Joyous Holi Celebration

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Jaya Sri Radhey!

 

Passionate Love of GOD 'dyes' our heart, mind and soul-

age-old ignorance is destroyed and Divine bliss is attained.

 

Saint Kabir's Love Song also celebrates this Divine ecstasy ...

 

Kabir Love Songs - 14

 

"Sahib Hai Rangrej Chunri Mori Rang Daari

 

syaahi Rang Churaye ke re

Diyo Majitha Rang

Dhoye Se Chhute Nahin Re

Din Din Hote Surang

Bhav Ke Kundi Neh Ke Jal Mein

Prem Rang Dayee Bore

Dukh Deh Mael Lutaye De Re

Khoob Rangi JhakJhore

Sahib Ne Chunri Rangi Re

Preetam Chatur Sujaan

Sab Kutch Un Par Vaar Dun Re

Tan Man Dhan Aur Pran

Kahat Kabir Rangrej Piyare

Mujh Par Huye Dayal

Seetal Chunri Orike Re

Bhayee Haun Magan Nihaal"

 

Translation

 

The Master is an expert Dyer, He has colored my veil

 

Removing the dark stains, he gave that color of love

By washing which fades not but becomes brighter by the day

Using water of affection in the tub of feelings, He poured the color

of love

Rinsing away the bodily sorrows and dirt, the Expert dyed it deftly

The Master who dyed the veil is expert, beloved and great

I surrender everything to Him – Body, Mind, Wealth and Life

Says Kabir, The Beloved Dyer is benevolent on me

Covered with this cool veil, My being is blissfully fulfilled.

 

Explanation

 

In this wonderful love song, Kabir brings into focus the sense of

completeness, fulfillment and realization of the Truth within.

 

Most of the worldly acquisitions (referred as colorings) lose their

luster over time. In other words, even though they may attract us

immensely in the beginning, they lose their charm as time progresses.

For example if we buy a new car, we feel so thrilled to have it as

our possession. Even other people compliment us on our new

acquisition. We take extreme care that it doesn't get dirty, stained

or scratched/bumped by another vehicle. But as time progresses, it

slowly becomes just like any other possession we have.

 

Kabir, in this song, points how a spiritual or inward-directed

coloring is the only reality that actually grows in its beauty and

luster with time. The veil, in this song, represents the sheaths of

perception that cover our innermost being. These sheaths, in turn,

are the mechanism of how we perceive reality. The coloring of

spirituality (given to us by the Guru) indeed permeates all these

sheaths. While normally our perceptions are covered by a myriad of

worldly colors, the spiritual coloring, on the other hand, is unique,

one-pointed and singular. That is, it replaces our dispersed

perspective by a single color of love for God. This oneness removes

confusion and cleanses the root of all maladies. And once an

unalloyed clarity emerges even this color disappears, making us the

display the glorious radiance of our inner being in all its purity

and joy.

 

Translation by Rajender Krishan

Explanation by Maalok

 

Source: http://www.boloji.com

 

, pyari_h <no_reply> wrote:

> Jaya Sri Radhey!

>

> All Bhagavat-Premis, loving devotees of the Lord enjoy

> the colorful Holi Celebrations of Divine Love.

>

> "bhaagavat rasik rasik kee baate rasik binaa ko vu samajha sake

naa"

> 'Holi Madhuri'

> of 'Prema Rasa Madira' composed by Jagadguru Sri Kripaluji Maharaj,

> is also available on the internet at:

>

> http://jkp.org/literature/index.html

>

> "horee aayee ree, aree vo natha vaaree!

>

> ghoonghat ke pat kholi kheli le, lai pyaree! kara picikaaree,

> bahuta dinana se kahati rahee tu, horee aavati bana vaaree,

> jo toya Dara gurujana ko to calu, jamunaa paar utar pyaaree,

> jo toya Dara mohoom te kachu to, sang lai calu sakhiyana saaree,

> manabhaayee 'kripaalu' kari le tu, yaha tero piya giri dhaaree!"