Pati rakho bhaktan hitkaari
Protect the devotees
Lyrics
Tek
Pati rakho bhaktan hitkaari
Keep our honour in the sabha of devotees
Sabha mein hamaari
O protector of devotees
Pad
Gaj aru grah lare jal bhitar
In the lake the elephant and crocodile fought — you saved the elephant
Doobat gaj ko ubaari
As Narasimha for Prahlad
Narsimha rupa Prahlaad hetu ghar
You tore open Hiranyakashyap’s belly
Harnaakush ko vodra vidaari
In our sabha
Sabha mein hamaari
Indra angrily flooded Braj with rain
Indrahi kop kiyo Braj uphar
The cowherds called on Krishna
Prale kaal jal bhaari
Giridhari held the mountain on his finger
Gwaal baal Siri Krishan pukaare ho
In our sabha
Iti athpar girvar Giridhaari
Sabha mein hamaari
You saved Draupadi’s honour in the assembly
When Dushasan pulled her sari
Sabha bich Draupadi pat raakhe
When the Rana gave Mira poison
Chir Dusaasan haari
You turned it to nectar
Raana risaai vish di no Mira ko
In our sabha
Vish amrit mukh mein daari
Sabha mein hamaari
Whenever devotees are in trouble, the Lord incarnates
Pushkar Das says with joined hands
Jab jab bhir pare bhaktan par
You have saved me and many fallen ones
Tab tab prabhu autaari
In our sabha
Pushkar Daas kahat kar jori ho
Mohi pati tane kantaari
Sabha mein hamaari
Meaning
Tek
Keep our honour in the sabha of devotees O protector of devotees
Pad
In the lake the elephant and crocodile fought — you saved the elephant As Narasimha for Prahlad You tore open Hiranyakashyap’s belly In our sabha
Indra angrily flooded Braj with rain The cowherds called on Krishna Giridhari held the mountain on his finger In our sabha
You saved Draupadi’s honour in the assembly When Dushasan pulled her sari When the Rana gave Mira poison You turned it to nectar In our sabha
Whenever devotees are in trouble, the Lord incarnates Pushkar Das says with joined hands You have saved me and many fallen ones In our sabha