Translation

(1) Vandan karīe Prabhu bhāv dharī

Vandan karīe Prabhu bhāv dharī,

 Swāminārāyaṇ Shrī Sahajānandjī...

We fold our hand to Sahajanand Swami - Bhagwan Swaminarayan - with love.

Āp Prabhu chho Dhāmnā Dhāmī,

 Baḷvantā bahunāmī Hari... vandan 1

Prabhu! You are the one who resides in Akshardham. You are powerful and go by many names.

Jīva anantnā mokshane arthe,

 Anādi Akshar sāth laī... vandan 2

To liberate infinite jivas, you (manifest on earth) along with the eternal Aksharbrahma.

Purushottam Nārāyaṇ pote,

 Pragaṭyā mānav deh dharī... vandan 3

You are Purushottam Narayan. You manifested on earth possessing a human form.

Swāmī Guṇātīt anādi Akshar,

 Purushottam Sahajānandjī... vandan 4

Gunatitanand Swami is the eternal Aksharbrahma and Sahajanand Swami is Purushottam.

Yagnapurushmā akhanḍ rahīne, Gnanjivanma akhanḍ rahīne, Narayanswarupma akhanḍ rahīne, Mahant Swamima akhanḍ rahīne,

 Upāsanā shuddh pragaṭ karī... vandan 5

You remained ever-present through Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, and Mahant Swami Maharaj. (Through these gunatit gurus) you spread the pure upāsanā.

Bhakti e ja amāru jīvan,

Sevā e ja amāru jīvan,

 Dejo rome rom bharī... vandan 6

Bhakti is our life. Sevā is our life. Fill our life with abundant bhakti and sevā.

He Bhaktavatsal Karuṇāsāgar,

 Vinantī karu kar joḍī Hari... vandan 7

O Bhagwan! You care for your devotees and are an ocean of compassion. I fold my hands and pray to you.

Hetu rahit bhakti tav charaṇe,

 Dejo tan man dhanthī Hari... vandan 8

Grant me devotion of your holy feet, through the mind and body, that is free of all desires.