[p. 123]
67 Bhajan ii [Ansoe, 1962]
A (Sumiran: dohā)
I.
satya bacan aura dinatā para tiya māta samān
II.
itane mę hari nā mile tulasī hai jhūṭha jabān
B (The Bhajan)
I.
basau tu hamare hirday mę sāradā mā̈ī
II.
sursati more hirday basihai bhūlā gñāna batā̈ī
III.
dhaulāgiri para banala cautarā tero kirati maiyā tīnǫ jaga ṭhā̈ī
basau hamare...
IV.
devi ke ą̄gana pīpar sohaį baṭa sohaį pachavāre
V.
sone ke chatara bhavana par sohaį lāla dhujā mę...1 phaharā̈ī
basau tu...
A
I.
Truthful speech and meekness, (beholding) another's woman as mother -
II.
If just by this God is not met, (says) Tulasīdāsa, then one's word is untrue.2
[p. 124]
IV.
In the courtyard of the goddess the pīpal trees appear beautiful (and) at the back (of the shrine) the vaṭa trees appear beautiful.
V.
The gold parasols appear beautiful on the building, and on the red flag flutter...1
Abide in my heart...
1The words are not clear in our tape.
2If one says that he practised all these and yet did not find God, he is speaking untruth somewhere.
3Here, Sarasvatī is identified with the general mother goddess. The prayer is to Sarasvatī, the goddess of wisdom, but the description given in the song applies to Devī, the general mother goddess.
4See p. 36.
1The words are not clear in our tape.
