(Sri) Giridhari Ārati (Mhane Chākar Rākho Ji)

(mane) cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī

Keep me as Your servant, Giridhari Lala, keep me as Your servant.

cākara rahasūṁ bāga lagāsūṁ

nita uṭha darśana pāsūṁ

vṛndāvana kī kuñjagalina meṁ

teri līlā gāsūṁ

I will be Your servant and plant Your garden every morning. Your sight will be my reward in the lanes of Vrindavan.

(mane) cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī

Keep me as Your servant, Giridhari Lala, keep me as Your servant.

cakari meṁ darśana pā(v)ūṁ

sumiraṇa pā(v)ūṁ kharacī

bhāva bhakti jāgiri pā(v)ūṁ

thīnon bhāthā sarsī

I will sing Your praises and the sight and remembrance of You will be my wages. My day passes in devotion to You.

(mane) cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī

Keep me as Your servant, Giridhari Lala, keep me as Your servant.

mora mukuṭa pitāmbara sohe

gale vaijantī mālā

vṛndāvana meṁ ghenu carāve

mohana muralī vālā

Beautifully adorned with a peacock feather crown, yellow waist-cloth and Your necklace of glittering gems, Mohan, the flute player, is grazing the cows of Vrindavan.

(mane) cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī

Keep me as Your servant, Giridhari Lala, keep me as Your servant.

ūṁce ūṁce mahala banāūṁ

bīca bīca rākhūṁ bārī

sāṁvariyā ke darśana pāsūṁ

pahira kusuma mī dhārī

I will build tall, tall and big palaces and will keep small, small pathways inside it, so when You come walking in, O dark one, I will have Your Darshan and offer fresh flowers on Your Lotus Feet.

(mane) cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī giridhāri lāla

cākara rākho jī

Keep me as Your servant, Giridhari Lala, keep me as Your servant.

mīrā ke prabhu gahira gaṁbīrā

sadā raho jī dhīrā

adhī rāta prabhu darśana dīnheṁ

prema nadī ke tīrā

The lord of Mira is very solemn and always patient. In the middle of the night, on the banks of the river of Love, I request your sight.