Vinay Malika (Kis Bidhi Reejhat Hau Prabhu)

In this humble and heartfelt composition from Vinay Malika, Dayabai Ji expresses complete surrender before God. The soul cries before the Divine with deep helplessness, admitting its weaknesses, mistakes, and inability to cross the fearful ocean of worldly existence through personal effort alone. Again and again, the devotee prays for God’s mercy, believing that only His grace can free the soul from karma, ignorance, and the endless cycle of birth and death.

Shabad

Hindi

Hinglish

English

Please select at least one of above option to display the shabad.

॥बानी दयाबाई जी॥ ॥दोहे॥

॥Bani Dayabai Ji॥ ॥Dohe॥

॥Bani of Dayabai Ji॥ ॥Couplets॥

विनय मालिका

Vinay Maalika

Entreaty

किस बिधि रीझत हौ प्रभू, का कहि टेरूँ नाथ।
लहर मेहर जब हीं करो, तब हीं होउँ सनाथ॥

Kis bidhi reejhat hau Prabhu, ka kahi terun naath,
Lahar mehar jab heen karo, tab heen houn sanaath.

How can I please you? How should I beseech you, my Lord?
When you send a wave of mercy, only then will I be yours, O Master.

पैरत थाको हे प्रभू, सूझत वार न पार।
मेहर मौज जब हीं करो, तब पाऊँ दरबार॥

Pairat thaako he Prabhu, soojhat vaar na paar,
Mehar mauj jab heen karo, tab paaun darbaar.

Swimming incessantly, I have exhausted myself, O Lord, yet there appears no shore in sight;
only when you shower mercy will I gain entrance to your court.

कर्म रूप दरियाव से, लीजै मोहिं बचाय।
चरन कमल तर राखिये, मेहर जहाज चढ़ाय॥

Karm roop dariyaav se, leejai mohin bachaay,
Charan kamal tar raakhiye, mehar jahaaj chadhaay.

Save me, O Lord, from the sea of karma;
grant me refuge in your lotus feet and put me on the ship of your mercy.

जैसे सूरज के उदय, सकल तिमिर नस जाय।
मेहर तुम्हारी हे प्रभू, क्यों अज्ञान रहाय॥

Jaise sooraj ke uday, sakal timir nas jaay,
Mehar tumhaari he Prabhu, kyon agyaan rahaay.

Just as darkness is dispelled at the break of dawn,
how can ignorance remain when you shower your grace, O Lord?

बेर बेर चूकत गयों, दीजै गुसा बिसार।
मिहरबान होइ रावरे, मेरी ओर निहार॥

Ber ber chookat gayon, deejai gusa bisaar,
Miharbaan hoi raavare, meri or nihaar.

Time and again, I have gone astray; please do not be angry with me.
Show your mercy, my Lord, cast your benevolent gaze upon me.

चौरासी चरखान को, दुःख सहो नहिं जाय।
दयादास तातें लई, सरन तिहारी आय॥

Chauraasi charkhaan ko, dukh saho nahin jaay,
Dayaadaas taaten lai, saran tihaari aay.

The misery of the eighty-four and the four modes of birth is truly unbearable;
thus Daya, the devotee, has come to your refuge.

कर्म फाँस छूटै नहीं, थकित भयो बल मोर।
अब की बेर उबारि लो, ठाकुर बन्दीछोर॥

Karm faans chhootai nahin, thakit bhayo bal mor,
Ab ki ber ubaari lo, Thaakur bandeechhor.

The noose of karma cannot be severed; I have completely exhausted myself.
Liberate me this time, O Lord, the saviour of all.

जो मेरे करमन लखो, तौ नहिं होत उबार।
दयादास पर दया करि, दीजै चूक बिसार॥

Jo mere karman lakho, tau nahin hot ubaar,
Dayaadaas par daya kari, deejai chook bisaar.

If you take my deeds into account, then I shall never be saved;
have mercy on Daya, the devotee, and overlook all her faults.

नहि संजम नहिं साधना, नहिं तीरथ ब्रत दान।
मात भरोसे रहत है, ज्यों बालक नादान॥

Nahi sanjam nahin saadhana, nahin teerath brat daan,
Maat bharose rahat hai, jyon baalak naadaan.

I know nothing of disciplines, meditation, pilgrimage, fasting, or charity;
I am like an innocent child who is totally dependent on its mother.

तेरी दिस आसा लगी, भ्रमत फिरौं सब दीप।
स्वाँती मिलै सनाथ हो, जैसे चातृक सीप॥

Teri dis aasa lagi, bhramat phiraun sab deep,
Svaanti milai sanaath ho, jaise chaatrik seep.

In my longing to meet you, I have been wandering everywhere.
Just as the rainbird and the oyster are fulfilled by swanti drops, meet me, O Lord, and make my life complete.

लोहा पारस के निकट, कंचन ही सो होय।
जितना चाहै लै करै, लोहा कहै न कोय॥

Loha paaras ke nikat, kanchan hi so hoy,
Jitna chaahai lai karai, loha kahai na koy.

Iron is transformed into gold by the touch of the philosopher's stone;
no matter how hard one may try, it will never be called iron again.

भवजल नदी भयावनी किस बिधि उतरूं पार।
साहिब मेरी अरज है, सुनिये बारम्बार॥

Bhavajal nadi bhayaavani kis bidhi utarun paar,
Saahib meri araj hai, suniye baarambaar.

The ocean of existence is terrifying indeed, how do I go across?
Come to my aid, O Lord, I plead again and again.

ठग पापी कपटी कुटिल, ये लच्छन मोहिं माहिं।
जैसो तैसो तेर ही, अरु काहू को नाहिं॥

Thag paapi kapati kutil, ye lachchhan mohin maahin,
Jaiso taiso ter hi, aru kaahoo ko naahin.

A thug, a sinner, deceitful and devious, these are my traits.
Whatever I am, I am yours; I do not belong to anyone else.

पूजा अरचन बंदगी, नहिं सुमिरन नहिं ध्यान।
प्रभुजी अब राखे बने, बिर्द बाने की कान॥

Pooja archan bandagi, nahin sumiran nahin dhyaan,
Prabhuji ab raakhe bane, bird baane ki kaan.

Neither have I worshipped or meditated nor have I remembered or contemplated on you.
O Lord, to preserve the honour of your glory, you will have to redeem me now.

हौं अनाथ तोहिं बिनय करि, भय सों करूँ पुकार।
दयादास तन हेर प्रभु, अब के पार उतार॥

Haun anaath tohin binay kari, bhay son karun pukaar,
Dayaadaas tan her Prabhu, ab ke paar utaar.

An orphan I am, I plead before you; in fear, I call out to you, O Lord,
turn your gaze for a moment on Daya, the devotee; ferry her across this time.

तीन लोक में हे प्रभू, तुम हीं करो सो होय।
सुर नर मुनि गंधर्ब जे, मेटि सकैं नहिं कोय॥

Teen lok mein he Prabhu, tum heen karo so hoy,
Sur nar muni gandharb je, meti sakain nahin koy.

In the three worlds, O Lord, whatever you will, only that comes to pass;
humans, sages, celestial beings, even the gods, none can alter your bidding.

Related Shabads

Spiritual Insight

The Shabad teaches that true spirituality begins with humility, honesty, and dependence on Divine Grace rather than pride in rituals or personal achievements. Dayabai Ji compares the soul to a helpless child, a thirsty bird longing for rain, and iron waiting for the touch of the philosopher’s stone. Through these beautiful metaphors, she explains that when the soul sincerely turns toward God with love and surrender, Divine Compassion transforms and uplifts it. The overall mood of the Shabad is one of deep repentance, faith, longing, and complete trust in the Lord’s mercy.