Translation

(1) 2-252: Beṭhā sihāsan upare Sahajānand sukhdhām

Gopaldas

Beṭhā sihāsan upare, Sahajānand sukhdhām;

Shriji Maharaj, the abode of bliss, sat on a sinhāsan.

Chāre kore sakhā shobhatā, vachche chhabīlo Shyām... 1

The devotees surrounding Maharaj created an amazing spectacle.

Ḍanlop sāheb āviyā, kāne suṇī Bhagwān;

[The Collector Andrews] Dunlop came hearing that Shriji Maharaj is God.

Baḷī Rājānī rītyu shu, arapyu bhūminu dān... 2

In a similar manner to King Bali, he donated land (for Maharaj to build a mandir).

Prabhu pātra pote malyā, Sahajānand sujāṇ;

He found God in the form of Sahajanand Swami.

Sūrya Chandranī sākhye, arpī bhūmi paramāṇ... 3

With the Sun and the Moon as witnesses (forever), he donated land.

Āshīrvād āpī karī, dīdho abhevar ām;

Maharaj blessed him and granted him abhaydān.

Mulakno pādshāh janral, pamāḍyo Akṣhardhām... 4

Maharaj granted the British General Akshardham.

Karuṇā sāgare kṛupā karī, dīdho abhevar sār;

Maharaj, the Ocean of Compassion, with grace granted him abhaydān.

Dās Gopāḷ kahe ṭāḷiyā, Jampurīnā mār... 5

Gopaldas said, he vanquished the beatings of Jampuri.

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.