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BhajansTraditional VaishnavaMaine Ratana Lagai Radha Nama Ki
AuthorTraditional Vaishnava

Maine Ratana Lagai Radha Nama Ki

1

(refrain) maine
raṭanā lagāī rādhā nāmakī

Word for word

(refrain) maine - I; raṭanā - chanting; lagāī - attached/applied; rādhā - Radharani; nāma - name; kī - of;

Refrain: I am ever engaged in repeating the sweet name of Radha.

2

merī
palakoṅ meṅ rādhā, merī alakoṅ meṅ rādhā maine
māṅga bharāī rādhā nāmakī

Word for word

merī - my; palakoń - eye-blinking; meń - in; rādhā - Radharani; merī - my; alakoń - curls; meń - in; rādhā - Radharani; maine - I; māńga - vermillion in the hair that married women have; bharāī - filled; rādhā - Radharani; nāma - name; kī - of

Radha is there in the blinking of my eyes. Radha is there in the curls of my hair. I have filled up the very part of my hair. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

3

mere
nainoṅ meṅ rādhā, mere bainoṅ meṅ rādhā maine
bainī guthāī rādhā nāmakī

Word for word

mere - my; nainoń - eyes; meń - in; rādhā - Radharani; mere - my; bainoń - word; meń - in; rādhā - Radharani; maine - my; bainī - word; guthāī - interweaved; rādhā - Radharani; nāma - name; kī - of

Radha is there within my vision. Radha is there within my speech. I interweave my every word. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

4

merī
dularī meṅ rādhā, merī cunarī meṅ
rādhā maine
nathanī sajāī rādhā nāmakī

Word for word

merī - my; dularī - necklace; meń - my; rādhā - Radharani; merī - my; cunarī - sari piece; meń - in; rādhā - Radharani; maine - my; nathanī - nose ring; sajāī - adorned; rādhā - Radharani; nāma - name; kī - of

Radha is there in my necklace. Radha is there in my sari. I have adorned my nose ring. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

5

mere
calane meṅ rādhā, mere halane meṅ rādhā kaṭi
kiṅkinī bajāī rādhā nāmakī

Word for word

mere - my; calane - walking; meń - in; rādhā - Radharani; mere - my; halane - wavering; meń - my; rādhā - Radharani; kaṭi - cut; kińkinī - waistbells; bajāī - resounds; rādhā - Radharani; nāma - name; kī - of

Radha is there in my walking. Radha is there in my gestures. My sash of waist-bells resounds. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

6

mere
dāye bāye rādhā, mere āge pīche rādhā roma
roma rasa chāī rādhā nāmakī

Word for word

mere - my; dāye - right; bāye - left; rādhā - Radharani; mere - my; āge - front; pīche - back; rādhā - Radharani; roma roma - (idiom) every inch of hair; rasa - esoteric mellows; chāī - cast; rādhā - Radharani; nāma - name; kī - of

Radha is there on my right and on my left. Radha is there in front of me and behind. My every fiber reflects the rasa flowing. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

7

mere
aṅga aṅga rādhā, mere saṅga saṅga rādhā gopāl
baṁsī bajāī rādhā nāmakī

Word for word

mere - my; ańga - limb; ańga - limb; rādhā - Radharani; mere - my; sańga - association; sańga - association; rādhā - Radharani; gopāl - Gopala; baḿsī - flute; bajāī - plays; rādhā - Radharani; nāma - name; kī - of

Radha is there on my each and every limb. Radha is there accompanying me always. Lord Gopala plays His flute which calls out. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

Translation

1

Refrain: I am ever engaged in repeating the sweet name of Radha.

2

Radha is there in the blinking of my eyes. Radha is there in the curls of my hair. I have filled up the very part of my hair. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

3

Radha is there within my vision. Radha is there within my speech. I interweave my every word. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

4

Radha is there in my necklace. Radha is there in my sari. I have adorned my nose ring. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

5

Radha is there in my walking. Radha is there in my gestures. My sash of waist-bells resounds. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

6

Radha is there on my right and on my left. Radha is there in front of me and behind. My every fiber reflects the rasa flowing. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.

7

Radha is there on my each and every limb. Radha is there accompanying me always. Lord Gopala plays His flute which calls out. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.