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:
ą¤°ाą¤ ą¤øोą¤°ą¤ ि
ą¤Æाą¤¹ी ą¤ोą¤µिंą¤¦ा ą¤ą¤°ą¤Ø ą¤®ेą¤°ो ą¤ीą¤µą¤°ौ ą¤¬ą¤øै ą¤°े ।
ą¤ą¤ą¤¤ि ą¤Ø ą¤ांą¤”ौं ą¤¹ą¤°िą¤ीं ą¤²ोą¤ ą¤¹ंą¤øैą¤°े ॥ą¤ेą¤॥
ą¤ोą¤¬िंą¤¦ा ą¤ै ą¤Øाą¤ं ą¤²ीą¤Æें ą¤ą¤µą¤ą¤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¤ै ą¤°े ।
ą¤िą¤°ą¤ाą¤² ą¤Ø ą¤ोą¤ ą¤ीą¤µै ą¤¦ोą¤ ą¤Ŗą¤· ą¤²ाą¤ै 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¤ą¤Ø ą¤ाą¤¹े ą¤ूं ą¤ांą¤”ै ą¤°े ॥3॥
ą¤ंą¤ा ą¤ą¤Æा ą¤ोą¤¦ाą¤µą¤°ी ą¤øंą¤øाą¤°ी ą¤ांą¤®ा ą¤°े ।
ą¤øुą¤Ŗą¤°ą¤øą¤Ø ą¤Øाą¤°ाą¤ą¤Ø ą¤øेą¤µą¤ ą¤Øांą¤®ा ą¤°े ॥4॥
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¤ਿąØੁąØ° ąØŖ੍ąØ°ąØøਾąØ¦ਿ ॥
ą©“ ą¤øą¤¤िą¤ुą¤° ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ą¤øाą¤¦ि ॥
IkoaÅkÄr saį¹Ægur parsÄįø.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ąØøਾąØ¹ਿąØ¬ੁ ąØøੰąØąØąØµੈ ąØøੇąØµąØੁ ąØąØੈ ॥
ą¤øाą¤¹िą¤¬ु ą¤øंą¤ą¤ą¤µै ą¤øेą¤µą¤ु ą¤ą¤ै ॥
SÄhib sanktavai sevak bįŗajai.
If the servant runs away when his master is in trouble,
ąØਿąØ°ੰąØਾąØ² ąØØ ąØੀąØµੈ ąØ¦ੋąØ ąØੁąØ² ąØ²ąØੈ ॥ą©§॥
ą¤िą¤°ंą¤ाą¤² ą¤Ø ą¤ीą¤µै ą¤¦ोą¤ ą¤ुą¤² ą¤²ą¤ै ॥ą„§॥
CįŗirankÄl na jÄ«vai įøoÅ« kul lajai. ||1||
he will not have a long life, and he brings shame to all his family. ||1||
ąØ¤ੇąØ°ੀ ąØąØąØ¤ਿ ąØØ ąØੋąØ”ąØ ąØਾąØµੈ ąØ²ੋąØੁ ąØ¹ąØøੈ ॥
ą¤¤ेą¤°ी ą¤ą¤ą¤¤ि ą¤Ø ą¤ोą¤”ą¤ ą¤ाą¤µै ą¤²ोą¤ु ą¤¹ą¤øै ॥
ŦerÄ« bįŗagaį¹Æ na cįŗįŗodao bįŗÄvai log hasai.
I shall not abandon devotional worship of You, O Lord, even if the people laugh at me.
ąØąØ°ąØØ ąØąØ®ąØ² ąØ®ੇąØ°ੇ ąØ¹ੀąØ
ąØ°ੇ ąØ¬ąØøੈਂ ॥ą©§॥ ąØ°ąØ¹ਾąØ ॥
ą¤ą¤°ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤®ą¤² ą¤®ेą¤°े ą¤¹ीą¤
ą¤°े ą¤¬ą¤øैं ॥ą„§॥ ą¤°ą¤¹ाą¤ ॥
Cįŗaran kamal mere hÄ«are basaiÅ. ||1|| rahÄo.
The Lord's Lotus Feet abide within my heart. ||1||Pause||
ąØੈąØøੇ ąØ
ąØŖąØØੇ ąØ§ąØØąØ¹ਿ ąØŖ੍ąØ°ਾąØØੀ ąØ®ąØ°ąØØੁ ąØ®ਾਂąØ”ੈ ॥
ą¤ैą¤øे ą¤
ą¤Ŗą¤Øे ą¤§ą¤Øą¤¹ि ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ाą¤Øी ą¤®ą¤°ą¤Øु ą¤®ांą¤”ै ॥
Jaise apne dįŗanÄh parÄnÄ« maran mÄÅdai.
The mortal will even die for the sake of his wealth;
ąØ¤ੈąØøੇ ąØøੰąØ¤ ąØąØØਾਂ ąØ°ਾąØ® ąØØਾąØ®ੁ ąØØ ąØਾąØ”ੈਂ ॥ą©Ø॥
ą¤¤ैą¤øे ą¤øंą¤¤ ą¤ą¤Øां ą¤°ाą¤® ą¤Øाą¤®ु ą¤Ø ą¤ाą¤”ैं ॥ą„Ø॥
Ŧaise sanį¹Æ janÄÅ rÄm nÄm na cįŗįŗÄdaiÅ. ||2||
in the same way, the Saints do not forsake the Lord's Name. ||2||
ąØੰąØਾ ąØąØąØ ąØੋąØ¦ਾąØµąØ°ੀ ąØøੰąØøਾąØ° ąØੇ ąØਾąØ®ਾ ॥
ą¤ंą¤ा ą¤ą¤ą¤ ą¤ोą¤¦ाą¤µą¤°ी ą¤øंą¤øाą¤° ą¤े ą¤ाą¤®ा ॥
GangÄ gaiÄ goįøÄvrÄ« sansÄr ke kÄmÄ.
Pilgrimages to the Ganges, the Gaya and the Godawari are merely worldly affairs.
ąØØਾąØ°ਾąØąØ£ੁ ąØøੁąØŖ੍ąØ°ąØøੰąØØ ąØ¹ੋąØ ąØ¤ ąØøੇąØµąØੁ ąØØਾąØ®ਾ ॥ą©©॥ą©§॥
ą¤Øाą¤°ाą¤ą¤£ु ą¤øुą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ą¤øंą¤Ø ą¤¹ोą¤ ą¤¤ ą¤øेą¤µą¤ु ą¤Øाą¤®ा ॥ą„©॥ą„§॥
NÄrÄiį¹ suparsan hoe į¹Æa sevak nÄmÄ. ||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¤ą¤°ą¤Ø ą¤®ेą¤°ो ą¤ीą¤µą¤°ौ ą¤¬ą¤øै ą¤°े ।
ą¤ą¤ą¤¤ि ą¤Ø ą¤ांą¤”ौं ą¤¹ą¤°िą¤ीं ą¤²ोą¤ ą¤¹ंą¤øैą¤°े ॥ą¤ेą¤॥
ą¤ोą¤¬िंą¤¦ा ą¤ै ą¤Øाą¤ं ą¤²ीą¤Æें ą¤ą¤µą¤ą¤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¤ै ą¤°े ।
ą¤िą¤°ą¤ाą¤² ą¤Ø ą¤ोą¤ ą¤ीą¤µै ą¤¦ोą¤ ą¤Ŗą¤· ą¤²ाą¤ै 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¤ą¤Ø ą¤ाą¤¹े ą¤ूं ą¤ांą¤”ै ą¤°े ॥3॥
ą¤ंą¤ा ą¤ą¤Æा ą¤ोą¤¦ाą¤µą¤°ी ą¤øंą¤øाą¤°ी ą¤ांą¤®ा 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©© ąØąØ ąØ¤ੁąØਾ ॥
ą¤¬ą¤øंą¤¤ु ą¤®ą¤¹ą¤²ा ą„© ą¤ą¤ ą¤¤ुą¤ा ॥
Basanį¹Æ mÄhlÄ 3 ik į¹ÆukÄ.
Basant, Third Mehl, Ik-Tukas:
ąØøਾąØ¹ਿąØ¬ ąØਾąØµੈ ąØøੇąØµąØੁ ąØøੇąØµਾ ąØąØ°ੈ ॥
ą¤øाą¤¹िą¤¬ ą¤ाą¤µै ą¤øेą¤µą¤ु ą¤øेą¤µा ą¤ą¤°ै ॥
SÄhib bįŗÄvai sevak sevÄ karai.
When it pleases our Lord and Master, His servant serves Him.
ąØੀąØµąØ¤ੁ ąØ®ąØ°ੈ ąØøąØਿ ąØੁąØ² ąØąØ§ąØ°ੈ ॥ą©§॥
ą¤ीą¤µą¤¤ु ą¤®ą¤°ै ą¤øą¤ि ą¤ुą¤² ą¤ą¤§ą¤°ै ॥ą„§॥
JÄ«vaį¹Æ marai sabįŗ kul uįøįŗrai. ||1||
He remains dead while yet alive, and redeems all his ancestors. ||1||
ąØ¤ੇąØ°ੀ ąØąØąØ¤ਿ ąØØ ąØੋąØ”ąØ ąØਿąØ ąØੋ ąØ¹ąØøੈ ॥
ą¤¤ेą¤°ी ą¤ą¤ą¤¤ि ą¤Ø ą¤ोą¤”ą¤ ą¤िą¤ ą¤ो ą¤¹ą¤øै ॥
ŦerÄ« bįŗagaį¹Æ na cįŗįŗodao kiÄ ko hasai.
I shall not renounce Your devotional worship, O Lord; what does it matter if people laugh at me?
ąØøਾąØੁ ąØØਾąØ®ੁ ąØ®ੇąØ°ੈ ąØ¹ਿąØ°ąØ¦ੈ ąØµąØøੈ ॥ą©§॥ ąØ°ąØ¹ਾąØ ॥
ą¤øाą¤ु ą¤Øाą¤®ु ą¤®ेą¤°ै ą¤¹िą¤°ą¤¦ै ą¤µą¤øै ॥ą„§॥ ą¤°ą¤¹ाą¤ ॥
SÄcįŗ nÄm merai hirįøai vasai. ||1|| rahÄ▫o.
The True Name abides within my heart. ||1||Pause||
ąØੈąØøੇ ąØ®ਾąØąØ ąØ®ੋąØ¹ਿ ąØŖ੍ąØ°ਾąØ£ੀ ąØąØ²ąØ¤ੁ ąØ°ąØ¹ੈ ॥
ą¤ैą¤øे ą¤®ाą¤ą¤ ą¤®ोą¤¹ि ą¤Ŗ्ą¤°ाą¤£ी ą¤ą¤²ą¤¤ु ą¤°ą¤¹ै ॥
Jaise mÄiÄ mohi parÄį¹Ä« galaį¹Æ rahai.
Just as the mortal remains engrossed in attachment to Maya,
ąØ¤ੈąØøੇ ąØøੰąØ¤ ąØąØØ ąØ°ਾąØ® ąØØਾąØ® ąØ°ąØµąØ¤ ąØ°ąØ¹ੈ ॥ą©Ø॥
ą¤¤ैą¤øे ą¤øंą¤¤ ą¤ą¤Ø ą¤°ाą¤® ą¤Øाą¤® ą¤°ą¤µą¤¤ ą¤°ą¤¹ै ॥ą„Ø॥
Ŧaise sanį¹Æ jan rÄm nÄm ravaį¹Æ rahai. ||2||
so does the Lord's humble Saint remain absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||2||
ąØ®ੈ ąØ®ੂąØ°ąØ ąØ®ੁąØąØ§ ąØąØŖąØ°ਿ ąØąØ°ąØ¹ੁ ąØ¦ąØąØ ॥
ą¤®ै ą¤®ूą¤°ą¤ ą¤®ुą¤ą¤§ ą¤ą¤Ŗą¤°ि ą¤ą¤°ą¤¹ु ą¤¦ą¤ą¤ ॥
Mai mÅ«rakįŗ mugaįøįŗ Å«par karahu įøaiÄ.
I am foolish and ignorant, O Lord; please be merciful to me.
ąØ¤ąØ ąØøąØ°ąØ£ਾąØąØ¤ਿ ąØ°ąØ¹ąØ ąØŖąØąØ ॥ą©©॥
ą¤¤ą¤ ą¤øą¤°ą¤£ाą¤ą¤¤ि ą¤°ą¤¹ą¤ ą¤Ŗą¤ą¤ ॥ą„©॥
Ŧa▫o sarį¹Ägaį¹Æ rahao paiÄ. ||3||
May I remain in Your Sanctuary. ||3||
ąØąØ¹ąØ¤ੁ ąØØਾąØØąØੁ ąØøੰąØøਾąØ° ąØੇ ąØØਿąØ¹ąØ«ąØ² ąØਾąØ®ਾ ॥
ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¤ु ą¤Øाą¤Øą¤ु ą¤øंą¤øाą¤° ą¤े ą¤Øिą¤¹ą¤«ą¤² ą¤ाą¤®ा ॥
Kahaį¹Æ NÄnak sansÄr ke nihfal kÄmÄ.
Says Nanak, worldly affairs are fruitless.
ąØੁąØ° ąØŖ੍ąØ°ąØøਾąØ¦ਿ ąØੋ 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 parsÄįø ko pÄvai amriį¹Æ nÄmÄ. ||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
ąØąØøਾ ॥
ą¤ą¤øा ॥
ÄsÄ.
Aasaa:
ąØ¹ąØ ąØ¹ąØ®ਾąØ°ੀ ąØੋąØ®ąØ¤ੀ ąØ¤ੀąØ° ॥
ą¤¹ą¤ ą¤¹ą¤®ाą¤°ी ą¤ोą¤®ą¤¤ी ą¤¤ीą¤° ॥
Haj hamÄrÄ« gomį¹ÆÄ« į¹ÆÄ«r.
My pilgrimage to Mecca is on the banks of the Gomati River;
ąØąØ¹ਾ ąØ¬ąØøąØ¹ਿ ąØŖੀąØ¤ੰąØ¬ąØ° ąØŖੀąØ° ॥ą©§॥
ą¤ą¤¹ा ą¤¬ą¤øą¤¹ि ą¤Ŗीą¤¤्ą¤®ą¤¬ą¤° ą¤Ŗीą¤° ॥ą„§॥
JahÄ basÄh pÄ«į¹Æambar pÄ«r. ||1||
the spiritual teacher in his yellow robes dwells there. ||1||
ąØµਾąØ¹ੁ ąØµਾąØ¹ੁ ąØਿąØ ąØੂąØ¬ੁ ąØਾąØµąØ¤ਾ ąØ¹ੈ ॥
ą¤µाą¤¹ु ą¤µाą¤¹ु ą¤िą¤ ą¤ूą¤¬ु ą¤ाą¤µą¤¤ा ą¤¹ै ॥
vÄhu vÄhu ki▫Ä kįŗÅ«b gÄvį¹ÆÄ hai.
Waaho! Waaho! Hail! Hail! How wondrously he sings.
Additional Links
Namdev 750 - Project celebtrating 750th birth centenary of Bhagat Sant Namdev
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