Translation

(1) Nij sevakne re (pad - 10)

Sadguru Premanand Swami

Nij sevakne re, sukh devāne kāj;

Pote pragaṭyā re, Purushottam Mahārāj. 1

For the purpose of giving bliss to His own disciples, Mahārāj himself, God, has manifested. 1

Faḷiyāmāhī re, sabhā karī virāje;

Pūraṇ shashī re, uḍugaṇmā jem chhāje. 2

Having finished sabha, He would sit in the courtyard (amongst the Paramhansas), shining like a full moon amidst the star-filled sky. 2

Brahmras varsī re, trupt kare harijanne;

Poḍhe rātre re, jamī Shyām shuddh annane. 3

He would fufill the devotees by showering the bliss of God. At night, having eaten a simple meal, Mahārāj would retire to bed. 3

Be āngaḷiyu re, tilak karyānī pere;

Bhāl vachche re, ūbhī rākhī fere. 4

He would rub two fingers upright in the middle of His forehead, as if applying a tilak. 4

Sūtā sūtā re, māḷā māgī laīne;

Jamṇe hāthe re, nit ferve chitt daīne. 5

Daily, while lying in bed, He would ask for a rosary and would turn it with His right hand with utmost concentration. 5

Bhul na paḍe re, kedī evu nem;

Dharmakuvarnī re, sahaj prakruti em. 6

Mahārāj’s natural inclination was such that a breach in such niyams would never occur on any day. 6

Bhar nidrāmā re, poḍhyā hoye Munirāye;

Koī ajāṇe re, lagār aḍī jāye. 7

(Even while) in deep sleep, (if) someone would accidentally touch him… 7

Tyāre faḍkī re, jāge sundar Shyām;

‘Koṇ chhe?’ pūchhe re, sevakne Sukhdhām. 8

… at that time, Mahārāj would suddenly awake and ask (His) attendant, “Who is it?” 8

Evī līlā re, Harinī anant apār;

Me to gāī re, kaik mati anusār. 9

I have sung such endless and infinite divine actions of Mahārāj according to my slight intellect. 9

Je koī prīte re, shikhshe suṇshe gāshe;

Premānandno re, Swāmī rājī thāshe. 10

Premānand’s Swāmi will become pleased on whosoever affectionately learns, listens to, and sings (these divine actions). 10