This Bhajan - Pran Priya Mane Vaishnav enlightens the depth of the worship of a
devotee. Here the poet - Narsinh Mehta (a devotee of Lord Krishna) can understand and clearly portray the emotions and affirmations
of the Lord Krishna. This Bhajan (a
prayerful song) shows the level of bond Narsinh Mehta has with the Lord Krishna
through which he can comprehend and give the words to the feelings of the God!
Here are the words of Shree Krishna for his devotees…
પ્રાણ પ્રિય મને વૈષ્ણવ વ્હાલા, અહર્નિશ તેને ગાવું રે;
જપ-તપ-તીરથ, વૈકુંઠ પદ મૂકી ભક્ત બોલાવે ત્યાં જવું રે.
All the Vaishnav (Devotees of Lord Krishna) are
my beloved and I can sing about them incessantly. I keep going to the place
where my devotee is calling, and leave behind every mantra, penance, holy
places and even the paradise.
અંબરીશ રાજા મને અતિઘણો વ્હાલો, દુર્વાસાએ માનભંગ કીધું રે;
મેં મારું અભિમાન ત્યજીને દશ વાર અવતાર લીધો રે.
The king
Ambarish (a great devotee of Lord Krishna) was very dear to me and Sage Durvasa
cursed him. I had abandoned all my pride & took upon all curses on me and
had incarnation for ten times.
ગજને માટે ગરૂડે ચડી પડ્યો હરિજનની શોધ લેવા રે;
ઊંચ ને નીચ હું તો કંઈ ના જાણું, મુજ ને ભજે તે મુજ જેવા રે.
I’m always searching
for my sacred devotees sitting on an eagle. I don’t know about the higher or
lower caste (the levels created by the society). The one who worships me is equal
to me.
લક્ષ્મીજી અર્ધાંગના મારી, પણ મારા ભક્તની દાસી રે;
અડસઠ તીરથ ભક્તને ચરણે, કોટિ ગંગા કોટિ કાશી રે.
Laxmiji (Goddess
of wealth) is my other half but she works for my devotee. All the sixty-eight
holy places, ten millions of Ganga (Holy
River) and ten millions of Kashi (Holy
Place) are at the foot of my devotee.
ભક્ત ચાલે ત્યાં હું આગળ ચાલુ, ભક્ત સૂએ ત્યાં હું જાગું રે;
જે મારા ભક્તની નિંદા કરે તેની જિહવા સત્ય જ કાપું રે.
I walk
ahead of my devotee and am awake when my devotee is sleeping. I hurt the tongue
of the person with the truth who slanders my devotee.
મારાં રે બાંધ્યા વૈષ્ણવ છોડે, વૈષ્ણવે બાંધ્યા નવ છૂટે રે;
એક વાર વૈષ્ણવ મુજને બાંધે તો તે બંધન મેં નવ તૂટે રે.
The ones
controlled by me can only be freed by a Vaishnav but the ones controlled by a Vaishnav
cannot be freed ever. That bonding will never break which a Vaishnav has
created with me once.
બેસી ને ગાય ત્યાં ઊભો ઊભો સાંભળું, ઊભો ઊભો ગાય ત્યાં નાચું રે;
વૈષ્ણવજનથી હું પણ નથી અળગો : ભણે નરસૈંયો સાચું રે.
I listen by
standing when (my devotee) is sitting and singing (a prayerful song). I start
dancing when (my devotee) is standing and singing (a prayerful song). I am not at
all detached from a Vaishnav : Narsaiyo (The poet – Narsinh Mehta) has learned it
(through his devotion to Lord Krishna) correctly.
Through
this prayerful song Narsinh Mehta reveals how the God feels about a true
devotee and how much the God does to honor, protect and appreciate a devotee. This
Bhajan – Pran Priya Mane Vaishnav describes
the level of attachment the God creates with and for a devotee. This is an
assurance of getting benefitted forever after creating a bond with the God… ad
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