Praan thaki - Narsinh Mehta - Gujarati Bhajan

Dearer than life is my devotee to me, he is ever in my heart
I leave behind all the pilgrimages, austerities and joys of Vaikunth
Just to be where he is!
To uphold my beloved devotee King Ambarish
I smote the vanity of the sage Durvasa,
For sake of my devotees, I cast off my pride
And came into the world ten times.
For dearer than life is the Vaishnava to me....
I rushed on Garuda, my eagle to deliver the Elephant, my loved devotee,
I discriminate not between the high and low,
As one who worships me is like me!
Dearer than life is my devotee to me.....
Lakshmi, the better half of my very being, herself serves my servants!
My devotee's feet are holier than millions of Gangas
Millions of Kashis and all the holy shrines put together!
Dearer than life is my devotee to me...
When he walks, I walk in front, when he sleeps I wake!
I don't spare the one who tries to harms my loved ones,
I destroy him and all his clans!
For dearer than life is the Vaishnava to me....
My devotee alone can deliver the ones whom I shackle
But not even I can release those whom he binds,
Once he binds me, even I cant free myself!
Dearer than life is my devotee to me...
When he sits and sings, I stand and listen
And I dance when he stands and sings!
Never even for a moment I am away,
As Narsaiyyo truly says, from such a devotee
For dearer than life is my devotee to me....

Translation by Sachin Ketkar

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[niyaami]

Hey!..What a sweet....sweet song...so full of love and care of our almighty papa....:) :).[shri narayan],....

I feel like a very special child..in the lap of my lovely God..saying-'Hey,..... I m dear daughter of shri Ram who is the king of this universe and so I m the princess of universe! no fear...as my kanu is walking ahead of me each moment...:)

I just started smiling after listening to the very first line as I am not only a ''vaishnav'' by heart , also my surname is Vaishnav too! :)

[Kunjal Gangani]

Superb video... really gives msg of Shrii Hari Vishnu n his immense love towards his devotees...

[Mahendra Mehta]

Geeta sar in song form! Hates off to Shri. Narsigh Mehta.He literated all common man.

[dnmandalia]

I had heard this bhajan in an abbreviated form before, never like this. It's wonderfully sweet, full of our Lord's bhakta-vaatsalya. Many thanks to whoever posted it. The English translation is also very poetically done.

[niharshah31]

jai shri krishna

[sanvi devi]

Lovely Please do more bhajans sanvidd@yahoo.co.uk



[Milind Joshi]

Thank you Ashitbhai



[neha2769]

anybody having lyrics of this bhajan? please mail me on neha2769@yahoo.com. Jai Shri Krishna. Thnx

[1wrongaddress]

Wonderful thought. Ram te adhik Ram kar dasa..

Can envy your surname.

[Kunjal Gangani]

Really superb bhajan...many thanx to one who uploaded this video....

ketala premad anee dayadu chee Shrii Hariii....Prabhu nit-nit lila karii badha na man harii lidha chee....jetala amee prahu ne vala chee...atalaj prabhu pan amne pran thakii pyara chee....

[superbatgirljsk]

It does make the soul dance... You just realise how much Our Shri Hari loves us... regardless of our being occupied with the worldly pleasures:)