Carana Kamal lyrics
Braja Bhasa lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Sura Dasa
- Source
- Carana Kamal
- Language
- Braja Bhasa
- Verse 1
(refrain) caraṇa kamal bandauṅ hari rāī
(refrain) carana kamal bandaun hari rai
(रेfरैन्) चरण कमल बन्दौङ हरि राई
Refrain: I offer prayer at the feet of the worshipful Lord Hari. 1-2) By His mercy, a lame person crosses mountains, a blind person sees everything, a deaf person hears, a dumb person again speaks, and even a poor person walks with a servant holding an umbrella over his head.
- Verse 1
jākī kṛpā paṅgu giri laṅghai andhe koṅ saba kachu darasāī
jaki krpa pangu giri langhai andhe kon saba kachu darasai
जाकी कृपा पङ्गु गिरि लङ्घै अन्धे कोङ सब कछु दरसाई
Refrain: I offer prayer at the feet of the worshipful Lord Hari. 1-2) By His mercy, a lame person crosses mountains, a blind person sees everything, a deaf person hears, a dumb person again speaks, and even a poor person walks with a servant holding an umbrella over his head.
- Verse 2
bahiro sunai mūka puni bolai raṅka calai sira chatra dharāī
bahiro sunai muka puni bolai ranka calai sira chatra dharai
बहिरो सुनै मूक पुनि बोलै रङ्क चलै सिर छत्र धराई
English meaning not yet written for this verse.
- Verse 3
sūradāsa swāmī karunāmaya bāra bāra bandauṅ tehi pāī
suradasa swami karunamaya bara bara bandaun tehi pai
सूरदास स्wआमी करुनामय बार बार बन्दौङ तेहि पाई
The Lord of Sura Dasa is full of compassion. Therefore, I bow to His lotus feet, again and again.
About this song
This song was popularized by Vaiyasaki Das in his 1994 album Charan Kamal. This song was one of Mohandas Gandhi’s inspirational songs featured in his anthology of favorite devotional songs, “Ashram Bhajanavali.” The way Vaiyasaki Das rendered this song was in Raga Asavari in Tri-Tala. The way it was meant to be originally rendered was in Raga Kalyani in Tintal.