Vaishnav Janato - My favourite song

Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan, a very soulful song that goes on saying about Vaishnav, a hindu brahmin. The song was written by Shri Narasimha Mehta. Its written in Gujarathi. When i read through the meaning of the song, i couldnt help but wonder whether we come across such a person in todays world. Well its a debatable topic altogether but that will kill the essence of the song. So for now here is the song and followed by video of it, sung by many famous singers.



The song - Loosely Translated

Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je {One who is a vaishnav]
PeeD paraayi jaaNe re [Knows the pain of others]
Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye [Does good to others, to those ones who are in misery] Man abhimaan na aaNe re [Does not let pride enter his mind]
SakaL lok maan sahune vande [A Vaishnav, Tolerates and praises the the entire world] Nindaa na kare keni re [Does not say bad things about anyone]
Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe [Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts pure] Dhan-dhan janani teni re [O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed (dhanya-dhanya)]
Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi [A Vaishnav sees everything equally, rejects greed and avarice]
Par-stree jene maat re [Considers some one else's wife/daughter as his mother]
Jivha thaki asatya na bole [The toungue may get tired, but will never speak lies]
Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re [Does not even touch someone else's property]
Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene [A Vaishnav does not succumb to worldly attachments]
DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re [Who has devoted himself to stauch detachment to worldly pleasures]
Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi [Who has been edicted to the elixir coming by the name of Ram]
SakaL tirath tena tan maan re [For whom all the religious sites are in the mind] VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe [Who has no greed and deciet]
Kaam-krodh nivaarya re [Who has renounced lust of all types and anger]
BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta [The poet Narsi will like to see such a person] KuL ekoter taarya re [By who's virtue, the entire family gets salvation]



Heres the Video