Friday, June 17, 2005

Vaishnava Janato by Narasimha Mehta

Please listen to Gandhiji's favourite bhajan, rendered soulfully by Shri. Narayan Swami, in the section Click play to listen on the right column.
वैष्णव जन तो तेने कहिये जे पीड पराई जाणे रे,
पर दु:खे उपकार करे तोये मन अभिमान न आणे रे,
सकल लोकमां सहुने वंदे निंदा न करे केनी रे,
वाच काछ मन निश्चल राखे धन धन जननी तेनी रे,
समदृष्टि ने तृष्णा त्यागी, परस्त्री जेने मात रे,
जिह्वा थकी असत्य न बोले, परधन नव झाले हाथ रे,
मोह माया व्यापे नहि जेने, दृढ़ वैराग्य जेना मनमां रे,
रामनाम सुताली लागी, सकल तीरथ तेना तनमां रे,
वणलॊभी ने कपटरहित जे, काम क्रोध निवार्या रे,
भणे नरसैयॊ तेनु दरसन करतां, कुण एकोतेर तार्या रे ॥

- नरसिंह महेता

7 comments:

Phoenix said...

Shencottah,

A slightly tangential info since you mentioned Gandhi a small anecdote...

Gandhi had met MS Subbulakshmi and he wanted her to sing a song "Hari tuma haro". Subbulakshmi did not know that song then apoligized that she could not sing and suggested someone else sing it...Gandhi replied, "I would rather hear you speak the song rather somebody else sing it"

Later she sent a recorded version of the song to him on his last birthday...

Shencottah said...

Thanks Phoenix for sharing that.

You may also read one more Gandhiji on MS
here
.

Phoenix said...

Shencottah
that link was interesting

Lose oneself to music is a gift ....

Often I wonder this if I as a listener can enjoy the song of MS so much how much joy will MS have singing that song...

My fav ones by her are

- Bhavayami (Yamuna kalyani)
I get lost in the gamagams in that song how many ever times i listen to...
(Do you have the translation for that song in Tam/English?)

- Kurai ondrum illai (Raagamalika)
Noone can sing this song better and an awesome lyrics by Raajaji...

Shencottah said...

Losing oneself is a great art.

I have seen the translation of Bhavayami in some forum. I think I noted it down somewhere. Give me few days. I will let you know.

Here is the link to the translation of Kurai Ondrum Illai, though you do not need.

Shencottah said...

Kovaiputhalvan, this song is "Bhavayami Gopalabalam" by Annamacharya, set in Yamuna Kalyani. You can listen to MS rendition of the song here

Phoenix, See this link for the lyrics and discussions of its meaning.

Phoenix said...

Thanks a lot Shencottah...

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Hi found your blog when I was looking for vaishave jana lyrics. Does anyone have the complete meaning. I am also looking for the complete meaning for the song bhaja-govindam

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