Teri meharbani ka hai bojha itna,
ki main to uthane ke kabil nahin hun.
My Lord, You have bestowed so much grace on me,
that I am unable to lift this heavy load.

Main aa to gaya hun magar janta hun,
tere dar pe ane ke kabin hahin hun.
I have come to You fully knowing
that I am not worthy of coming to You.

Zamane ki chahat men khud ko bhulaya,
tera nam haragiz zuban pai na lava.
My strong desire for the world made me forget myself
and my lips never uttered Your name.

Khatavar hun main gunahagar hun main,
tumhen muh kikhane ke kabin nahin hun.
I am an offender and sinner;
I am not worthy of showing my face to You.

Tumhin ne ata ki mujhe zindgani,
magar teri mahima main ne na jani.
You gave me life, but I did not glorify You in life.

Karazdar teri daya ka hun itna,
ki karza chukane ke kabil nahin hun.
I am so indebted to you for Your grace,
that I am unable to repay my debt.

Ye mana ki data hai tu kul jahan ka,
magar jholi age phailaun main kaise.
I know You are the supreme Provider,
yet how can I ask You for anything?

Jo pahale diya vo bhi kuch kam nahin hain,
usi ko nibhane ke kabil nahin hun.
What you have given me already,
I am not able to contain.

Tamanna yahi hai ki sir ko jhuka dun,
tera deed ik bar dil men main pa lun.
My only desire now is to bow my head
and see You in my heart.

Siva dil ke tukron ke ai mere data,
kuch bhi charhane ke kabil naihin hun.
Oh, my Lord! Except for my heart,
I have nothing to offer You.

(Qawwalli excerpted from Braj Ras Madhuri-Part 1, written and composed by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj)

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Swarg samrat ya ho chakar, tere dar ye hai darza barabar.
Whether the king of the celestial abodes, Indra, or a pauper, everyone is treated equally by You.

Teri hasti ko ho jisne jana, koi alam men akil nahin hai.
The one who knows the truth of Your divine personality, can’t find happiness from anyone or anything but You.

Dar badar kha ke thokar jo thak kar, aa gaya gir koi tere dar par.
If some exhausted soul who has been rotating in the 8.4 million species of life comes knocking at Your door,

Tune nazron se jo ras pilaya, vo batane ke kabil nahin hai,
au chupane ke kabil nahin hai.
You give him the sweet nectar of Your divine glance to drink, and this nectar is impossible to explain in words, yet its effects are impossible to hide from the eyes of the world.

Tum jo kahate ho tum ho hamare, jor mujh se hi tu nate sare.
You say that You alone are ours and that we should form all our relationships only with You.

Jan kar bhi jo nata na jore, uske manind jahin nahin hai.
There is no bigger fool than the one who knows this and still fails to love You.

Jite marte jo teri lagan men, jalte rahate virah ki agan men.
Those who live and die for You, and who remain in the fire of feeling separation from You…

Hai bharosa tera he Murari, tu dayalu hai katin nahin hai.
Oh, Krishna, they have full faith that You are merciful, never merciless.

Tere ras ka laga chaska jis ko, lagta Baikunth phika sa us ko.
He who becomes addicted to Your divine love nectar, finds even God’s almighty Vaikunth abode bland and tasteless in comparison.

Dub kar koi bahar na aya, is men bhamvaren hain sahil nahin hai.
He who drowns in the ocean of Your divine love never again surfaces,
for there is a whirlpool in this ocean and no shore.

Prem men hai sada dena dena, sochana bhi nahin kuch hai lena.
In love there is only the desire to give and give; a true lover never thinks of taking anything.

Lena vala bara bhola bhala, Braj ke rasikon men samil nahin hai.
One who desires something from the Beloved is ignorant, and is certainly not a Rasik Saint of Braj.

Man le unko tu sirf apana, sikh le yad men bas tarapana.
The only thing you have to do is accept Him as yours and learn to long for Him.

Ve laga lenge sine se tujh ko, dil men baithe hain gafil nahin hain.
He will embrace You. He is seated in your heart and noting your thoughts and feelings.

Tu pila de jo ik bund ras ki, kya kami hai tere pas ras ki.
Give me just a drop of Your divine nectar to drink. Will your treasure decrease if you give me this much?

Phir jo chore koi tera picha, aisa jahin bhi kahin nahin hai.
After receiving Your love if a soul leaves You, there is no one as foolish as he.

Karma hai unki niskham seva, dharma hai unki iccha men iccha.
Serving Him selflessly is true action, and being happy in His happiness is true dharma.

Saump do in ke hathon men dori, ye ‘Kripalu’ hain tang dil hahin hai.
Put the reins of your life in His hands. After all, He is not a miser. He is ‘Kripalu’ (the unconditional and unlimited giver of divine grace).

(Qawwalli excerpted from Braj Ras Madhuri, Part 1, written and composed by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj)

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Aisi pila de saki, ban jaye tu hamara,
khvahish nahin hai mujha ko, main bhi banun tumhara.
Oh, Saki! Make me so intoxicated with the divine wine of Your love that I will accept You as mine, without being concerned if You have accepted me or not.

Nazaron se mey ka pyala aisa pila khudara,
nazaron mey bas rahe ik, tera hi bas nazara.
My Lord! Intoxicate me with Your grace-filled glance in such a way that I will be able to see You and only You.

Hai khel ik nazar ka, ghatana hai kya tumhara,
kar do karam vo hamdam, bhulun jahan sara.
For You, it is only a matter of a glance; what will You lose by doing this? Grace me so that I may forget the entire world.

Baithey hain ta kayamat, dar pe laga ke nara,
hai yah kripalu nara, bas ek tu hamara.
Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj says in the words of a devotee, “I will sit at your doorstep til the end of time, loudly proclaiming, You alone are mine! You alone are mine!“

(Qawwalli excerpted from Braj Ras Madhuri, Part 1, written and composed by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj)

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Deeno duniya ki daulat sanjoi thee jo,
lut gayi pal mein ya rab gazab ho gaya.
“One more strange thing has happened. The effects of whatever actions I performed and whatever worldly attachments I had all vanished in one moment.”

Tan gaya man gaya akla hairan hai,
darde dil badh raha hai gazab ho gaya.
“My brain is perplexed because my body and mind are no longer under my control. Another disaster is that the pain of my separation from Krishna is always increasing.”

Ve taras bhi na khaye mere hal par,
phir na aye dubara gazab ho gaya.
“But Krishna had no sympathy for my pitiable condition. He did not give me His vision a second time. This is like a calamity for me”.

Darde dil mein magar aisa paya maja,
ab kahenge ‘Kripalu’ gazab ho gaya.
Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj says in the words of a devotee, “In spite of all this, the pain of separation from Krishna is so sweet that now I will tell everyone about my condition and that something wonderfully unusual has happened to me.”

(Qawwali composed by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj describing the effect of Shri Krishna’s divine love. Exerpted from “Braj Ras Madhuri”, Part 1)

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