Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye Je... Narsinh Mehta



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 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 staunch detachment to worldly pleasures]

   Ram naam shoon taali laagi          

   [Who has been addicted to the elixir coming be 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 deceit]       

   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...

Vaishnava jana to is one of the most popular Hindu Bhajans, written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta. It is in the Gujarati language. The bhajan was included in Mahatma Gandhi’s daily prayer. The bhajan speaks about the life, ideals and mentality of a Vaishnav Jana (a follower of Vishnu or Krishna).



Duma Dum Mast Qalandar.... Lal Shahbaaz Qalandar

O laal meri pat rakhio bala jhoole laalan, Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz kalandar, Dama dam mast Qalandar, Ali dam dam de andar.

O the red robed, may I always have your benign protection, Jhulelal (as he was affectionately called).

O master, friend and Sire of Sindh and Sehwan (or Serwan), the red robed God-intoxicated Qalandar, The Lord in every breath of mine, glory be to you.

Chaar charaag tere baran hamesha, Panjwa mein baaran aayi bala jhoole laalan O panjwa mein baaran, O panjwa mein baaran aayi bala jhoole laalan, Sindri da Sehvan da, sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar, Dama dam mast Qalandar, Ali dam dam de andar.

Your shrine is always lighted with four lamps, And here I come to light a fifth lamp in your honor. Here I come with fifth O master, friend and Sire of Sindh and Sehwan (or Serwan), The red robed God-intoxicated Qalandar, The Lord in every breath of mine, glory be to you.

Hind Sind (some also sing Ghanan ghanan) peera teri naubat vaaje, Naal vaje ghadiyaal bala jhoole laalan, O naal vaje, O naal vaje ghadiyaal bala jhoole laalan.

Let your heroic name ring out in Hind & Sindh (or lets the gongs bell loud), Let the gong ring loud for your glory day and night by the people (ghadiyaal - watchman, symbolism of night).

Har dam peera teri khair hove, Naam-e-ali beda paar laga jhoole laalan, O naam-e-ali, O naam-e-ali beda paar laga jhoole laalan, Sindri da sehvan da sakhi Shabaaz Qalandar, Dama dam mast Qalandar, Ali dam dam de andar.

O Lord, may you prevail everytime, everywhere, I pray of your well being, In the name of Ali, I pray to you to help my boat cross in safety (in the river of life).

 

Dama Dam Mast Qalandar is a spiritual song. It is a kalaam in Punjabi by Sufi Saint Baba Bulleh Shah a few centuries ago in honour of the most revered Sufi Saint of Sindh, Shahbaz Qalandar of Sehwan Sharif, near Larkana, Pakistan, who worked for Hindu-Muslim unity in Sindh.

 Syed Usman Marwandi also known as Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (1177 – 1274), Sayed sufi saint, philosopher, poet, and qalandar, born as Syed Hussain Shah, he belonged to the Suhrawardiyya order of Sufis.

Qalander is a title given to a saint who is at a very high level of spirituality. They are different from other saints and they have a very strong feelings of love in them. Qalandars, amongst the saints, are those persons who may enjoy freedom from the ties and bounds of Time and Space.