Banwaari Ki Baawari – An Ode to Supreme After Drinking the Nectar of Divine

When this idea dawns upon you that Supreme is all you see and everything is appearing and disappearing on him. He is the resting place of all, out of him everything is created and everything gets dissolved in him. When you get established in this idea and your subtle intellect grasps this idea and becomes firm conviction and you start seeing the world with this vision, mind suddenly immerse in divine intoxication as if you found your lost beloved, your eternal companion. You grasp the sublime meaning of Raasleela, you see him playing raasleela with all, in all, through all.

When my mind agitates and I see myself in mental realm, I direct my thoughts towards Divine who is everywhere… When my body becomes restless, I direct my body to serve the family members and people around me… When my intellect props and try to analyze anything, i direct his attention towards understanding more on subtler and subtler levels the idea of Divine…then the entire life becomes Sadhana … 

I offer this bhajan in the lotus feet of Shree Hari, my personal guru and the entire lineage, Swamiji’s teachings in the form of their books and blog, all the saints and siddhas of the past, and to each one of you as the Supreme himself dwells in you all. My salutation to the divinity within you. I hope you will relish the rasaa of this baawari(mad person) of Banwaari( Lord of forest,Shree Krishna).

English Translation of Hindi Lyrics:

O’ my Lord, I am searching you everywhere,

like a mad person intoxicated in divine nectar,

My mind has grasped the essence of you,

and now I only hope for the ultimate union,

When you and I become inseparable, becomes One.

I do not care what will happen to this body now,

I offer this to you,

My thoughts are continuously  flowing towards you,

I offer them to you too;

All I wish is to sing your glories, day and night,

Please grace me with this so that my thoughts only flow towards you;

O’ my Lord, I am searching you everywhere,

like a mad person intoxicated in divine nectar,

The little pinpricks of worldly matters do not affect me now,

I also do not desire any more worldly pleasure ,

I offer both to you along with actions of this body,

The inner heart where the mind rests in sleep and when there are no thoughts,

that heart has grasped the essence of you ,

Let this mind be absorbed in that idea, that essence, that form,

so that it becomes one with it;

O’ my Lord, I am searching you everywhere,

Like a mad person intoxicated in divine nectar.

Hindi Lyrics:

Hari dhoondhoon tujhe baawari banke,

param milan ki ashaa hai,

Tan ki ab to sud budh khoyee,

Mann tujh mein anuraaga hai,

Din- din pal-pal gun tere gaaoon,

Bas vardaan yeh maangaa hai;

Hari dhoondhoon tujhe baawari banke,

param milan ki ashaa hai,

Dukh ki chintaa ab nain hoti,

Sukh ka hrdaya nahief pyaasaa hai,

Hrdaya mein ankit chhavi hai teri,

Amit rahe abhilaasha hai;

Hari dhoondhoon tujhe baawari banke,

param milan ki ashaa hai,