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BhajansTraditional VaishnavaVamsi Dhari Krsna Murari
AuthorTraditional Vaishnava

Vamsi Dhari Krsna Murari

1

vaṁsidhārī
kṛṣṇa murāri tuma
vinā duḥkha hāre kṛpā
karo nāth meṅ hūṅ mānā rākho
lāj hamāre

Word for word

vaḿsidhārī - the beholder of the flute; kṛṣṇa - Krsna; murāri - the defeater of the demon, Mura; tuma - You; vinā -without; duḥkha - suffering; hāre - remover of distress; kṛpā - mercy; karo - please do; nāth - O Lord; meń - I; hūń - am; mānā - obeyed; rākho - please protect; lāj - modesty; hamāre - my

O Beholder of the flute (Vamsi Dhari)! O Krsna Murari! Without You, all is misery, O remover of my distress! Please be merciful to me, O Lord, and protect my modesty.

2

abhaya
caraṇa karata smaraṇa japa
nām tere āp
mujhe hī, swāmī bhaja āp
giridhārī

Word for word

abhaya - fearlessness; caraṇa - lotus feet; karata - doing; smaraṇa - remembering; japa - chanting; nām - Holy Name; tere - Yours; āp - You; mujhe - my; hī - certainly; swāmī - master; bhaja - worship; āp - You; giridhārī - the lifter of Govardhana Hill

Kindly cause me to remember Your feet that bestow fearlessness, and allow me to chant Your holy name. You are my master! I worship You, O Giridhari!

Translation

1

O Beholder of the flute (Vamsi Dhari)! O Krsna Murari! Without You, all is misery, O remover of my distress! Please be merciful to me, O Lord, and protect my modesty.

2

Kindly cause me to remember Your feet that bestow fearlessness, and allow me to chant Your holy name. You are my master! I worship You, O Giridhari!

Notes

This song is popularized by Vaiyasaki Prabhu through his 1994 album "Carana Kamal." This song was rendered in Raga Kafi in Bhajani Tala.