# धरे बांकी पाग | Dhare Banki Pag

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/dhare-banki-pag-5317

Kirtan ID: 5317

Raag: Purvi · पूर्वी

Occasion: Pag Chandrika · पाग चंद्रिका

Updated: 2026-10-15T18:43:22.384Z

## Original text

धरे बांकी पाग बांकी चन्द्रिका बांक बिहारीलाल ॥ बांकी चाल बांकी गति बांके वचना रसाल ॥१॥ बांको तिलक बांकी भ्रूरेख बांकी पहिरे गुंजामाल ॥ गोवरधन अपने कर धरके बांके भये गोपाल ॥२॥ सांकरी जु खोर बांकी हम सूधी हैं गिरिधरलाल ॥ नंददास सूधे किन बोलो बरसाने की तुम जो ग्वाल ॥३॥

## English meaning

धरे बांकी पाग | Dhare Banki Pag

(राग पूर्वी | Raga Purvi)

धरे बांकी पाग बांकी चन्द्रिका बांक बिहारीलाल ॥ बांकी चाल बांकी गति बांके वचना रसाल ॥१॥
Charming Bihari Lal wears a beautifully tilted turban and a lovely crescent-shaped ornament. His walk and movements are graceful, and His charming words are full of sweetness. ॥१॥

बांको तिलक बांकी भ्रूरेख बांकी पहिरे गुंजामाल ॥ गोवरधन अपने कर धरके बांके भये गोपाल ॥२॥
His tilak is beautifully slanted, His eyebrows are gracefully curved, and He wears a lovely garland of gunja berries. By lifting Govardhan upon His hand, Gopal has become even more wonderful. ॥२॥
सांकरी जु खोर बांकी हम सूधी हैं गिरिधरलाल ॥ नंददास सूधे किन बोलो बरसाने की तुम जो ग्वाल ॥३॥

“The narrow lane is winding, but I am straightforward, O Giridhar Lal!” Nanddas says, “Why do you call yourself straightforward, when you are a cowherd of Barsana?” ॥३॥

## Transliteration

dhare baankee paag baankee chandrikaa baank bihaareelaal ||
baankee chaal baankee gati baanke vachanaa rasaal ||1||

baanko tilak baankee bhroorekh baankee pahire gunjaamaal ||
govaradhan apne kar dharake baanke bhaye Gopaal ||2||

saankaree ju khor baankee ham soodhee hain giridharalaal ||
nandadaas soodhe kin bolo barasaane kee tum jo gvaal ||3||

## Source and usage

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