Ab To Hari Nam Dhun Lo Lagi
ab
to hari nām dhun lo lāgī, sādho! saba
jaga bolata mākhan corā, nām
dharo vairāgī!
O pious souls! Now, my consciousness is absorbed into the chanting of the Names of my Hari! The entire world addresses Him as the Butter Thief. But now, He has become a monk who given up the world (vairagi).
kaha
chāḍi vahu mohan murali? kaha
chāḍi saba gopī? mora
mundāyi gora kati bandhī, māne
na mānī gopī!
O my dearest Mohana (Enchanter, Krsna)! Why have You discarded Your intimate companion, the Divine Flute? And why have You renounced all the cowherd girls? You appear now with shaven head and saffron cloth at Your waist! But this clever cowherd girl uncovers Your disguise and doesn't care to conceal it!
māta
yasomati mākhan coran bāndhi
jāki bāha, śyāma
kiśor bhaye nava gorā, caitanya
jāko nām!
Now, it seems like Mother Yasoda has tied up the both arms of Butter Thief! My Dark Beloved has now reappeared as the newly fresh Golden Lord whose name is 'Caitanya'!
pitāmbar
ko bhāva dikhāvai, kaṭi
kaupīna base, gore
kṛṣṇa ki dāsi mīrā, jasa
na kṛṣṇa bane na bane! ab
to hari nām dhun lo lāgī!
Though clad Himself in torn loincloth, His yellow garnment as well as His inner loving sentiments are revealed to me. Mirabai is the maid-servant of the Golden Krsna (Caitanya), whether the Glory of my Krsna is recognized by all or not!
Translation
O pious souls! Now, my consciousness is absorbed into the chanting of the Names of my Hari! The entire world addresses Him as the Butter Thief. But now, He has become a monk who given up the world (vairagi).
O my dearest Mohana (Enchanter, Krsna)! Why have You discarded Your intimate companion, the Divine Flute? And why have You renounced all the cowherd girls? You appear now with shaven head and saffron cloth at Your waist! But this clever cowherd girl uncovers Your disguise and doesn't care to conceal it!
Now, it seems like Mother Yasoda has tied up the both arms of Butter Thief! My Dark Beloved has now reappeared as the newly fresh Golden Lord whose name is 'Caitanya'!
Though clad Himself in torn loincloth, His yellow garnment as well as His inner loving sentiments are revealed to me. Mirabai is the maid-servant of the Golden Krsna (Caitanya), whether the Glory of my Krsna is recognized by all or not!
Notes
Mira Bai glorifies Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This song was popularized by Sudha Malhotra in her 1987 ISKCON album "Nam Smaran."