Krishna Awakes (Sant Surdas Poems)
Krishna awake, for the day has dawned:large, deep and lotus-like,your eyes are as in the love-shaped lakea pair of swans ...
Sant Surdas Poems (20 Poems)
Krishna Complains About His Older Brother (Sant Surdas Poems)
O mother mine, Dau (Balram)forever teases me.you never gave birth to me,and I was bought in the market.this is what ...
Krishna Denying He Stole The Butter (Sant Surdas Poems)
O mother mine, I did not eat the buttercome dawn, with the herds,you send me to the jungle,o, mother mine, ...
Secret Signs (Sant Surdas Poems)
Krishna conveyed by signs to clever Radha. to ...
Merciful Krishna (Sant Surdas Poems)
See the greatness of Krishna;though Lord, Father and Master of the worldhe willingly bears the arrogance of his close devoteesShiva ...
Krishna Approaches Radha (Sant Surdas Poems)
Krishna said, 'O fair beauty, who are you?Where do you live? Whose daughter are you?I never yet saw you in ...
Krishna In The Cradle (Sant Surdas Poems)
Yasoda lulling Hari to sleep,Shaking the cradle, cuddling and fondling,Singing to Him a song.My darling is sleepyWhy doesn't sleep come ...
Krishna Questions His Hair Braid Not Growing (Sant Surdas Poems)
Mother, when will my hair-braid grow?milk you said will make it grow,but still it remains so short.Mother when will my ...
Nanda’s Darling Child (Sant Surdas Poems)
Who can contain his joy, say, on seeing the lotus-like lovely face of Nanda's darling child when he awakes?His beauty ...
Nanda Beholds Krishna’s Face (Sant Surdas Poems)
Parted nightlong from his beloved childNanda could no longer restrain himselfand lifting from his face the coverlet gazed upon it;no ...
Krishna Wanting The Moon (Sant Surdas Poems)
Mother, the moon I want as my toy.I will roll on the floor,Not come to your lap,Nor have my hair-braid ...
Awake O! Prince Of Braj (Sant Surdas Poems)
Awake, Krishna,awake the lotus-petalsopen the water-lilies droopthe bumblebees have leftthe creepers cocks crow,and birds chirp on the trees.The cows are ...
Krishna Crawling (Sant Surdas Poems)
Chuckling, Kanha came crawling,Trying to catch His reflectionIn the bejewelled courtyard of Nanda.One moment He would stare at His shadowThen ...
Krishna Learning To Walk (Sant Surdas Poems)
Hands stretched out hesitantly,A foot on the ground unstably,Yasoda, teaching the Lord to walk.Sometimes watching His adorable faceStoring away the ...
Krishna Beginning To Speak (Sant Surdas Poems)
Mohan's begun to say 'Maiya Maiya,'And 'Baba Baba' to Nanda,Balaram He's calling 'baiya'From atop the house Yasoda shoutsTaking the name ...
Krishna’s Meal (Sant Surdas Poems)
Kanha eats in Yasoda's lap.some he eats, some he drops,as the ladies of Nandgaon watch,some he eats and some he ...
Krishna Goes To The Woods (Sant Surdas Poems)
O Krishna, darling of Gokula, awakeI have brought you milk, curd and sugar-candy come and partake of these delicacies: your ...
Krishna Returning With The Herd (Sant Surdas Poems)
Mohan comes herding the cows,crown of peacock feathers on his head,garland of forest flowers on his chest,in his hand a ...
Breakfast (Sant Surdas Poems)
O Hari, 'tis morn, awake, there's water in the jar for you to wash your face no need to hurry ...
Krishna Learns To Walk (Sant Surdas Poems)
Kanha walksTwo steps at a time,Yasoda's desires seeFulfilment sublime.'Runuk jhunk' sing His anklets,A soundSo pleasing to the mind.He sits,But then ...