# कबके बाँधे ऊखल | Kabake Bandhe Ukhal

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/kabake-bandhe-ukhal-474

Kirtan ID: 474

Raag: Bilaval · बिलावल

Occasion: Shri Krishna Ukhal · श्री कृष्णा ऊखल

Updated: 2026-08-18

## Original text

कबके बाँधे ऊखल श्याम । कमल नैन बाहिर ही राखे तू बैठी सुखधाम ॥१॥ है निर्दय दया तोहि नाँही लागि रही गृह काम । देखि क्षुधाते मुख कुम्हलानों अति कोमल तन श्याम ॥२॥ छाँड़ो बेगि बड़ी बिरियाँ भई बीति गये युग याम । तेरे भयसों निकट न आवें बोलि सके नहीं राम ॥३॥ जन कारन भुज आप बंधाये बचन किये हँसि ताम । ताही दिनतें प्रगट सूर प्रभु दामोदरसौ नाम ॥४॥

## English meaning

कबके बाँधे ऊखल | Kabake Bandhe Ukhal

(राग बिलावल | Raga Bilaval)

कबके बाँधे ऊखल श्याम ।
कमल नैन बाहिर ही राखे तू बैठी सुखधाम ॥१॥
How long has Shyam been tied to the mortar? The lotus-eyed One is kept outside, while you sit inside the abode of comfort ॥१॥

है निर्दय दया तोहि नाँही लागि रही गृह काम ।
देखि क्षुधाते मुख कुम्हलानों अति कोमल तन श्याम ॥२॥
You are merciless; no pity arises in you, absorbed as you are in household work. See Shyam's face withered from hunger, His body so very tender ॥२॥

छाँड़ो बेगि बड़ी बिरियाँ भई बीति गये युग याम ।
तेरे भयसों निकट न आवें बोलि सके नहीं राम ॥३॥
Untie Him quickly; a long while has passed, as if ages and watches have gone by. Out of fear of you, no one comes near, and even Ram cannot speak ॥३॥

जन कारन भुज आप बंधाये बचन किये हँसि ताम ।
ताही दिनतें प्रगट सूर प्रभु दामोदरसौ नाम ॥४॥
For the sake of His people, He Himself had His arms bound and, smiling, fulfilled those words. From that very day, Sur says, Prabhu became known by the name Damodar ॥४॥

## Transliteration

kabake baandhe ookhal shyaam |
kamal nain baahir hee raakhe too baithee sukhadhaam ||1||

hai nirday dayaa tohi naanhee laagi rahee grih kaam |
dekhi kshudhaate mukh kumhalaanon ati komal tan shyaam ||2||

chhaanro begi baree biriyaan bhaee beeti gaye yug yaam |
tere bhayason nikat na aaven boli sake naheen raam ||3||

jan kaaran bhuj aap bandhaaye bachan kiye hansi taam |
taahee dinaten pragat soor prabhu daamodarasau naam ||4||

## Source and usage

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