# दरपन सन्मुख धरे झूलत | Darpan Sanmukh Dhare Jhoolat

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/darpan-sanmukh-dhare-jhoolat-3169

Kirtan ID: 3169

Raag: Malhar · मल्हार

Occasion: Hindora Kanch Ke · हिंडोरा कांच के

Updated: 2026-09-18

## Original text

दरपन सन्मुख धरे झूलत हैं रंगभरे सखियन दरपन लिये चहुंदिसि ठाढी । दरपन अवनि झांई झुकि-झुकि लेत खनी प्रतिबिंब देखि-देखि दूनी सोभा बाढी ॥१॥ दरपनके खंभ दोऊ डांडी बनी दरपनकी दरपन से राजत दोऊ रंग रह्यो भारी । रसिक प्रीतम पिय झूलत दरपन कुंज-सदन जमुना बहे दरपनसी आरी ॥२॥

## English meaning

दरपन सन्मुख धरे झूलत | Darpan Sanmukh Dhare Jhoolat

(राग मल्हार | Raga Malhar)

दरपन सन्मुख धरे झूलत हैं रंगभरे सखियन दरपन लिये चहुंदिसि ठाढी । दरपन अवनि झांई झुकि-झुकि लेत खनी प्रतिबिंब देखि-देखि दूनी सोभा बाढी ॥१॥
Holding mirrors before Them, They swing, filled with joyful color, while the sakhīs stand all around holding mirrors. The mirrors reflect the ground, and as they bend down again and again, they catch the reflections; seeing the reflections repeatedly, the beauty appears to increase twofold. ॥१॥

दरपनके खंभ दोऊ डांडी बनी दरपनकी दरपन से राजत दोऊ रंग रह्यो भारी । रसिक प्रीतम पिय झूलत दरपन कुंज-सदन जमुना बहे दरपनसी आरी ॥२॥
The two pillars and the two supports of the swing are made of mirrors. Through the mirrors, the two shine beautifully, and the whole scene is filled with wondrous color. The beloved couple swings in the mirror-filled kunja pavilion, while the Yamunā flows like a mirror nearby. ॥२॥

## Transliteration

darapan sanmukh dhare jhoolat hain rangabhare sakhiyan darapan liye chahundisi thaadhee |
darapan avani jhaanee jhuki-jhuki let khanee pratibimb dekhi-dekhi doonee sobhaa baadhee ||1||

darapanake khambh dooo daandee banee darapanakee darapan se raajat dooo rang rahyo bhaaree |
rasik preetam piy jhoolat darapan kunj-sadan jamunaa bahe darapanasee aaree ||2||

## Source and usage

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