Hari Mai To (Shloka & Bhajan): MS Subbulakshmi (1977)

यं शैवासमुपासते शिव इति ब्रह्मेति वेदांतिनः
बौद्धा बुद्ध इति प्रमाणपटवः कर्तेति नैयायिकाः
अर्हंनित्यथ जैनशासनरताः कर्मेति मीमांसकाः
सोयं नो विदधातु वाञ्छित फलं त्रैलोक्यनाथो हरिः
हरि मैं तो लाख यतन कर हारी।
महलन ढूंढा, गिरिबन ढूंढा, ढूंढी दुनिया सारी॥
गोकुल कुंज गली में ढूंढा, ढूंढा वृन्दावन में।
डाल डाल से, फूल पात से, जा पूछा कुंजन में।
बीती की सब कहे हरि ना अब की कहे बनवारी॥
कोई कहे श्री राम है क्या या गौरी काली मैया।
मैं कहू नहीं गोपाल हैं वो एक बन में चरावे गैया॥
उमापति परमेश्वर नहीं, ना नारायण भयहारी।
मीरा का हृदय विहारी, मीरा का हृदय विहारी॥
अंग पीताम्बर मोर मुकुट, सिर माला गले सुहावे।
बहुरूपी बड़े रूप धरे, जिस नाम बुलावो आवे॥
मीरा कहे अब लाज रखो प्रभु आवो मुरली धारी॥
Transliteration:
Yam Shaivasamupasate Shiva iti Brahmeti vedantinah
Bauddha Budhha iti pramaanapatavah karteti naiyayikah
arhannityatha jainasashanaratah karmeti mimaamsakah
Soyam no vidadhaatu vaanchhitaphalam trailokyanatho Harih
Hari mai to laakh yatan kar haari
Mehlan dhoonda, giriban dhoonda, dhoondi duniya saari
Gokul kunj gali mein dhoonda, dhoonda Vrindavan mein
Daal daal se phool paat se, jaa poochha kunjan mein
Beeti ke sab kahe Hari na, ab ki kahe Banwaari
Koi kahe Shri Ram hai kya, ya Gauri Kali maiyya
Mai kahu nahi Gopal hai wo ek ban mein charawe gayiyya
Umapati parmeshwar nahi, na Narayan bhayhaari
Meera ka hriday Vihari, Meera ka hriday Vihari
Anga peetambar mor mukut aur maala gale suhave
Bahuroopi bade roop dhare, jis naam bulawo aave
Meera kahe ab laaj rakho prabhu aavo Muralidhaari
Translation:
The one whom Shaivas worship as Shiva, the Vedantins as Brahman
The Buddhists as Buddha, the logicians as the creator
the devotees of Jaina tradition as Arhat, and the Mimansakas as karma
May that Hari, the lord of the three worlds, grant us our cherished desire.
Hari, I have lost after a lac attempts
I searched palaces, hills, forests, searched whole wide world
Searched orchards and streets of Gokul, searched in Vrindavan
Asked every stem, flower and leaf in the orchard.
Don’t say anything about the past Hari, hey Banwari, tell me about now.
Some ask if the one I’m searching Sri Rama, Maa Gauri or Maa Kali.
I say it’s not them but it’s Gopal, who grazes cows in a forest.
It’s not Shiva, the almighty, or Narayan who instill fear
It’s Vihari, Meera’s heart
Who adorns yellow clothes on body, peacock crown on head, and a garland on neck
He’s polymorphic, he has many forms, he’ll come by any name you call him by
Prabhu save my honour and come, come Muralidhaari, Meera says.
Raag: Desh
Performed at Toronto Concert (1977).
Vocal Support: Radha Viswanathan
Violin: K Alagiriswamy
Mridangam: G Dorai
Image source: msstribute.org
Audio source: Sangeethapriya.org

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