હરિ નહિ આવ્યા રે હો (રાગ - પંથીડો)

નાદબ્રહ્મ પદ - ૬૯૯, રાગ - પંથીડો
Nādbrahma pada 699, rāga - panthido

હરિ નહિ આવ્યા રે હો, સજની કહો કેમ કીજે આજ;
આપણ એકલા રે હો, વનમાં મેલી ગયા વ્રજરાજ ... ટેક
hari nahi āvyā re ho, sajani kaho kem kije āja
āpan ekalā re ho, van-māň mEli gayā vraj-rāj … repeat

અમો મહા અભાગણી રે હો, નાથ ન ધરવી રીસ;
અમો અપરાધી રે હો, વ્હેલા સહાય કરો જગદીશ ... ૧
amo mahā abhāgani re ho, nāth na dharavi ris
amo apa-rādhi e ho, vahelā sahāy karo jag-dish … 1

આવડું ક્યાં કરો રે હો, અવગુણ શા શા કીધાં મન;
બિરુદ  તમારું રે હો, આગે પતિત પાવન ... ૨
āvadu kyāň karo re ho, ava-gun shā shā kidhā man
birud tamāru re ho, āge patit pāvan … 2

સુરપતિ કોપ્યો રે હો, માંડી વૃષ્ટિ અખંડ ધાર;
ગોવર્ધન કર ધર્યો રે હો, હરિએ ઉગાર્યા તેણીવાર ... ૩
sur-pati kopyo re ho, māňdi  vrushti akhaňd dhār
govar-dhan kar dharyo re ho, hari-e ugāryā teni-vār … 3

દાવાનલ થકી રે હો, રાખ્યાં ગોપી ગ્વાલ;
તે સંભાળજો રે હો, દર્શને દ્યોને દિનદયાલ ... ૪
dāvā-nal thaki re ho, rākhyā gopi gavāl
te sambhāl-jo re ho, darshane dyone din-dayāl … 4

પ્રીત પૂર્વતણી રે હો, હરિએ સંભાળી તેણીવાર;
તત્ક્ષણ પ્રગટ્યા રે હો, અબળા પામી હરખ અપાર ... ૫
prit porva-tani re ho, hari-e sambhāli teni-vār
tat-kshan pragatyā re ho, abalā pāmi harakh apār … 5

વ્રહદેવનો સ્વામી મળ્યો રે હો, સર્વે સુખી થઈ વ્રજનાર;
મનમાં આનંદ ઘણો રે હો, આવ્યા પ્રાણધાર ... ૬
vrah-dev-no svami malyo re ho, sarve sukhi tha-ii vraj-nār
man-māň ānaňd ghano re ho, āvyā prān-dhār … 6

YouTube Video(s):
1. Shree Ramkabir Mandir Bhajan Mandal (playlist)

English translation (by AI):
This bhajan is about the journey of complete surrender (Sharanagati) and the joy of reuniting with the Divine.

0. Hari has not arrived, oh companion! Tell me, what should we do today?
Left all alone, the Lord of Vraj abandoned us in the woods.

1. We are immensely unfortunate, oh Lord! Please do not hold any anger against us.
We are the wrongdoers, oh Ruler of the Universe! Come quickly to our rescue.

2. Why do you hold such a massive grudge? What faults did my mind commit?
Your sacred title and true nature, from the very beginning, is the Savior of the Fallen.

3. When the Lord of the Gods (Indra) grew furious, unleashing an unending torrent of rain;
You lifted Mount Govardhan on your hand, and in that very moment, Hari saved everyone.

4. From the raging forest fire, You protected the Gopis and the cowherd boys;
Please remember that protection, oh Merciful Lord of the Humble, and grant us Your vision!

5. Remembering the divine love of past lifetimes, Lord Hari heeded her call at that very moment;
Instantly, He manifested before them, and the helpless women experienced boundless joy.

6. Meeting the Lord of Vrahdev, all the women of Vraj became perfectly happy;
Their hearts were filled with immense joy, for the very breath of their life had returned.

The core meaning of this bhajan revolves around the spiritual concepts of absolute surrender (Sharanagati), divine grace (Krupa), and the ultimate reunion of the soul with God (Milan).

While the previous bhajan illustrated the desperate, outward effort of the seeker to find God, this bhajan reveals the exact inner attitude that actually forces the Divine to manifest.

1. The Power of Complete Humility (Sharanagati)

In the beginning verses, the devotees do not blame God for abandoning them. Instead, they look inward and declare themselves "wrongdoers" (apradhi) and "unfortunate" (abhagnni).
•    The Core Truth: In spirituality, the ultimate barrier between the human soul and God is the ego. By accepting their imperfections with absolute humility, the devotees completely dissolve their ego. They show that you cannot demand or conquer God through pride; you can only invoke Him through total surrender.

2. Appealing to God's Eternal Vow (Patit Paavan)

The devotees intentionally address Krishna by His cosmic titles: Jagdeesh (Ruler of the Universe), Dindayal (Merciful to the Humble), and Patit Paavan (Savior of the Fallen).
•    The Core Truth: This highlights the comforting spiritual truth that God’s love is unconditional. You do not need to be perfect to receive divine grace. By reminding Him of His title Patit Paavan, the seeker asserts that it is the very nature of the Divine to uplift, purify, and save those who are flawed and helpless.

3. Activating Grace Through Love (Preet Poorvatani)

The turning point occurs when the bhajan mentions that Hari remembered their "love from past lifetimes" (preet poorvatani) and instantly appeared (tatkshan pragatya).
•    The Core Truth: The bond between the human soul (Jivatma) and the Supreme Soul (Paramatma) is not temporary; it is eternal and spans across lifetimes. True devotion (Bhakti) is never lost. When the intensity of the seeker's longing matches the purity of that eternal bond, divine grace is activated instantly, without a moment's delay.

4. Returning to the Source of Life (Praandhaar)

The bhajan closes by calling Krishna the Praandhaar—the very keeper and support of their life-breath.
•    The Core Truth: The soul can find temporary distractions in the material world, but it can never find permanent peace or true happiness until it reunites with its source. When the union happens, the "forest" of worldly suffering immediately transforms into a kingdom of absolute, boundless bliss (aanand ghano).