Translation

(1) 1-42: Shrīji ane sahu santo re Maḷī karjo mārī sahāy

Kavi Maavdaan

Shrīji ane sahu santo re, Maḷī karjo mārī sahāy;

Shriji Maharaj and the sadhus, please come to my aide together.

Hu chhu tamāre sharaṇe re, Purushottam lāgu pāy...

I am at your refuge and bow to your feet.

Hu anant bhavmā bhaṭkyo, Āvīne āre aṭakyo;

I have wandered through the vast ocean (taken many births in vain). Finally, I have reached the shore (attained God).

Khari rīte rākhi khaṭko, Chhogāḷā karjo chhuṭko re... Pu 1

Maharaj, please be vigilant and save me.

Nathī gayo hu Gangā Kāshī, Teṇe antar nathī udāsī;

I have not gone to Ganga or Kashi (places of pilgrimage); nor am I sad regarding that.

Nakkī Akshardhāmnivāsī, Me oḷkhiyā Avināshī re... Pu 2

I am certainly a resident of Akshardham, as I have recognized Maharaj (the manifest God).

Mane maḷyā Sahajānand Swāmī, Bhāngī janmo-janamnī khāmī;

I have met Sahajanand Swami, and now the faults of many lives have been broken.

Nārāyaṇ chho bahunāmī, Ugāro antaryāmī re... Pu 3

You are Narayan, who goes by many names. Please save me, O omniscient Maharaj.

Prabhu pūraṇ prajāḷī pāpo, Sthir Akshardhāme sthāpo;

Maharaj, please completely destroy my sins and place me in Akshardham.

Kahe ’Māvdān’ dukh kāpo, Amne akshay sukh āpo re... Pu 4

Mavdan says destroy my sins and give us unending happiness.

Note: some kirtans have been translated using AI. Kirtans naturally contain many types of imagery and hence can be open to interpretation. In some cases, the base translation by AI may have been modified to provide a simple translation when possible.