Sabse Unchi Prem Sagai — Surdas — full lyrics and English meaning
'Sabse Unchi Prem Sagai' is a pad by Surdas showing that God is won over only by love — he left Duryodhan's dry fruits to eat Vidur's greens, ate Shabari's tasted berries and drove Arjun's chariot.
A composition of Surdas. All sant bhajans.
Text variants: a few words differ between books and singers; the popular/standard text is given here.
Sabse unchi prem sagai ।
The highest relationship is the relationship of love.
Duryodhan ki meva tyagi, sag bidur ghar khai ॥
Shri Krishna turned down Duryodhan's dry fruits and delicacies and lovingly ate greens at Vidur's home.
Juthe phal sabri ke khaye, bahubidhi swad batai ।
Shri Ram ate Shabari's tasted berries and praised their taste again and again.
Prem ke bas nrip seva kinhin, ap bane hari nai ॥
Won over by love, God served a king and himself took the form of a barber (the katha of the devotee Sen the barber).
Rajsuy jagya judhishthir kinhon, tamen juth uthai ।
At Yudhishthir's Rajasuya yagya, God himself picked up the used leaf-plates.
Prem ke bas parath rath hankyo, bhuli gae thakurai ॥
Won over by love, he drove Arjun's chariot and forgot all his majesty.
Aisi priti barhi brindaban, gopin nach nachai ।
In Vrindavan such love grew that the gopis made God dance.
Sur krur ihi layak nahin, kahan lagi karaun barai ॥
Surdas says — I am not worthy of describing the Lord's glory in full.
The paath of Sabse Unchi Prem Sagai — Surdas is complete.
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