Translation

(1) Ek same Amdāvādmā āvyā Shyām sujāṇ

Gopaldas

This is the first pad of the set of 9 pads that narrate the incident when Bhagwan Swaminarayan arrived in Amdavad and installed the murtis of Narnarayan Dev. These pads were written by Gopaldas.

Ek same Amdāvādmā, āvyā Shyām sujāṇ;

 Mūrti shobhe Mahārājni, (jāṇo) ugyā sūraj bhāṇ... 1

(1) Once, Shriji Maharaj arrived in Amdavad. His murti was majestic as if the sun had risen.

Navgharu shire shobhtu, jāṇe ravino bhās;

 Joīne mohī sūrvanitā, vimān chhāyā ākāsh... 2

(2) He wore an ornament on his head that appeared bright as the sun. Seeing his majesty, capturing the women’s attention. Vimāns (celestial vehicles) filled the skies (the devas came in their vimāns).

Meghāḍambar Hari upare, Īndre dharyo te vār;

 Chandan-pushpnī vrushti kare, Brahmādī dev apār... 3

(3) Indradev created a canopy of clouds over Shriji Maharaj. Brahmā and other deities showered chandan and flowers from the sky.

Kesar tilak sohāmaṇu, shobhe bhāl vishāl;

 Nāsā bhrukuṭi vānkḍī, gāle ṭībakḍīno tāl... 4

(4) On his vast forehead, the tilak (made with mixture of saffron and chandan) looked extraordinary. Maharaj’s nose and eyebrows were curvy. He had a small freckle on his cheek.

Shobhe adhar ati rātḍā, māhī madhurī hās;

 Dās Gopāḷ kahe dantnī, pankti kare re prakāsh... 5

(5) His lips were red, and he had a sweet laughter. Gopaldas says his set of teeth were sparkling.

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.