Krishna · Aarti
Krishna Aarti (Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki)
A celebrated Krishna aarti composed by Kunj Bihari Lal, evoking the youthful Lord amid the groves of Vrindavan. It is sung in Krishna temples and at Janmashtami; the verses given here are the widely sung stanzas.
The text
आरती कुंजबिहारी की, श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की ॥ गले में बैजन्ती माला, बजावै मुरली मधुर बाला । श्रवण में कुण्डल झलकाला, नंद के आनंद नंदलाला ॥ गगन सम अंग कांति काली, राधिका चमक रही आली । लता में ठाढ़े बनमाली, भ्रमर सी अलक, कस्तूरी तिलक, चंद्र सी झलक । ललित छवि श्यामा प्यारी की, श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की ॥ कनकमय मोर मुकुट बिलसै, देवता दरसन को तरसैं । गगन सों सुमन रासि बरसै, बजे मुरचंग, मधुर मिरदंग, ग्वालिन संग । अतुल रति गोप कुमारी की, श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की ॥ आरती कुंजबिहारी की, श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की ॥
Meaning in English
The aarti of Kunj Bihari, who wanders the groves of Vrindavan, Krishna the lifter of Govardhan and slayer of Mura. A garland of vaijayanti at his throat, he plays the sweet flute, earrings glinting, the delight of Nanda; his form dark as the sky beside the shining Radha, standing among the vines, curls like bees, musk on his brow, a glow like the moon. A golden peacock-crown adorns him, the gods long for his sight, flowers rain from the sky and instruments sound among the cowherd girls whose love for him is beyond measure.
About this text
A celebrated Krishna aarti composed by Kunj Bihari Lal, evoking the youthful Lord amid the groves of Vrindavan. It is sung in Krishna temples and at Janmashtami; the verses given here are the widely sung stanzas.
