Surdas



Surdas was a mystic, poet and bard of 16th century India. An ocean of melody sprang from his inner divine vision, of his Lord, Krishna. His songs are still sung across India today.

Here is Surdas’ song in Hindi, Deenan Dukh Haran Dev, sung by Jagjit Singh. A song in praise, of the One who wipes out the suffering of the poor and uplifts the people.

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deenan dukh haran dev santan hitakaari

ajaamil gidh byaadh inamein kah kaun saadh
panchhi ko pada padhaat ganikaasi taari

dhruv ke sar chhatra det prahlaad ko ubaar let
bhakt het baandhyo set lankapuri jaari

tandul det rijh jaat saag paat son aghaat
ginat nahin juuthe phal khaate mithe khaari

itane hari aaye gaye basanan aaruudh bhaye
suuradaas dvaare khado aandharo bhikaari

Here’s the same song rendered in the Carnatic style, by P Unnikrishnan.

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Girija Devi sings Surdas' bhajan, Jamuna Teer, accompanied by Ronu Majumdar on the bansuri.



Hear Surdas' songs online here.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

so beautifully rendered by both Jagjith sing and unnikrishnan in their own styles! A soul stiiring divine composition of Surdas!!

Anonymous said...

Can some one please explain the meaning of the last two lines of this wonderful bhajan?

Unknown said...

The second last line is incomplete without another stanza that's missing from the given lyrics. It goes like this:

Gaj ko jab graah grasyo
Dushshaasan cheer khasyo
Sabha beech Krishna Krishna
Draupadi pukaari

which means... (in continuation with other anecdotes wherein devotees cry for the Lord) when the elephant (gaj) was swallowed by the crocodile (graah), and when Dushshaasan (one of the Kauravas) pulled the robe (saari of Pandava queen Draupadi), in the midst of the court/assembly (sabha beech), Draupadi called, "Krishna, Krishna!"

Itane Hari aaye gaye
Basanan Aarodh bhaye

In a moment (itne mein) Hari arrived, riding on the ever-extending robe (vasan = cloth, basanan = clothes in Braj dialect, aaroodh = riding)

Soordas dwaar khadyo aandhro bhikhaari

(In the same way) Soordas, (like a) blind beggar, is standing (waiting) at the door (for his Lord's arrival).

Anonymous said...

Can someone please explain the meaning of following lines

panchhi ko pada padhaat ganikaasi taari

tandul det rijh jaat saag paat son aghaat
ginat nahin juuthe phal khaate mithe khaari

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Ritesh said...

Thanks a ton Manoj ji. May Dwarkadheesh bless you with unlimited faith and love for His Lotus Feet.
Ritesh

Anonymous said...

Tandul refers to the gift...POHA.. brought by Sudama
...krishna's childhood friend from Gokul. Sudama comes to visit him bearing that gift.. He cant afford anything elegant.
Krishna gladly accepts it to make him feel welcome and not hurt his feelings.
Juuthe phal refers to Shabari welcoming Rama and offering him
some fruit.But she wants to make sure they are not sour or bitter.
So she tastes each herself..thus the fruit is jutha
jutha...meaning half way eaten and thus UNCLEAN.
Some else can explain...
SAAG PAAT SON AGHAT.