Translation of Uddhav Sandesh by Surdas
Uddhav-Gopi Samvad/Uddhav-Gopi Dialogue (Part 2-1)
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Devanagari verse is followed by a romanized transliteration (in italics) and then an English translation.
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जानि करि बावरी जनि होहु । तत्व भजै वैसी ह्वै जैहौ, पारस परसैं लोहु ॥ मेरौ बचन सत्य करि मानौ, छाँड़ौ सबकौ मोहु । तौ लगि सब पानी की चुपरी, जौ लगि अस्थित दोहु ॥ अरे मधुप ! बातैं ये ऐसी, क्यौं कहि आवतिं तोह । सूर सुबस्ती छाड़ि परम सुख, हमैं बतावत खौह ॥1॥ Jani kari baavri jani hohu. Tatva bhajay waisi hwai jaihau, paras parasaein lohu. Merau bachan satya kari manau, chhadau sabkau mohu. Tau lagi sab pani ki chupri, jau lagi asthi dohu. Arey madhup! Batain ye aisi, kyoun kahi aavatin toh. Soor subasti chhadi param sukh, humain batavat khauh. (1)
Knowing (this) the women went crazy. Meditate on the essence just like, philosopher's stone touches iron. Think of my words as true, leave all attachments. Then seeming as if washed with water, restless belittled. O Bee! Words like this, why were they said to you. Soor leaving good city (of) extreme happiness, tells us this glutton. (1) ऊधौ हरि गुन हम चकडोर । गुन सौं ज्यौं भावै त्यौं फेरौ, यहे बात कौ ओर ॥ पैड़ पैंड़ चलियै तो चलियै, ऊबट रपटै पाइँ । चकडोरी की रीति यहै फिरि, गुन हीं सौं लपटाइ ॥ सूर सहज गुन ग्रंथि हमारैं, दई स्याम उर माहीं । हरि के हाथ परै तौ छूटै, और जतन कछु नाहिं ॥2॥
Udhau Hari gun hum chakdor. Gun saun jyaun bhavai tyaun pherau, yahe baat kau or. Paid paind chaliyai to chaliyai, ubat rapate paain. Chakdori ki riti yahai phiri, gun hi saun lapatai. Soor sahaj gun granthi humarain, dai Syam ur maahi. Hari ke haath parai tau chhoote, aur jatan kachhu nahin. (2)
Uddhav we become a pinwheel (for) quirks of Hari. As (we) like the quirks (we) transform, this is the last word. Walking the ways, bad roads mud on feet. A pinwheel's manner is to whirl, this is the quirk it engulfs. Soor our simple ways and tomes, impart into Shyam's chest. Hari slips away from palms when grasped, there is no solution to this. (2) उलटी रीति तिहारी ऊधौ, सुनै सो ऐसी को है । अलप बयस अबला अहीरि सठ, तिनहीं जोग कत सोहे ॥ बूचि खुभी, आँधरी काजर, नकटी पहिरै बेसरि । मुड़ली पटिया पारौ चाहै, कोढ़ी लावै केसरि ॥ बहिरी पति सौ मतौ करै तौ, तैसोइ उत्तर पावै । सो गति होइ सबै ताकी जो ,ग्वारिनि जोग सिखावै ॥ सिखई कहत स्याम की बतियाँ, तुमकौं नाहीं दोष । राज काज तुम तैं न सरैगो, काया अपनी पोष ॥ जाते भूलि सबै मारग मैं, इहाँ आनि का कहते । भली भई सुधि रही सूर, नतु मोह धार मैं बहते ॥3॥
Ulti riti tihari Udhau, sunai so aisi ko hai. Alap bayas abala ahiri sath, tinahin jog kat sohe. Buchi khubhi, aandhari kajar, nakti pahirai besari. Mudali patiya parau chahai, kodhi lavai kesari. Bahiri pati sau matai karai tau, taisoi uttar paavai. So gati hoi sabai taaki jo, gwarini jog sikhavai. Sikhai kahat syam ki batiyan, tumkaun nahin dosh. Raaj kaaj tum tain na saraigo, kaya apni posh. Jate bhuli sabai marag main, ihan aani ka kahte. Bhali bhai sudhi rahi Soor, natu moh dhaar main. bahte. (3)
Your ways are the opposite Uddhav, listen who is like that. Young women stupid cowherdesses, how will they like yoga. An ear dangler on the woman without ears, kohl on the blind, one without nose wearing a nosering. Bald woman falls on the edge of the bed, a leper applies turmeric. When a deaf woman consults her husband, she hears what she wants to. Ones with this demeanour, (you) will teach cowherdesses yoga. You are saying what Shyam taught you, this isn't your fault. You couldn't finish royal errands, the body is our costume. I forgot all ways as soon as I left, what could I say after coming here. Soor it would be nice to have some sense, otherwise I would flow away in the currents of attachment. (3) अँखियाँ हरि दरसन की प्यासी । देख्यौ चाहतिं कमलनैन कौं, निसि-दिन रहतिं उदासी ॥ आए ऊधौ फिरि गए आँगन, डारि गए गर फाँसी । केसरि तिलक मोतिनि की माला, बृंदावन के बासी ॥ काहु के मन की कोउ जानत, लोगनि के मन हाँसी । सूरदास-प्रभु तुम्हरे दरस कौं, करवट लेहौं कासी ॥4॥
Ankhiyan Hari darasan ki pyasi. Dekhyau chaahtin kamalnain kaun, nisi din rahtin udasi. Aaye Udhau phiri gaye aangan, daari gaye gar phaansi. Kesari tilak motini ki mala, Brindaban ke baasi. Kahu ke. man ki kou janat, logani ke man haansi. Soordas-prabhu tumhare daras kaun, karvat lehaun kaasi. (4) Eyes thirst too see Hari. (They) want to see the lotus-eyed, everyday remains despair. Came Uddhav and went to the courtyard, put a noose on (our) neck. Saffron forehead mark necklace of pearls, Vrindavan's dweller. Who knows what's in another's heart, laughter in people's hearts. Soordas' Lord for a glimpse of you, we will die at Kashi. (4) जब तैं सुंदर बदन निहार्यौ । ता दिनतैं मधुकर मन अटक्यौ, बहुत करी निकरै न निकार्यौ ॥ मातु, पिता, पति, बंधु, सुजन नहिं, तिनहूँ कौ कहिबौ सिर धार्यो । रही न लोक लाज निरखत, दुसह क्रोध फीकौ करि डार्यौ ॥ ह्वैबौ होइ सु होइ सु होइ कर्मबस, अब जी कौ सब सोच निवार्यौ । दासी भई जु सूरदास प्रभु, भलौ पोच अपनौ न विचार्यौ ॥5॥
Jab tain sundar badan niharyau. Ta dintain Madhukar man atakyau, bahut kari nikarai na nikaryau. Matu, pita, pati, bandhu, sujan nahi, tinahun kau kahibau sir dharyo. Rahi na lok laaj nirakhat, dusah krodh pheekau kari daaryau. Hwaibau hoi su hoi su hoi karmabas, ab jee kau sab soch niwaryau. Dasi bhai ju surdas prabhu, bhalau poch apnau na vicharyau. (5) When (we) admired his beautiful body. That day O Bee is stuck in our heart, even if we try it doesn't leave. Mother, father, husband, friend, no good people, what do we say to them what is on our minds. No care for the world or shame remains, another person's anger pales. Whatever happens happens (we) happened to be possessed, now solve the thoughts of our hearts. Became a slave to Soordas' Lord, don't belittle own thoughts. (5)
