Vaishnava Jana To

The True Devotee

Vaishnava Jana To

The true devotee is one whoVaishnava jana to, tene kahiye je
Understands the pain of othersPeed paraayi jaane re
If they help those in distressPara duhkhe upakāra kare to ye
Their ego doesn’t come into playMana abhimāna na āne re
The true devotee is one whoVaishnava jana to, tene kahiye je
Understands the pain of othersPeed paraayi jaane re

They bow to everyone in the worldSakala loka mā sahune vande
Never speak ill of anyoneNindā na kare kenī re
Keep their words pure and their mind steadyVāca kācha mana niścala rākhe
Blessed is the mother who bore themDhana dhana jananī tenī re
The true devotee is one whoVaishnava jana to, tene kahiye je
Understands the pain of othersPeed paraayi jaane re

They see everyone equally and give up desireSama-drishthi ne trishnā tyāgī
They treat every woman like a motherPara-strī jene māta re
Their tongue never speaks falsehoodJihvā thakī asatya na bole
They don’t covet others' wealthPara-dhana nava jhāle hātha re
The true devotee is one whoVaishnava jana to, tene kahiye je
Understands the pain of othersPeed paraayi jaane re

They’re not caught up in illusion or greedMoha māyā vyāpe nahi jene
With firm detachment in their heartDridha-vairāgya jenā manamā re
The name of Rama is their rhythmRāma-nāma śhu tālī re lāgī
All holy places reside in their bodySakala tīratha tenā tanamā re
The true devotee is one whoVaishnava jana to, tene kahiye je
Understands the pain of othersPeed paraayi jaane re

They’re free from greed and deceitVana-lobhī ne kapata-rahita chhe
They’ve conquered lust and angerKāma krodha nivāryā re
Says Narsaiyo, when they see themBhane narasaiyo tenu darasana karatā
They uplift their entire lineageKula ekotera tāryā re
The true devotee is one whoVaishnava jana to, tene kahiye je
Understands the pain of othersPeed paraayi jaane re