Teri Bhagat Na Chhodon - Bhagat Namdev in Raag Basant

Happy Spring! I have composed this shabad in Raag Basant as part of the Bhagat Namdev 750 project. There is a live recording and a studio recording; I just released two versions of the live recording: YouTube and Instagram. Below the recordings you will find the lyrics, meanings, translations as well as some related shabads and poems. 




Here is Bhai Harjinder Singh's popular composition of the shabad:





Essence of the Shabad  - Teri Bhagat Na Chhodon

The shabad is a lesson in giving up.  It is about loving like the lotus: against all odds. Bhagat Namdev sings in Raag Basant, "I will not stop loving you even if people laugh at me. The one who leave their master in need, leave their honor. People love wealth and would even die for it. But the lovers of truth,  love your name and give up their own existence.  Bathing in the Ganges and Godavari is for the people of the world. For me, the service of hari is above all.  I will not stop loving you even if people laugh at me." Teri Bhagat Na Chhodon Bhave Log Hasai. 

Reminds me of "Tyaagna Tyaagan Neeka, Kaam Krodh Lobh Moh Tyaagna"

Related Hindi Abhang and Guru Amar Das Shabad

Nov 2020: Today I was reading a Hindi abhang of Sant Namdev (Yaahi Govinda Charan - see below) and I found it similar to a shabad I have composed earlier: Teri Bhagat Na Chhodon (see below for lyrics, meaning and essence).  When I compared the two, they were very similar. One was in Raag Sorath, the other in Raag Basant.  I also found today a shabad by the Guru Amar Das (also in Raag basant - see end of this note) which uses very similar language. 

Bhagat Namdev lived between 1270 and 1350 AD while Guru Amardas lived lived two hundred years later between 1479 and 1574 AD.  Guru Arjan Dev compiled the first Adi Granth in 1604 AD and Guru Gobind completed the final Guru Granth Sahib in 1708 AD.  There are other writings that I have discovered where Guru Nanak converses with Bhagat Namdev's through poetry.  Thanks to Guru Nanak bhagat Namdev's bani was saved in pristine form for generations to come.   It is amazing to find conversations happening between spiritual poets over centuries. Discovering these while encountering new poetry is one of my favorite pastimes. So many riddles to solve; so much joy to be had! 

Bhagat Namdev in Gurbani -  Teri Bhagat Na Chhodoon Bhaven Log Hasai


ą©“ ąØøąØ¤ਿąØ—ੁąØ° ąØŖ੍ąØ°ąØøਾąØ¦ਿ ॥
ą©“ ą¤øą¤¤िą¤—ुą¤° ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ą¤øाą¤¦ि ॥
Ikoaʼnkār saį¹Ægur parsāįø.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ąØøਾąØ¹ਿąØ¬ੁ ąØøੰąØ•ąØŸąØµੈ ąØøੇąØµąØ•ੁ ąØ­ąØœੈ ॥
ą¤øाą¤¹िą¤¬ु ą¤øंą¤•ą¤Ÿą¤µै ą¤øेą¤µą¤•ु ą¤­ą¤œै ॥
Sāhib sanktavai sevak bįŗ–ajai.
If the servant runs away when his master is in trouble,

ąØšਿąØ°ੰąØ•ਾąØ² ąØØ ąØœੀąØµੈ ąØ¦ੋąØŠ ąØ•ੁąØ² ąØ²ąØœੈ ॥ą©§॥
ą¤šिą¤°ंą¤•ाą¤² ą¤Ø ą¤œीą¤µै ą¤¦ोą¤Š ą¤•ुą¤² ą¤²ą¤œै ॥ą„§॥
Cįŗ–irankāl na jÄ«vai įøoÅ« kul lajai. ||1||
he will not have a long life, and he brings shame to all his family. ||1||

ąØ¤ੇąØ°ੀ ąØ­ąØ—ąØ¤ਿ ąØØ ąØ›ੋąØ”ąØ‰ ąØ­ਾąØµੈ ąØ²ੋąØ—ੁ ąØ¹ąØøੈ ॥
ą¤¤ेą¤°ी ą¤­ą¤—ą¤¤ि ą¤Ø ą¤›ोą¤”ą¤‰ ą¤­ाą¤µै ą¤²ोą¤—ु ą¤¹ą¤øै ॥
ŦerÄ« bįŗ–agaį¹Æ na cįŗ–įŗ–odao bįŗ–āvai log hasai.
I shall not abandon devotional worship of You, O Lord, even if the people laugh at me.

ąØšąØ°ąØØ ąØ•ąØ®ąØ² ąØ®ੇąØ°ੇ ąØ¹ੀąØ…ąØ°ੇ ąØ¬ąØøੈਂ ॥ą©§॥ ąØ°ąØ¹ਾąØ‰ ॥
ą¤šą¤°ą¤Ø ą¤•ą¤®ą¤² ą¤®ेą¤°े ą¤¹ीą¤…ą¤°े ą¤¬ą¤øैं ॥ą„§॥ ą¤°ą¤¹ाą¤‰ ॥
Cįŗ–aran kamal mere hÄ«are basaiʼn. ||1|| rahāo.
The Lord's Lotus Feet abide within my heart. ||1||Pause||

ąØœੈąØøੇ ąØ…ąØŖąØØੇ ąØ§ąØØąØ¹ਿ ąØŖ੍ąØ°ਾąØØੀ ąØ®ąØ°ąØØੁ ąØ®ਾਂąØ”ੈ ॥
ą¤œैą¤øे ą¤…ą¤Ŗą¤Øे ą¤§ą¤Øą¤¹ि ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ाą¤Øी ą¤®ą¤°ą¤Øु ą¤®ांą¤”ै ॥
Jaise apne dįŗ–anėh parānÄ« maran māʼndai.
The mortal will even die for the sake of his wealth;

ąØ¤ੈąØøੇ ąØøੰąØ¤ ąØœąØØਾਂ ąØ°ਾąØ® ąØØਾąØ®ੁ ąØØ ąØ›ਾąØ”ੈਂ ॥ą©Ø॥
ą¤¤ैą¤øे ą¤øंą¤¤ ą¤œą¤Øां ą¤°ाą¤® ą¤Øाą¤®ु ą¤Ø ą¤›ाą¤”ैं ॥ą„Ø॥
Ŧaise sanį¹Æ janāʼn rām nām na cįŗ–įŗ–ādaiʼn. ||2||
in the same way, the Saints do not forsake the Lord's Name. ||2||

ąØ—ੰąØ—ਾ ąØ—ąØ‡ąØ† ąØ—ੋąØ¦ਾąØµąØ°ੀ ąØøੰąØøਾąØ° ąØ•ੇ ąØ•ਾąØ®ਾ ॥
ą¤—ंą¤—ा ą¤—ą¤‡ą¤† ą¤—ोą¤¦ाą¤µą¤°ी ą¤øंą¤øाą¤° ą¤•े ą¤•ाą¤®ा ॥
Gangā gaiā goįøÄvrÄ« sansār ke kāmā.
Pilgrimages to the Ganges, the Gaya and the Godawari are merely worldly affairs.

ąØØਾąØ°ਾąØ‡ąØ£ੁ ąØøੁąØŖ੍ąØ°ąØøੰąØØ ąØ¹ੋąØ‡ ąØ¤ ąØøੇąØµąØ•ੁ ąØØਾąØ®ਾ ॥ą©©॥ą©§॥
ą¤Øाą¤°ाą¤‡ą¤£ु ą¤øुą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ą¤øंą¤Ø ą¤¹ोą¤‡ ą¤¤ ą¤øेą¤µą¤•ु ą¤Øाą¤®ा ॥ą„©॥ą„§॥
Nārāiį¹‡ suparsan hoe į¹Æa sevak nāmā. ||3||1||
If the Lord were totally pleased, then He would let Naam Dayv be His servant. ||3||1||


Another one of my translations -

If the servant runs away when his master is in trouble,
He will not have a long life, and he brings shame to all his family. ||1||

I won't stop serving you even if people laugh at me.
The lotus feet abide within my heart. ||1||Pause||

Like the greedy man doesn't risk wealth for his own life
Saints do not forsake the Lord's Name for any reason. ||2||

Pilgrimages to the Ganges, the Gaya and the Godawari are merely worldly affairs.
If the Lord were totally pleased, then He would let Naam Dayv be His servant. ||3||1||


Bhagat Namdev in Hindi - Yaahi Govinda Charan Mero Jeevaro Basai Re


ą¤°ाą¤— ą¤øोą¤°ą¤ ि

ą¤Æाą¤¹ी ą¤—ोą¤µिंą¤¦ा ą¤šą¤°ą¤Ø ą¤®ेą¤°ो ą¤œीą¤µą¤°ौ ą¤¬ą¤øै ą¤°े ।
ą¤­ą¤—ą¤¤ि ą¤Ø ą¤›ांą¤”ौं ą¤¹ą¤°िą¤•ीं ą¤²ोą¤— ą¤¹ंą¤øैą¤°े ॥ą¤Ÿेą¤•॥

ą¤—ोą¤¬िंą¤¦ा ą¤•ै ą¤Øाą¤‡ं ą¤²ीą¤Æें ą¤­ą¤µą¤œą¤² ą¤¤िą¤°िą¤ ą¤°े ।
ą¤ूą¤ ी ą¤®ाą¤Æा ą¤²ाą¤—ि ą¤²ाą¤—ि ą¤•ाą¤¹े ą¤•ूं ą¤®ą¤°ीą¤ ą¤°े ॥1॥

ą¤øाą¤‡ं ą¤•ूं ą¤øांą¤•ą¤”ै ą¤¦ीą¤Æे ą¤øेą¤µą¤— ą¤­ाą¤œै ą¤°े ।
ą¤šिą¤°ą¤•ाą¤² ą¤Ø ą¤•ोą¤ˆ ą¤œीą¤µै ą¤¦ोą¤Š ą¤Ŗą¤· ą¤²ाą¤œै ą¤°े ॥2॥

ą¤†ą¤Ŗą¤Øां ą¤§ą¤Ø ą¤•ाą¤°ą¤£ि ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ाą¤£ी ą¤®ą¤°ą¤£ौं ą¤®ांą¤”ै ą¤°े ।
ą¤­ą¤—ą¤¤ि ą¤­ą¤—ą¤¤ा ą¤œą¤Ø ą¤•ाą¤¹े ą¤•ूं ą¤›ांą¤”ै ą¤°े ॥3॥

ą¤—ंą¤—ा ą¤—ą¤Æा ą¤—ोą¤¦ाą¤µą¤°ी ą¤øंą¤øाą¤°ी ą¤œांą¤®ा ą¤°े ।
ą¤øुą¤Ŗą¤°ą¤øą¤Ø ą¤Øाą¤°ाą¤‡ą¤Ø ą¤øेą¤µą¤— ą¤Øांą¤®ा ą¤°े ॥4॥


Teri Bhagat Na Chhodon - Guru Amar Das


ąØ¬ąØøੰąØ¤ੁ ąØ®ąØ¹ąØ²ਾ ą©© ąØ‡ąØ• ąØ¤ੁąØ•ਾ ॥
ą¤¬ą¤øंą¤¤ु ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤²ा ą„© ą¤‡ą¤• ą¤¤ुą¤•ा ॥
Basanį¹Æ mėhlā 3 ik į¹Æukā.
Basant, Third Mehl, Ik-Tukas:

ąØøਾąØ¹ਿąØ¬ ąØ­ਾąØµੈ ąØøੇąØµąØ•ੁ ąØøੇąØµਾ ąØ•ąØ°ੈ ॥
ą¤øाą¤¹िą¤¬ ą¤­ाą¤µै ą¤øेą¤µą¤•ु ą¤øेą¤µा ą¤•ą¤°ै ॥
Sāhib bįŗ–āvai sevak sevā karai.
When it pleases our Lord and Master, His servant serves Him.

ąØœੀąØµąØ¤ੁ ąØ®ąØ°ੈ ąØøąØ­ਿ ąØ•ੁąØ² ąØ‰ąØ§ąØ°ੈ ॥ą©§॥
ą¤œीą¤µą¤¤ु ą¤®ą¤°ै ą¤øą¤­ि ą¤•ुą¤² ą¤‰ą¤§ą¤°ै ॥ą„§॥
JÄ«vaį¹Æ marai sabįŗ– kul uįøįŗ–rai. ||1||
He remains dead while yet alive, and redeems all his ancestors. ||1||

ąØ¤ੇąØ°ੀ ąØ­ąØ—ąØ¤ਿ ąØØ ąØ›ੋąØ”ąØ‰ ąØ•ਿąØ† ąØ•ੋ ąØ¹ąØøੈ ॥
ą¤¤ेą¤°ी ą¤­ą¤—ą¤¤ि ą¤Ø ą¤›ोą¤”ą¤‰ ą¤•िą¤† ą¤•ो ą¤¹ą¤øै ॥
ŦerÄ« bįŗ–agaį¹Æ na cįŗ–įŗ–odao kiā ko hasai.
I shall not renounce Your devotional worship, O Lord; what does it matter if people laugh at me?

ąØøਾąØšੁ ąØØਾąØ®ੁ ąØ®ੇąØ°ੈ ąØ¹ਿąØ°ąØ¦ੈ ąØµąØøੈ ॥ą©§॥ ąØ°ąØ¹ਾąØ‰ ॥
ą¤øाą¤šु ą¤Øाą¤®ु ą¤®ेą¤°ै ą¤¹िą¤°ą¤¦ै ą¤µą¤øै ॥ą„§॥ ą¤°ą¤¹ाą¤‰ ॥
Sācįŗ– nām merai hirįøai vasai. ||1|| rahā▫o.
The True Name abides within my heart. ||1||Pause||

ąØœੈąØøੇ ąØ®ਾąØ‡ąØ† ąØ®ੋąØ¹ਿ ąØŖ੍ąØ°ਾąØ£ੀ ąØ—ąØ²ąØ¤ੁ ąØ°ąØ¹ੈ ॥
ą¤œैą¤øे ą¤®ाą¤‡ą¤† ą¤®ोą¤¹ि ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ाą¤£ी ą¤—ą¤²ą¤¤ु ą¤°ą¤¹ै ॥
Jaise māiā mohi parāį¹‡Ä« galaį¹Æ rahai.
Just as the mortal remains engrossed in attachment to Maya,

ąØ¤ੈąØøੇ ąØøੰąØ¤ ąØœąØØ ąØ°ਾąØ® ąØØਾąØ® ąØ°ąØµąØ¤ ąØ°ąØ¹ੈ ॥ą©Ø॥
ą¤¤ैą¤øे ą¤øंą¤¤ ą¤œą¤Ø ą¤°ाą¤® ą¤Øाą¤® ą¤°ą¤µą¤¤ ą¤°ą¤¹ै ॥ą„Ø॥
Ŧaise sanį¹Æ jan rām nām ravaį¹Æ rahai. ||2||
so does the Lord's humble Saint remain absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||2||

ąØ®ੈ ąØ®ੂąØ°ąØ– ąØ®ੁąØ—ąØ§ ąØŠąØŖąØ°ਿ ąØ•ąØ°ąØ¹ੁ ąØ¦ąØ‡ąØ† ॥
ą¤®ै ą¤®ूą¤°ą¤– ą¤®ुą¤—ą¤§ ą¤Šą¤Ŗą¤°ि ą¤•ą¤°ą¤¹ु ą¤¦ą¤‡ą¤† ॥
Mai mÅ«rakįŗ– mugaįøįŗ– Å«par karahu įøaiā.
I am foolish and ignorant, O Lord; please be merciful to me.

ąØ¤ąØ‰ ąØøąØ°ąØ£ਾąØ—ąØ¤ਿ ąØ°ąØ¹ąØ‰ ąØŖąØ‡ąØ† ॥ą©©॥
ą¤¤ą¤‰ ą¤øą¤°ą¤£ाą¤—ą¤¤ि ą¤°ą¤¹ą¤‰ ą¤Ŗą¤‡ą¤† ॥ą„©॥
Ŧa▫o sarį¹‡Ägaį¹Æ rahao paiā. ||3||
May I remain in Your Sanctuary. ||3||

ąØ•ąØ¹ąØ¤ੁ ąØØਾąØØąØ•ੁ ąØøੰąØøਾąØ° ąØ•ੇ ąØØਿąØ¹ąØ«ąØ² ąØ•ਾąØ®ਾ ॥
ą¤•ą¤¹ą¤¤ु ą¤Øाą¤Øą¤•ु ą¤øंą¤øाą¤° ą¤•े ą¤Øिą¤¹ą¤«ą¤² ą¤•ाą¤®ा ॥
Kahaį¹Æ Nānak sansār ke nihfal kāmā.
Says Nanak, worldly affairs are fruitless.

ąØ—ੁąØ° ąØŖ੍ąØ°ąØøਾąØ¦ਿ ąØ•ੋ ąØŖਾąØµੈ ąØ…ੰąØ®੍ąØ°ਿąØ¤ ąØØਾąØ®ਾ ॥ą©Ŗ॥ą©®॥
ą¤—ुą¤° ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ą¤øाą¤¦ि ą¤•ो ą¤Ŗाą¤µै ą¤…ą¤®्ą¤°िą¤¤ ą¤Øाą¤®ा ॥ą„Ŗ॥ą„®॥
Gur parsāįø ko pāvai amriį¹Æ nāmā. ||4||8||
Only by Guru's Grace does one receive the Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||8||


Haj Hamari Gomti Teer - Kabir



ąØ†ąØøਾ ॥
ą¤†ą¤øा ॥
Āsā.
Aasaa:

ąØ¹ąØœ ąØ¹ąØ®ਾąØ°ੀ ąØ—ੋąØ®ąØ¤ੀ ąØ¤ੀąØ° ॥
ą¤¹ą¤œ ą¤¹ą¤®ाą¤°ी ą¤—ोą¤®ą¤¤ी ą¤¤ीą¤° ॥
Haj hamārÄ« gomį¹ÆÄ« į¹ÆÄ«r.
My pilgrimage to Mecca is on the banks of the Gomati River;

ąØœąØ¹ਾ ąØ¬ąØøąØ¹ਿ ąØŖੀąØ¤ੰąØ¬ąØ° ąØŖੀąØ° ॥ą©§॥
ą¤œą¤¹ा ą¤¬ą¤øą¤¹ि ą¤Ŗीą¤¤्ą¤®ą¤¬ą¤° ą¤Ŗीą¤° ॥ą„§॥
Jahā basėh pÄ«į¹Æambar pÄ«r. ||1||
the spiritual teacher in his yellow robes dwells there. ||1||

ąØµਾąØ¹ੁ ąØµਾąØ¹ੁ ąØ•ਿąØ† ąØ–ੂąØ¬ੁ ąØ—ਾąØµąØ¤ਾ ąØ¹ੈ ॥
ą¤µाą¤¹ु ą¤µाą¤¹ु ą¤•िą¤† ą¤–ूą¤¬ु ą¤—ाą¤µą¤¤ा ą¤¹ै ॥
vāhu vāhu ki▫ā kįŗ–Å«b gāvį¹Æā hai.
Waaho! Waaho! Hail! Hail! How wondrously he sings.


Additional Links


Namdev 750 - Project celebtrating 750th birth centenary of Bhagat Sant Namdev
Bhagat Sant Namdev - All posts related to Bhagat Sant Namdev in this blog

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