Sakhi! Hari, “chhu-mantar” soṇ kari gayo.
O sakhī! Hari has cast a magic spell on me!
Hauṇ Jamunā jal bharan ga-ee rahi, sakhi! Hari tahaṁ kirikiri soṇ pari gayo.
I had gone to the Yamunā to fetch water and like a little dust particle, Hari entered my eye.
Duhuṃ drigan mili kachhu batarāye, sakhi! Hari turatahiṁ hiy son hari gayo.
Our eyes had met and spoken some unsaid words. Then, He entered via my eyes and stole my heart!
Ab din-rain chain nahiṇ kaisehuṃ, sakhi! Hari nainani jal soṃ bhari gayo.
Now I do not have a moment’s peace, day and night and my eyes are always full of tears.
Palak lakhāt kalap janu un bin, sakhi! Hari virah shail soṃ dhari gayo.
The time taken for an eye blink passes like an age without Him. It is as if He has left a mountain of separation for me to bear.
Tum ‘Kripalu’ mūrakh, lakhi virahini, sakhi! Hari preeti juran soṇ ḍari gayo.
Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj says, “O sakhī! You would be foolish to become fearful of loving Śhyāmsundar seeing a Gopī in her state of separation (because this is Divine love, and there is infinite bliss in that separation).”
Live recorded kirtan during the 2026 Five Day 18 Hours Sankirtan from Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple of JKP Radha Madhav Dham, Austin, TX.
Song Credits:
Song: सखी! हरि, ‘छू-मंतर’ सों करि गयो। Sakhī! hari, ‘chhū-mantara’ som kari gayo
Singer: Sushree Rameshwari Devi Ji
Composer: Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj
Lyrics Composer: Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj
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