वैश्णव जनतो - vaishnava janatho - lata

Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je
PeeD paraayi jaaNe re
Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye
Man abhimaan na aaNe re
Vaishnav...

SakaL lok maan sahune vande
Nindaa na kare keni re
Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe
Dhan-dhan janani teni re
Vaishnav...

Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi
Par-stree jene maat re
Jivha thaki asatya na bole
Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re
Vaishnav...

Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene
DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re
Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi
SakaL tirath tena tan maan re
Vaishnav...

VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe
Kaam-krodh nivaarya re
BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta
KuL ekoter taarya re
Vaishnav...

Translation –

One who is a vaishnav
Knows the pain of others
Does good to others, esp. to those ones who are in misery
And does not let pride enter his mind

A Vaishnav, Tolerates and praises the entire world
Does not say bad about anyone
Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts un-perturbed
O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed (dhanya-dhanya)

A Vaishnav sees everything equally, rejects greed and avarice
Considers other's wife/daughter as his mother
The tongue may get tired by saying the truth, but will never speak a lie
Does not even touch someone else's property

A Vaishnav does not succumb to worldly attachments
Who has devoted himself to stauch detachment to worldly pleasures
Who has been edicted to the elixir coming by the name of Ram
For whom all the religious sites are in his own mind

Who has no greed and deciet
Who has renounced lust and anger of all types
The poet Narsi will like to see such a person
By who's virtue, the entire family gets salvation

Vaishnava Jana tho Tene Kahiyaje...

Narasinh Mehta's wonderful "Vaishnava Janato" was posted
to rec.music.indian.classical recently. The song used to be a daily prayer at Gandhiji's Ashram and was very much liked by him.

The present embedded song was sung by Sri M.S.Subba lakshmi.

The Bhajan is in essence a "definition" of "vaishnav" who practices a life style rich in human values our country is made of. Whom so ever it(Any religion or any country) may be these values remain the same. The author likes to see such a person, whose mother is blessed for having such a child.After listening to the song, I hope one can find a right way to lead one's life.






Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je
[One who is a vaishnav]
PeeD paraayi jaaNe re
[Knows the pain of others]
Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye
[Does good to others, esp. to those ones who are in misery]
Man abhimaan na aaNe re
[Does not let pride enter his mind]
Vaishnav...

SakaL lok maan sahune vande
[A Vaishnav, Tolerates and praises the the entire world]
Nindaa na kare keni re
[Does not say bad things about anyone]
Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe
[Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts pure]
Dhan-dhan janani teni re
[O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed (dhanya-dhanya)]
Vaishnav...

Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi
[A Vaishnav sees everything equally, rejects greed and avarice]
Par-stree jene maat re
[Considers some one else's wife/daughter as his mother]
Jivha thaki asatya na bole
[The toungue may get tired, but will never speak lies]
Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re
[Does not even touch someone else's property]
Vaishnav...

Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene
[A Vaishnav does not succumb to worldly attachments]
DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re
[Who has devoted himself to stauch detachment to worldly
pleasures]
Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi
[Who has been edicted to the elixir coming by the name of Ram]
SakaL tirath tena tan maan re
[For whom all the religious sites are in the mind]
Vaishnav...

VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe
[Who has no greed and deciet]
Kaam-krodh nivaarya re
[Who has renounced lust of all types and anger]
BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta
[The poet Narsi will like to see such a person]
KuL ekoter taarya re
[By who's virtue, the entire family gets salvation]
Vaishnav...

Raghupathi Raaghava

Raghupati Raaghava Raajaa Raam
Patiita Paavana Sita Ram, Jai Jai...

Ishwara Allah tere naam,
Sab ko sanmati de Bhagavan
Yesu Christa ati Pavana Naam,
Sab Santana ko kare Pranaam

Raghupati Raaghava Raajaa Raam
Patiita Paavaana Sita Ram, Jai Jai. . .

Sita Raam, Sita Raam, bhaja pyaare tu, Sita Raam

Mandira Masjida Tere Dham, Ishwara Allah tere Naam
Ye Suprishta Ati Paavana naam, Saba Santana ko Kari Pranaam