# देखो माई बसन ओरही | Dekho Mai Basan Orahi

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/dekho-mai-basan-orahi-2768

Kirtan ID: 2768

Raag: Malhar · मल्हार

Occasion: Malhar Shyam Ghata · मल्हार श्याम घटा

Updated: 2026-09-06

## Original text

देखो माई बसन ओरही चटक ॥ शोभा देत सरस सुंदर तन स्याम पाग सिर लटक ॥१॥ स्याम पिछोरा श्याम उपरना श्याम छरी हाथ मटक ॥ चतुर्भुज प्रभु गिरिधरन लालदेख अखीयां रही अटक ॥२॥

## English meaning

देखो माई बसन ओरही | Dekho Mai Basan Orahi

(राग मल्हार | Raga Malhar)

देखो माई बसन ओरही चटक ॥ शोभा देत सरस सुंदर तन स्याम पाग सिर लटक ॥१॥
Mother, behold how striking His garments are. They beautifully adorn His graceful form, while a dark turban rests upon His head. ॥१॥

स्याम पिछोरा श्याम उपरना श्याम छरी हाथ मटक ॥ चतुर्भुज प्रभु गिरिधरन लालदेख अखीयां रही अटक ॥२॥
His pichhora is dark, His upper cloth is dark, and He gracefully carries a dark staff in His hand. Chaturbhuj says: seeing Prabhu Giridhar Lal, my eyes remain fixed upon Him. ॥२॥

## Transliteration

dekho maaee basan orahee chatak ||
shobhaa det saras sundar tan syaam paag sir latak ||1||

syaam pichhoraa shyaam uparanaa shyaam chharee haath matak ||
Chaturbhuj prabhu giridharan laaladekh akheeyaan rahee atak ||2||

## Source and usage

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