĖ„bhi nautam rup, undi ati gol chhe re lol

Katilank joine SahajaĖ„nand, ke man rangachol chhe re lol.2

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Your navel is unique, very deep and round.

SahajaĖ„nand, having seen Your curved stance my mind has become very happy.2

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠœāŠ‚āŠ˜āŠū āŠœāŦāŠ—āŠēāŠĻāŦ€ āŠķāŦ‹āŠ­āŠū, āŠŪāŠĻāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ āŠ°āŠđāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĻāŠŋāŠĪ āŠĻāŦ€āŠ°āŠ–āŦāŠ‚ āŠŠāŠŋāŠ‚āŠĄāŦ€ āŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŠāŠūāŠĻāŦ€, āŠ•āŦ‹āŠˆāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠĻāŠĩ āŠ•āŠđāŦāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦĐ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri janghaĖ„ jugalni shobhaĖ„, manmaĖ„ joi rahu re lol

VahaĖ„laĖ„ nita nirakhu pindi ne paĖ„ni, koine nav kahu re lol.3

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, in my mind I continually see the beauty of both Your thighs. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, I continually see Your calf and heel, and won’t tell anyone about it.3

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠšāŠ°āŠĢāŠ•āŠŪāŠģāŠĻāŦāŠ‚ āŠ§āŦāŠŊāŠūāŠĻ, āŠ§āŠ°āŦāŠ‚ āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠđāŦ‡āŠĪāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠ†āŠĩāŦ‹ āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€āŠĻāŠū āŠĻāŠūāŠĨ, āŠ°āŠūāŠ–āŦāŠ‚ āŠŪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦŠ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ charanakamalnu dhyaĖ„n, dharu ati hetamaĖ„ re lol

AĖ„vo VahaĖ„laĖ„ PremasakhinaĖ„ NaĖ„th, raĖ„khu maĖ„raĖ„ chittamaĖ„ re lol.4

I very lovingly meditate on Your holy feet.

O MahaĖ„raĖ„j, Premsakhi’s master, come near, for I wish to keep You within my mind.4

 

Pad 8

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠœāŦāŠ—āŠē āŠšāŠ°āŠĢ āŠ°āŠļāŠ°āŦ‚āŠŠ, āŠĩāŠ–āŠūāŠĢāŦāŠ‚ āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠ…āŠĪāŠŋ āŠ•āŦ‹āŠŪāŠģ āŠ…āŠ°āŦāŠĢ āŠ°āŠļāŠūāŠģ, āŠšāŦ‹āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪ āŠšāŠūāŠēāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦ§

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ jugal charan rasarup, vakhaĖ„nu vahaĖ„lmaĖ„ re lol

VahaĖ„laĖ„ ati komal arun rasaĖ„l, chore chitta chaĖ„lamaĖ„ re lol.1

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, I lovingly praise the beauty of both Your feet.

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, when You walk, the soles of Your feet – extremely soft, red, and full of bliss – captivate my mind.1

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ‡ āŠœāŠŪāŠĢāŦ‡ āŠ…āŠ‚āŠ—āŦ‚āŠ āŦ‡ āŠĪāŠŋāŠē, āŠ•āŦ‡ āŠĻāŠ–āŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠšāŠŋāŠđāŦāŠĻ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠ›āŦ‡āŠēāŦ€ āŠ†āŠ‚āŠ—āŠģāŦ€āŠ āŠĪāŠŋāŠē āŠāŠ•, āŠœāŦ‹āŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŪāŠĻ āŠĶāŦ€āŠĻ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦĻ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„re jamane anguthe til, ke nakhamaĖ„ chinha chhe re lol

VahaĖ„laĖ„ chheli aĖ„ngaliye til ek, jovaĖ„ne man din chhe re lol.2

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, You have a beauty mark on Your right big toe and a marking in that nail. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, my mind is [like] a beggar asking to see the beauty mark on Your last toe.2


 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŠū āŠĻāŠ–āŠĻāŦ€ āŠ…āŠ°āŦāŠĢāŠĪāŠū āŠœāŦ‹āŠˆ, āŠķāŠķāŦ€āŠ•āŠģāŠū āŠ•āŦāŠ·āŦ€āŠĢ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠ°āŠļāŠšāŦ‹āŠ° āŠšāŠ•āŦ‹āŠ° āŠœāŦ‡ āŠ­āŠ•āŦāŠĪ, āŠœāŦ‹āŠĩāŠūāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŠĩāŦ€āŠĢ āŠ›āŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦĐ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„raĖ„ nakhani arunataĖ„ joine, shashikalaĖ„ kshina chhe re lol

VahaĖ„laĖ„ rasachor chakor je bhakta, jovaĖ„ne pravin chhe re lol.3

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, seeing the redness of Your nails, even the phases of the moon are belittled. MahaĖ„raĖ„j, just as a chakor bird [is adept at indulging in] the beauty of the moon, devotees are [similiarly] adept in seeing [Your form].3

 

āŠĩāŠđāŠūāŠēāŠū āŠĪāŠūāŠ°āŦ€ āŠŠāŠ°āŦāŠ§āŦāŠĩāŠ°āŦ‡āŠ–āŠūāŠŪāŠūāŠ‚ āŠšāŠŋāŠĪāŦāŠĪ, āŠ°āŠđāŦ‹ āŠ•āŠ°āŦ€ āŠĩāŠūāŠļāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē;

āŠŪāŠūāŠ—āŦ‡ āŠŠāŦāŠ°āŦ‡āŠŪāŠļāŠ–āŦ€ āŠ•āŠ° āŠœāŦ‹āŠĄāŦ€, āŠĶāŦ‡āŠœāŦ‹ āŠĶāŠūāŠĻ āŠĶāŠūāŠļāŠĻāŦ‡ āŠ°āŦ‡ āŠēāŦ‹āŠē... ę ķ āŦŠ

VahaĖ„laĖ„ taĖ„ri urdhva-rekhaĖ„maĖ„ chitta, raho kari vaĖ„sane re lol

MaĖ„ge Premasakhi kar jodi, dejo daĖ„n daĖ„s ne re lol.4

MahaĖ„raĖ„j, may the urdhva-rekhaĖ„ [on the soles of Your feet] reside [permanently] in my mind. 

Premsakhi asks with folded hands to grant this gift to Your humble servant.4


 

Shri SwÃĢminÃĢrÃĢyan BhagwÃĢnni Jay 

Akshar Purushottam MahÃĢrÃĢjni Jay

GunÃĢtitÃĢnand SwÃĢmi MahÃĢrÃĢjni Jay

Bhagatji MahÃĢrÃĢjni Jay

ShÃĢstriji MahÃĢrÃĢjni Jay

Yogiji MahÃĢrÃĢjni Jay

Pramukh SwÃĢmi MahÃĢrÃĢjni Jay

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