VAISHNAV JAN TO TENE RE KAHIYE LYRICS

Gujarati Saint Poet Narsinh Mehta’s Bhajan. One of Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite bhajans.

Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je PeeD paraayi jaaNe re

Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye Man abhimaan na aaNe re

(Vaishnav…)

He is true Vaishnava who knows and feels another’s woes as his own,

Always ready to serve others who are unhappy, he never lets vanity get to

him.

SakaL lok maan sahune vande Nindaa na kare keni re

Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe

Dhan-dhan janani teni re (Vaishnav…)

Bowing humbly to everyone and criticizing none,

He keeps his speech, deeds and thought pure; blessed is the mother

who begets him.

Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi Par-stree jene maat re

Jivha thaki asatya na bole Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re

(Vaishnav…)

He looks upon all equally. Having rid himself of lust, he reveres every

woman as his mother.

His tongue would fail him if he attempted to utter an untruth. He does

not covet other’s wealth.

Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re

Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi

SakaL tirath tena tan maan re (Vaishnav…)

The bonds of earthly attachment hold him not. His mind is deeply rooted in

renunciation.

Every moment he is intent on reciting the name of the Lord Rama. All the holy

places are ever present in his body.

VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe Kaam-krodh nivaarya re

BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta

KuL ekoter taarya re (Vaishnav…)

He has conquered greed, deceit, passion and anger

The sight of such a Vaishnava, says Narsinh, saves a family through

seventy-one generations.