# छोटौसौ कन्हैया एक | Chhotausau Kanhaiya Ek

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/chhotausau-kanhaiya-ek-575

Kirtan ID: 575

Raag: Purvi · पूर्वी

Occasion: Shri Krishna Ki Bal Lila · श्री कृष्णा की बाललीला

Updated: 2026-09-22

## Original text

छोटौसौ कन्हैया एक मुरली मधुर छोटी छोटे छोटे ग्वालबाल छोटी पाग शिरकी । छोटेसे कुंडल कान मुनिनके छूटे ध्यान छूटे पट छूटी लट छूटी अलकन की ॥१॥ छोटीसी लकुट हाथ छोटे बच्छ लीये साथ छोटे से बनेरी कान्ह गोपी देखन आई घर घरकी । नंददास प्रभु छोटे भेदभाव मोटे मोटे खायौ है माखन शोभा देखौ ये बदनकी ॥२॥

## English meaning

छोटौसौ कन्हैया एक | Chhotausau Kanhaiya Ek

(राग पूर्वी | Raga Purvi)

छोटौसौ कन्हैया एक मुरली मधुर छोटी छोटे छोटे ग्वालबाल छोटी पाग शिरकी । छोटेसे कुंडल कान मुनिनके छूटे ध्यान छूटे पट छूटी लट छूटी अलकन की ॥१॥
Little Kanhaiya, with a single small, sweet flute, little cowherd boys around Him, and a little turban upon His head. Little earrings adorn His ears; the sages lose their meditation, their garments become loosened, His locks come undone, and the curls of His hair fall loose. ॥१॥

छोटीसी लकुट हाथ छोटे बच्छ लीये साथ छोटे से बनेरी कान्ह गोपी देखन आई घर घरकी । नंददास प्रभु छोटे भेदभाव मोटे मोटे खायौ है माखन शोभा देखौ ये बदनकी ॥२॥
With a little stick in His hand and little calves beside Him, little Kanhaiya goes from home to home, and the gopis of every household come to see Him. Nanddas says, “The Lord is little, yet He has eaten great lumps of butter. Behold the beauty of this face!” ॥२॥

## Transliteration

chhotausau kanhaiyaa ek muralee madhur chhotee chhote chhote gvaalabaal chhotee paag shirakee |
chhotese kundal kaan muninake chhoote dhyaan chhoote pat chhootee lat chhootee alakan kee ||1||

chhoteesee lakut haath chhote bachchh leeye saath chhote se baneree kaanh gopee dekhan aaee ghar gharakee |
nandadaas prabhu chhote bhedabhaav mote mote khaayau hai maakhan shobhaa dekhau ye badanakee ||2||

## Source and usage

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