Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā

43. Śrī Rādhe Govinda — Traditional Brijbhāshā song (Rasiyā)

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mor mukuṭa pītāmbara sohai gala vaijantī mālā koi kahe vasudeva ko nandana koi kahe nanda-lālā
Word for word
mor mukuṭa—peacock-feather-adorned crown; pītāmbara—yellow garments; sohai—beautiful; gala—neck; vaijantī mālā—many-colored flower garland; koi kahe—some people say; vasudeva ko nandana—the son of Vasudeva; koi kahe—some people say; nanda-lālā—the son of Nanda
Translation

You are beautified by a peacock-feather crown, yellow garments, and multi-colored flower garland. Some people call You the son of Vasudeva, while others call You the son of Nanda.

jamunā kināre kṛṣṇa kanhaiyā muralī madhura bajāwe gwāla-bāla ke saṅga kānhā mākhana miśrī khāwe
Word for word
jamunā kināre—on the bank of the Jamunā river; kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa; kanhaiyā—darling Kanhaiyā; muralī—bass flute; madhura—sweet; bajāwe—plays; gwāla-bāla ke saṅga—in the company of the cowherd boys; kānhā—Kṛṣṇa; mākhana miśrī—butter-and-sugar-candy sweets; khāwe—eats
Translation

You, darling Kṛṣṇa Kanhaiyā, play sweet melodies on Your low-pitched muralī flute while standing on the bank of the Jamunā river. O Kānhā, You eat butter-and-sugar-candy sweets in the company of Your cowherd boyfriends.

arjuna kā ratha tumne hāṅkā bhārata bhai laḍāi nām ko lekara biṣa bhī pīgai dekho mīrābāi
Word for word
arjuna kā ratha—Arjuna's chariot; tumne—by You; hāṅkā—driving; bhārata—India; bhai—happened; laḍāi—battle; nām ko lekara—accepting Your name; biṣa—poison; bhī—also; pīgai—drank; dekho—it is seen; mīrābāi—of the lady saint Mīrābāi
Translation

You drove Arjuna's chariot and thus brought about the great battle of ancient India. When the lady saint Mīrābāi chanted Your name and drank the poison sent by her envious husband to kill her, the poison was thereby turned into nectar.

jala meṅ gaja ko grāha ne gherā jala meṅ cakra calāyā jab jab bhīra paḍī bhaktana pai naṅge pāṅvana dhāyā
Word for word
jala meṅ—in the water; gaja ko—to the elephant; grāha ne—by the crocodile; gherā—surrounded; jala meṅ—in the water; cakra calāyā—threw His Sudarshana Chakra; jab jab—whenever; bhīra paḍī—becoming fearful; bhaktana—the devotees; pai naṅge—becoming naked; pāṅvana—spread cloth; dhāyā—He comes running
Translation

When the elephant Gajendra was trapped by the crocodile in the lake, You threw Your Sudarśana Cakra into the water to save him. Whenever the devotees [like Draupadī] are afraid of becoming naked, then You come running and spread Your cloth to cover them.

ajāmila ke anta samaya meṅ terā nām jab āyā jama-dūtoṅ se mukta karāke apane dhām paṭhāyā
Word for word
ajāmila ke—Ajāmila's; anta samaya meṅ—at his final moment; terā nām—Your name; jab āyā—when it came; jama-dūtoṅ se—from the Yamadūtas; mukta karāke—causing to be freed; apane dhām—to Your own abode; paṭhāyā—sent
Translation

When Ajāmila was approaching his final moment, he remembered to utter Your name. Thus he was freed from the grasp of the Yamadūtas and dispatched in the company of the Viṣṇudūtas to Your own transcendental abode.

narasī ke saba kāja sudhāre mujhako mata bisarāwe janama janama kā terā sāraṅga terā hī guṇa gāwe
Word for word
narasī ke—of the saint named Narasī of western India; saba kāja—all work; sudhāre—fulfilled; mujhako—to me; mata—do not; bisarāwe—forget; janama janama kā—of birth after birth; terā—Your; sāraṅga—affection; terā—Your; hī—certainly; guṇa gāwe—singing of the glorious attributes
Translation

You also fulfilled all the tasks undertaken by the saint Narasī. You are taking care of all these devotees-please do not forget me! May I remain absorbed birth after birth in Your affection while confidently singing Your glories.

Frequently asked

What is the meaning of Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā?

You are beautified by a peacock-feather crown, yellow garments, and multi-colored flower garland. Some people call You the son of Vasudeva, while others call You the son of Nanda.

How many verses does Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā have?

Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā has 6 verses.