Shri Banke Bihari Chalisa

baankee chitavana kat'i lachaka baanke charana rasaala .

svaamee shree haridaasa ke baanke bihaaree laala ..

jai jai jai shree baanke bihaaree .

hama aaye haim' sharana tihaaree ..

svaamee shree haridaasa ke pyaare .

bhaktajana ke nita rakhavaare ..

shyaama svaroopa madhura musikaate .

bare-bare naina neha barasaate ..

pat'akaa paaga peetaambara shobhaa .

sira sirapecha dekha mana lobhaa ..

tirachhee paaga motee lara baankee .

seesa t'ipaare sundara jhaankee ..

mora paankha kee lat'aka niraalee .

kaanana kund'ala lat'a ghungharaalee ..

natha bulaaka pai tana-mana vaaree .

manda hasana laagai ati pyaaree ..

tirachhee greeva kant'ha mani maalaa .

ura pai gunjaa haara rasaalaa ..

kaandhe saaje sundara pat'akaa .

got'aa kirana motina ke lat'akaa ..

bhuja mem' pahira angarakhaa jheenau .

kat'i kaachhanee anga d'haka leenau ..

kamara-baandha kee lat'akana nyaaree .

charana chhupaaye shree baankebihaaree ..

ikalaaee peechhe te aaee .

doonee shobhaa daee bad'haaee ..

gaddee sevaa paasa biraajai .

shree haridaasa chhavee atiraajai ..

ghant'ee baaje bajata na aagai .

jhaankee paradaa puni-puni laagai ..

sone-chaandee ke sim'haasana .

chhatra lagee motee kee lat'akana ..

baanke tirachhe sudhara pujaaree .

tinakee hoo chhavi laage pyaaree ..

atara phulela lagaaya sihaavaim' .

gulaaba jala keshara barasaavai ..

doodha-bhaata nita bhoga lagaavaim' .

chhappana-bhoga bhoga mem' aavaim' ..

magasira sudee panchamee aaee .

so bihaara panchamee kahaaee ..

aaee bihaara panchamee jabate .

aananda utsava hovaim' tabate ..

basanta paanche saaja basantee .

lagai gulaala poshaaka basantee ..

holee utsava ranga barasaavai .

urata gulaala kumakumaa laavaim' ..

phoola d'ola bait'he piya pyaaree .

kunja vihaarina kunja bihaaree ..

jugala saroopa eka moorata mem' .

lakhau bihaaree jee moorata mem' ..

shyaama saroopa haim' baanke bihaaree .

anga chamaka shree raadhaa pyaaree ..

d'ola-ekaadashee d'ola sajaavaim' .

phoola phala chhavee chamakaavaim' ..

akhaiteeja pai charana dikhaavaim' .

doora-doora ke premee aavaim' ..

garmina bhara phoolana ke bangalaa .

pat'akaa haara phulana ke jhangalaa ..

sheetala bhoga phuhaarem' chalate .

got'aa ke pankhaa nita jhoolate ..

hariyaalee teejana kaa jhoolaa .

baree bheera premee mana phoolaa ..

janmaasht'amee mangalaa aaratee .

sakhee mudita nija tana-mana vaarati ..

nanda mahotsava bheera at'oot'a .

savaa prahaara kanchana kee loot'a ..

lalitaa chhat'ha utsava sukhakaaree .

raadhaa asht'amee kee chaava savaaree ..

sharada chaandanee mukat'a dharaavaim' .

muraleedhara ke darshana paavaim' ..

deepa deevaaree hat'aree darshana .

nirakhata sukha paavai premee mana ..

mandira hote utsava nita-nita .

jeevana saphala karem' premee chita ..

jo koee tumhem' prema te dhyaavem'.

soee sukha vaanchhita phala paavaim' ..

tuma ho dinabandhu braja-naayaka .

maim' hoom' deena suno sukhadaayaka ..

maim' aayaa tere dvaara bhikhaaree .

kri'paa karo shree baankebihaaree ..

dina duh'khee sankat'a harate .

bhaktana pai anukampaa karate ..

maim' hoom' sevaka naatha tumhaaro .

baalaka ke aparaadha bisaaro ..

mokoom' jaga sankat'a ne gherau .

tuma bina kauna harai dukha merau ..

vipadaa te prabhu aapa bachaaau .

kri'paa karo mokoom' apanaaau ..

shree ajnyaana manda-mati bhaari .

dayaa karo shreebaankebihaaree ..

baankebihaaree vinaya pachaasaa .

nitya parhai paave nija aasaa ..

parhai bhaava te nita prati gaavaim' .

dukha daridrataa nikat'a nahee aavaim' ..

dhana parivaara bad'haim' vyaapaaraa .

sahaja hoya bhava saagara paaraa ..

kalayuga ke t'haakura ranga raate .

doora-doora ke premee aate ..

darshana kara nija hri'daya sihaate .

asht'a-sidhdi nava nidhi sukha paate ..

mere saba dukha haro dayaalaa .

doora karo maayaa janjaala ..

dayaa karo mokoom' apanaaau .

kri'paa bindu mana mem' barasaaau ..

aisee mana kara deu maim' nirakhoom' shyaama-shyaama.

prema bindu dri'ga te jharem' vri'ndaavana vishraama..

Ramaswamy Sastry and Vighnesh Ghanapaathi

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