mor mukuṭa pītāmbara sohai gala vaijantī mālākoi kahe vasudeva ko nandana koi kahe nanda-lālā
Word for word
mor mukuṭapeacock-feather-adorned crown;pītāmbarayellow garments;sohaibeautiful;galaneck;vaijantī mālāmany-colored flower garland;koi kahesome people say;vasudeva ko nandanathe son of Vasudeva;koi kahesome people say;nanda-lālāthe son of Nanda
Translation
You are beautified by a peacock-feather crown, yellow garments, and multi-colored flower garland. Some people call You the son of Vasudeva, while others call You the son of Nanda.
jamunā kināreon the bank of the Jamunā river;kṛṣṇaKṛṣṇa;kanhaiyādarling Kanhaiyā;muralībass flute;madhurasweet;bajāweplays;gwāla-bāla ke saṅgain the company of the cowherd boys;kānhāKṛṣṇa;mākhana miśrībutter-and-sugar-candy sweets;khāweeats
Translation
You, darling Kṛṣṇa Kanhaiyā, play sweet melodies on Your low-pitched muralī flute while standing on the bank of the Jamunā river. O Kānhā, You eat butter-and-sugar-candy sweets in the company of Your cowherd boyfriends.
arjuna kā ratha tumne hāṅkā bhārata bhai laḍāinām ko lekara biṣa bhī pīgai dekho mīrābāi
Word for word
arjuna kā rathaArjuna's chariot;tumneby You;hāṅkādriving;bhārataIndia;bhaihappened;laḍāibattle;nām ko lekaraaccepting Your name;biṣapoison;bhīalso;pīgaidrank;dekhoit is seen;mīrābāiof the lady saint Mīrābāi
Translation
You drove Arjuna's chariot and thus brought about the great battle of ancient India. When the lady saint Mīrābāi chanted Your name and drank the poison sent by her envious husband to kill her, the poison was thereby turned into nectar.
jala meṅ gaja ko grāha ne gherā jala meṅ cakra calāyājab jab bhīra paḍī bhaktana pai naṅge pāṅvana dhāyā
Word for word
jala meṅin the water;gaja koto the elephant;grāha neby the crocodile;gherāsurrounded;jala meṅin the water;cakra calāyāthrew His Sudarshana Chakra;jab jabwhenever;bhīra paḍībecoming fearful;bhaktanathe devotees;pai naṅgebecoming naked;pāṅvanaspread cloth;dhāyāHe comes running
Translation
When the elephant Gajendra was trapped by the crocodile in the lake, You threw Your Sudarśana Cakra into the water to save him. Whenever the devotees [like Draupadī] are afraid of becoming naked, then You come running and spread Your cloth to cover them.
ajāmila ke anta samaya meṅ terā nām jab āyājama-dūtoṅ se mukta karāke apane dhām paṭhāyā
Word for word
ajāmila keAjāmila's;anta samaya meṅat his final moment;terā nāmYour name;jab āyāwhen it came;jama-dūtoṅ sefrom the Yamadūtas;mukta karākecausing to be freed;apane dhāmto Your own abode;paṭhāyāsent
Translation
When Ajāmila was approaching his final moment, he remembered to utter Your name. Thus he was freed from the grasp of the Yamadūtas and dispatched in the company of the Viṣṇudūtas to Your own transcendental abode.
narasī ke saba kāja sudhāre mujhako mata bisarāwejanama janama kā terā sāraṅga terā hī guṇa gāwe
Word for word
narasī keof the saint named Narasī of western India;saba kājaall work;sudhārefulfilled;mujhakoto me;matado not;bisarāweforget;janama janama kāof birth after birth;terāYour;sāraṅgaaffection;terāYour;hīcertainly;guṇa gāwesinging of the glorious attributes
Translation
You also fulfilled all the tasks undertaken by the saint Narasī. You are taking care of all these devotees-please do not forget me! May I remain absorbed birth after birth in Your affection while confidently singing Your glories.
About Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā
A traditional Brijbhasha Rasiya — a folk song genre native to the Braj region around Mathura and Vrindavan — describing Krishna's crown, yellow garments (pitambara), and Vaijayanti garland, the classical iconography of Krishna as Govinda.
What is the meaning of Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā?
O pleaser of the senses of Rādhā! O protector of the cows! Your name is very precious to us!
How many verses does Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā have?
Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā has 7 verses.
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Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Mor Mukuṭa Pītāmbara Sohai Gala Vaijantī Mālā — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.