Hari Tum Haro Jana Ki Pir
(Refrain) hari
tum haro jana kī pīr
Word for word
(Refrain) hari - Lord Hari; tum - You; haro - take; jana - people; kī - of; pīr - suffering
You protected the honor of Draupadi by increasing the length of her cloth.
draupadī
kī lāj rākhī tum
baḍhāyo cīr
Word for word
draupadī - Queen Draupadi; kī - of; lāj - modesty; rākhī - kept; tum - You; baḍhāyo - expanded; cīr - clothing
For the sake of Your devotee, You assumed the form of Nrsimhadeva. You killed Hiranyakasipu with Your fierce form.
bhakta
kārana rūpa narahari dharyo
āp śarīr
Word for word
bhakta - devotee; kārana - for the sake of; rūpa - form; narahari - Lord Nrsimhadeva; dharyo -have donned; āp - You; śarīr - body
For the sake of Your devotee, You assumed the form of Nrsimhadeva. You killed Hiranyakasipu with Your fierce form.
hiraṇyakaśyapa
mār līnho dharyo
nāṅhina dhīr
Word for word
hiraṇyakaśyapa - Hiranyakasipu; mār - killed; līnho - done; dharyo - have donned; nāńhina - did not; dhīr - patience
You immobilized the alligator that endangered the feet of the elephant, Gajendra.
būḍate
gaja rāja rākhyo kiyo
bāhar nīr
Word for word
būḍate - drowning; gaja - elephant; rāja - king of; rākhyo - kept; kiyo - You have done; bāhar - out of; nīr - river
Oh darling Giridhara! I am only Your maidservant, Mira. Here and there, there is only suffering and pain. Therefore, Oh Hari! Please remove the sufferings of humanity.
dāsī
mīrā lāl giradhar duḥkha
jahāṅ tahāṅ pīr
Word for word
dāsī - maidservant; mīrā - Mira Bai; lāl - darling; giradhar - Giridhar, lifter of Govardhana Hill; duḥkha - pain; jahāń - where; tahāń - there; pīr - suffering
Translation
You protected the honor of Draupadi by increasing the length of her cloth.
For the sake of Your devotee, You assumed the form of Nrsimhadeva. You killed Hiranyakasipu with Your fierce form.
For the sake of Your devotee, You assumed the form of Nrsimhadeva. You killed Hiranyakasipu with Your fierce form.
You immobilized the alligator that endangered the feet of the elephant, Gajendra.
Oh darling Giridhara! I am only Your maidservant, Mira. Here and there, there is only suffering and pain. Therefore, Oh Hari! Please remove the sufferings of humanity.
Notes
This song can either be sung in Raga Purvi in bhajani tala or Raga Adana in tivra tala. This bhajan was amongst the favorites of Mohandas Gandhi. He requested M.S. Subbulaksmi to sing this song on his last birthday.