mirabai (1)

mane chakar rakho ji...
O Lord (ji), keep (rakho) me (mane) 
as your servant (chakar)


FULL POEM

I shall be your servant
and tend a garden for you

everyday, I shall wake up
and get to see you

in the bowers and lanes of Vrindavan
I shall sing of your divine sports

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the yogi comes to practise yoga
while the ascetic comes to practise austerities
the devotee comes to sing the praises of Krishna

áll of them are residents of Vrindavan
Mira's lord is tranquil and majestic
reside in my heart, O Brave One

in the middle of the night
the Lord gave me a vision of Him

on the banks of the river Yamuna
who is Love personified


~mirabai~
(1498-1547)