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Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini lyrics

Hindi lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.

Source
Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini
Language
Hindi
  1. Verse 1

    (introductory verse) kabīrā jab ham paidā hue jaga haṅse ham roye aisī karanī kara calo ham haṅse jaga roye (refrain) cadariyā jhinī re jhinī he rāma nāma rasa bhīnī

    (introductory verse) kabira jab ham paida hue jaga hanse ham roye aisi karani kara calo ham hanse jaga roye (refrain) cadariya jhini re jhini he rama nama rasa bhini

    (इन्त्रोदुच्तोर्य वेर्से) कबीरा जब हम पैदा हुए जग हङ्से हम रोये ऐसी करनी कर चलो हम हङ्से जग रोये (रेfरैन्) चदरिया झिनी रे झिनी हे राम नाम रस भीनी

    The eight lotuses is the spinning wheel using the five earthly elements to make the shawl (the body). In nine of ten days, the shawl is completed; however, the fools will destroy it.

  2. Verse 1

    aṣṭa kamalā ka carkhā banāyā pāñca tattva kī pūnī nau dasa māsa bunana ko lāge mūrakha mailī kīnhī

    asta kamala ka carkha banaya panca tattva ki puni nau dasa masa bunana ko lage murakha maili kinhi

    अष्ट कमला क चर्खा बनाया पाञ्च तत्त्व की पूनी नौ दस मास बुनन को लागे मूरख मैली कीन्ही

    The eight lotuses is the spinning wheel using the five earthly elements to make the shawl (the body). In nine of ten days, the shawl is completed; however, the fools will destroy it.

  3. Verse 2

    jaba morī chādara bana ghara āī raṅga-reja ko dīnhī aisā raṅga raṅgā raṅgare ne lālo lāla kar dīnhī

    jaba mori chadara bana ghara ai ranga-reja ko dinhi aisa ranga ranga rangare ne lalo lala kar dinhi

    जब मोरी छादर बन घर आई रङ्गरेज को दीन्ही ऐसा रङ्ग रङ्गा रङ्गरे ने लालो लाल कर दीन्ही

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

  4. Verse 3

    cādara oḍha śaṅka mat kariyo ye do dina tumako dinhī mūrakha loga bheda nahīṅ jāne din din mailī kīnhī

    cadara odha sanka mat kariyo ye do dina tumako dinhi murakha loga bheda nahin jane din din maili kinhi

    चादर ओढ शङ्क मत करियो ये दो दिन तुमको दिन्ही मूरख लोग भेद नहीङ जाने दिन दिन मैली कीन्ही

    Do not have doubts or fears while wearing this shawl. It is only given to you for two days and it is temporary too. The foolish people do not understand the temporariness of this shawl, and they destroy it, day after day!

  5. Verse 4

    dhruva prahlāda sudāmā ne oḍhī śukadeva ne nirmala kīnhī dāsa kabīra ne aisī oḍhī jyuṅ kī tyuṅ dhara dīnhī

    dhruva prahlada sudama ne odhi sukadeva ne nirmala kinhi dasa kabira ne aisi odhi jyun ki tyun dhara dinhi

    ध्रुव प्रह्लाद सुदामा ने ओढी शुकदेव ने निर्मल कीन्ही दास कबीर ने ऐसी ओढी ज्युङ की त्युङ धर दीन्ही

    Great devotees such as Dhruva Maharaja, Prahlad Maharaja, Sudama, and Sukadeva Goswami have worn this chadar as well as purified their shawl as well other shawls (souls). The servant, Kabir Dasa, is attempting to wear this shawl as given to him originally by his guru.

About this song

This song was taken from Anup Jalota’s recording for ISKCON in the 1980s, “Bhajan Sandhya.” The tangential songs sung in the recording in Verse 5 are not included. The song lyrics are found here only for the sake of posting and record-keeping. The song is to be sung in Raga Des in Bhajani Tala. In Anup Jalota’s rendering of this song, he sang it using the original tune. In verse 5, he went into a ragamala, the verse sung in different ragas. The ragas were Des, Kedar, Malkauns, Kafi, Basanta, and Bhairavi.