Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste. Naarsi Mehta - (1414 - 1481) Mahatma Gandhi included in his daily prayers Bhagat Narsi Mehta's song `Vaishnava Jana to tene kahiye'. The song has become so popular that it has been rendered into almost all Indian and many non-Indian languages. Herein are idealised the virtues of a true devotee gentleman (Lady). They are so universal that every social thinker would endorse them, and accept them as his own ideal. ------------------------ Song: "Vaishnav jan tO..." ----------------------- Composer: Saint Naarsi Mehta Vaishnav jan tO raagam: raagamaalika taaLam: aadi Composer: Naarsi Mehta Language: 1 Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je PeeD paraayi jaaNe re Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye Man abhimaan na aaNe re Vaishnav... 2 SakaL lok maan sahune vande Nindaa na kare keni re Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe Dhan-dhan janani teni re Vaishnav... 3 Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi Par-stree jene maat re Jivha thaki asatya na bole Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re Vaishnav... 4 Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi SakaL tirath tena tan maan re Vaishnav... 5 VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe Kaam-krodh nivaarya re BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta KuL ekoter taarya re Vaishnav... ---- ---------- Meaning: 1: One who is a Vaishnav (Believer in Vishnu) Is one who knows the pain of others Does good to others, especially to those who are in misery And does not let pride enter his mind 2: A Vaishnav tolerates and praises the the entire world, Does not say bad things about anyone, Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts pure. O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed (dhanya-dhanya) 3: A Vaishnav is one who sees everything equally, rejects greed and avarice, Considers another's wife or daughter his mother His tongue may be tired, but he will never speak lies, One who does not even touch someone else's property 4: A Vaishnav is one who does not succumb to worldly attachments, Who has devoted himself to staunch detachment from worldly pleasures, Who has become addicted to the elixir coming by the name of Ram, For whom all the religious sites are in the mind. 5: A Vaishnav is one who has no greed and deceit, Who has renounced lust of all types and anger. The poet Narsi would like to see such a person by whose virtue, the entire family gets salvation. from: http://www.karnatik.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Jaya Sri Radhey! To enjoy listening to the great Bhajan- 'vaishnava jana to...' sung by devotional artists of India, please just Go to this Web location and click on the song: http://www.musicindiaonline.com/mailsong/index.cgi/3e38446e3cb30000 Jaya Sri Radhey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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