Maiya Mori Main Nahi Makhan Khayo (Surdas)
A famous pada of Surdas (16th century) full of parental love — little Kanha's sweet excuses after being caught stealing butter.
Original text
मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो ।
भोर भयो गैयन के पाछे, मधुबन मोहिं पठायो ।
चार पहर बंसीबट भटक्यो, साँझ परे घर आयो ॥
मैं बालक बहियन को छोटो, छींको किहि बिधि पायो ।
ग्वाल बाल सब बैर परे हैं, बरबस मुख लपटायो ॥
तू जननी मन की अति भोरी, इनके कहे पतियायो ।
जिय तेरे कछु भेद उपजि है, जानि परायो जायो ॥
यह लै अपनी लकुटि कमरिया, बहुतहिं नाच नचायो ।
सूरदास तब बिहँसि जसोदा, लै उर कंठ लगायो ॥
Author: Surdas (16th century)
Surdas was the foremost of the Ashtachhap poets of the Pushtimarg and sang kirtan before Shrinathji. His "Sursagar" is an ocean of songs of parental love for child Krishna.
Meaning: Mother, I did not eat the butter! As soon as it was morning you sent me to Madhuban behind the cows; for four watches I wandered at Bansivat, and I came home only when evening fell.
I am just a little boy with short arms — how could I reach the pot hanging so high? All the cowherd boys are against me; they forcibly smeared the butter on my face.
Mother, you are so innocent at heart that you believed them. It seems some doubt has entered your mind and you think of me as someone else's child. Here, take back your stick and blanket — you have made me dance enough!
Surdas says: then mother Yashoda burst out laughing and hugged Kanha to her heart.
- Author
- Surdas (16th century)
- Note
- Traditional text from the Sursagar tradition; small variants exist.