Bhakti Sangeet


B H A K T I R A S

Bhajan 4

TRANSLATED BY SHYAM AMLADI

Bhaktajanancha Dhar sakha Pandurang The friend of devotees [such is the lord] Pandurang (a manifestation of Vishnu]
Khyati tyachi karoon gaoon ek abhang [Let us] spread His fame by singing [this] abhang (a form of Bhajan popular in Maharashtra)
Shabd tyani dilee chand tyahoon upajle [It is to Him that I owe] this [ability] to compose poems and lyrics
Heen majhen gyan kahi na kale [Otherwise] my wisdom is inferior [and] my knowledge inadequate
Lavee chandana naval tarang [It is He who] composes these poems for me [with] everfresh lilts
Pandurang kaanti jhalake, sthir hoi mana [When] the magnificence of Pandurang is felt, [our] hearts and minds gain [inner] peace
Ratrondivas kara naamsmaran [Keep] chanting Pandurang's name
Aadhi vyadhi hoi bhang [That] our misery and travails be over,
Kripavant hoi aatan heech vinavanin Shower Your blessings constantly upon us, such is our prayer
Shri Pandurang to shiromani Lord Pandurang is [among all ] the greatest
Aasha mana rangi, bhakticha rang [It is] my wish that [this whole world] be colored with the hues of devotion