# कनक रतन मय | Kanak Ratan May

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/kanak-ratan-may-2257

Kirtan ID: 2257

Raag: Bilaval · बिलावल

Occasion: Shri Ram Navami Ke Palna · श्री राम नवमी के पालना

Updated: 2026-09-03

## Original text

कनक रतन मय पालनो रच्यो मारु सुत्रधार ॥ विविध खिलौना किंकिनी मंजुल मुक्ताहार ॥ रघुकुल मंडनराम रामललाहोहो ॥१॥ जननी ऊबट न्हवायकें मनि भूषन सजिलीये गोद ॥ पीढाये शिशु पालने निरखि मगन मनमोद ॥ दशरथ नन्दन राम रामललाहोहो ॥२॥ मत्त मयूरकी चंद्रिका झलके रतनन ज्योति ॥ नील कमल अरु जलदकी उपमा कहें लघु होत ॥ नेन सुकृत फलराम ॥३॥ लघु लघु लोहित ललितहें पदपान अधर एकरंग ॥ सो छबि को कवि कहिसके नखशिख सुन्दर सब अंग ॥ राजीव लोचन राम रामलला ॥४॥ पदनूपुर कटि किंकिनी कर कंकन पहोंची मंजु ॥ हीयें केहरिनख अद्भुत बने मानो मनसिज मदके गंजु ॥ पुरजन उरमनि राम ॥५॥ लोचन नीलसरोजसे भ्रुव मसिबिंदु बिराज ॥ जनु मुख विधु छबि अमीयकों रक्षक राख्यो रसराज ॥ शोभा सागर राम ॥६॥ घुंघरारी अलकावली लसे लटकन ललित लिलाट ॥ मानों उडुगण विधु मिलनकों चले तम बिडारकर बाट ॥ जगत तिमिर हर राम ॥७॥ देखि खिलोना किलकहीं पद पान विलोचन लोल ॥ विचित्र विहंग अली जलजज्यों सुषमा सर करत कलोल ॥ भक्त कल्पतरु राम ॥८॥ बाल बोल बिन अरथके सुनि देत पदारथ चार ॥ सो पैहन बचनानतें भये सुरनर मुनि त्रिपुरार ॥ नाम काम धुक् राम ॥९॥ मात सुमित्रा वारहीं मनि भूषन वसन विभाग ॥ मधुर मल्हाय झुलावहीं गावें उमगि उमगि अनुराग ॥ हें जग मंगल राम ॥१०॥ मोती ऊपज्यो सीपमें अरु अदिति जन्यो जगभान ॥ रघुपति कोसल्या जन्यो गुन मंगल रूप निधान ॥ भुवन विभूषन राम ॥११॥ राम प्रगट जगमे भये गये सकल अमंगल मूल ॥ मीन मुदित हित उदित व्हे नित बैरिनके उर सूल ॥ भव भय भंजन राम ॥१२॥ अनुज सखा संग शिशुले खेलन चले चौगान ॥ लंकामें खरभर परी हो सुरपुर बजे हें निशान ॥ रिपुगन गंजन राम ॥१३॥ राम अहेरट कुं चले हो जब गजरथ बाजि संवार ॥ दसकंधर उर धुकधुकी अबजिन धावे धनुधार ॥ अरि कुल केहरि राम ॥१४॥ गीत सुमित्रा सखीनके सुनि सुनि सुरमुनि अनुकूल ॥ दे असीस जयजय कहें सब हरषें बरषें फूल ॥ सुरसुखदायक राम ॥१५॥ बाल चरित्रमय चंद्रमा यह सोलह कलानिधान ॥ चित चकोर तुलसी कीयो कर प्रेम अमीरस पान ॥ तुलसीके जीवनराम ॥१६॥

## English meaning

कनक रतन मय | Kanak Ratan May

(राग बिलावल | Raga Bilaval)

कनक रतन मय पालनो रच्यो मारु सुत्रधार ॥
विविध खिलौना किंकिनी मंजुल मुक्ताहार ॥
रघुकुल मंडनराम रामललाहोहो ॥१॥
The skilled craftsman has made a cradle of gold and jewels. It is adorned with many toys, little bells, and beautiful strings of pearls. O Ramlala, adornment of the Raghu lineage! ॥१॥

जननी ऊबट न्हवायकें मनि भूषन सजिलीये गोद ॥
पीढाये शिशु पालने निरखि मगन मनमोद ॥
दशरथ नन्दन राम रामललाहोहो ॥२॥
His mother bathes Him with ubtan, adorns Him with jeweled ornaments, and takes Him into her lap. She lays the little child in the cradle and gazes upon Him, her heart absorbed in joy. O Ram, son of Dasharath, O Ramlala! ॥२॥

मत्त मयूरकी चंद्रिका झलके रतनन ज्योति ॥
नील कमल अरु जलदकी उपमा कहें लघु होत ॥
नेन सुकृत फलराम ॥३॥
A peacock-feather chandrika gleams upon Him amid the radiance of jewels. Even comparisons with the blue lotus and the raincloud fall short. O Ram, the blessed fruit attained by these eyes! ॥३॥

लघु लघु लोहित ललितहें पदपान अधर एकरंग ॥
सो छबि को कवि कहिसके नखशिख सुन्दर सब अंग ॥
राजीव लोचन राम रामलला ॥४॥
His tiny, lovely feet and hands are reddish, and His lips share the same beautiful hue. What poet could describe such beauty? Every limb, from head to toe, is beautiful. O lotus-eyed Ram, O Ramlala! ॥४॥

पदनूपुर कटि किंकिनी कर कंकन पहोंची मंजु ॥
हीयें केहरिनख अद्भुत बने मानो मनसिज मदके गंजु ॥
पुरजन उरमनि राम ॥५॥
Anklets adorn His feet, little bells His waist, and bracelets and pahunchis His hands. The tiger-claw ornament upon His chest looks wondrous, as though it could humble the pride of Kamadev. O Ram, jewel of the hearts of the people of Ayodhya! ॥५॥

लोचन नीलसरोजसे भ्रुव मसिबिंदु बिराज ॥
जनु मुख विधु छबि अमीयकों रक्षक राख्यो रसराज ॥
शोभा सागर राम ॥६॥
His eyes are like blue lotuses; His brows are beautiful, and a little black protective dot adorns Him. It seems Rasraj has placed it there to guard the nectar-like beauty of His moon-face. O Ram, ocean of beauty! ॥६॥

घुंघरारी अलकावली लसे लटकन ललित लिलाट ॥
मानों उडुगण विधु मिलनकों चले तम बिडारकर बाट ॥
जगत तिमिर हर राम ॥७॥
Rows of curling locks shine as they fall gracefully over His forehead. They seem like hosts of stars travelling to meet the moon, making their way through the darkness. O Ram, remover of the world’s darkness! ॥७॥

देखि खिलोना किलकहीं पद पान विलोचन लोल ॥
विचित्र विहंग अली जलजज्यों सुषमा सर करत कलोल ॥
भक्त कल्पतरु राम ॥८॥
Seeing His toys, He laughs and coos; His little feet, hands, and lively eyes move with delight. Like colourful birds, bees, and lotuses sporting upon a beautiful lake, His lovely limbs playfully move. O Ram, wish-fulfilling tree of the devotees! ॥८॥

बाल बोल बिन अरथके सुनि देत पदारथ चार ॥
सो पैहन बचनानतें भये सुरनर मुनि त्रिपुरार ॥
नाम काम धुक् राम ॥९॥
Hearing His innocent baby words, though they carry no clear meaning, He bestows the four purusharthas. Yet devas, humans, sages, and even Tripurari long to hear those very little utterances. O Ram, before whose Name all other desires are insignificant! ॥९॥

मात सुमित्रा वारहीं मनि भूषन वसन विभाग ॥
मधुर मल्हाय झुलावहीं गावें उमगि उमगि अनुराग ॥
हें जग मंगल राम ॥१०॥
Mother Sumitra lovingly offers jeweled ornaments and garments over Him. Tenderly caressing and rocking Him, the women sing with ever-rising affection. O Ram, auspiciousness of the world! ॥१०॥

मोती ऊपज्यो सीपमें अरु अदिति जन्यो जगभान ॥
रघुपति कोसल्या जन्यो गुन मंगल रूप निधान ॥
भुवन विभूषन राम ॥११॥
The pearl is born within the oyster, and Aditi gave birth to the sun of the world; so Kaushalya has given birth to Raghupati, the treasure-house of virtues, auspiciousness, and beauty. O Ram, ornament of the worlds! ॥११॥

राम प्रगट जगमे भये गये सकल अमंगल मूल ॥
मीन मुदित हित उदित व्हे नित बैरिनके उर सूल ॥
भव भय भंजन राम ॥१२॥
Ram has appeared in the world, and the very roots of all inauspiciousness have disappeared. His loved ones rejoice at His rising, while He becomes a constant pain in the hearts of His enemies. O Ram, destroyer of the fear of worldly existence! ॥१२॥

अनुज सखा संग शिशुले खेलन चले चौगान ॥
लंकामें खरभर परी हो सुरपुर बजे हें निशान ॥
रिपुगन गंजन राम ॥१३॥
The little child goes out to play chaugan with His younger brothers and companions. Already there is uneasiness in Lanka, while festive drums resound in the realm of the devas. O Ram, destroyer of the hosts of enemies! ॥१३॥

राम अहेरट कुं चले हो जब गजरथ बाजि संवार ॥
दसकंधर उर धुकधुकी अबजिन धावे धनुधार ॥
अरि कुल केहरि राम ॥१४॥
When Ram sets out for the hunt, with elephants, chariots, and horses prepared, Dashakandhar’s heart begins to tremble: “May this bow-bearing One not come this way!” O Ram, lion to the race of enemies! ॥१४॥

गीत सुमित्रा सखीनके सुनि सुनि सुरमुनि अनुकूल ॥
दे असीस जयजय कहें सब हरषें बरषें फूल ॥
सुरसुखदायक राम ॥१५॥
Hearing again and again the songs of Sumitra and her companions, the devas and sages rejoice. They give blessings and cry, “Jaya! Jaya!”, happily showering flowers. O Ram, giver of happiness to the devas! ॥१५॥

बाल चरित्रमय चंद्रमा यह सोलह कलानिधान ॥
चित चकोर तुलसी कीयो कर प्रेम अमीरस पान ॥
तुलसीके जीवनराम ॥१६॥
This moon of Ram’s childhood Leelas is the treasure-house of all sixteen kalas. Tulsi has made his heart a chakora, drinking the immortal nectar of love from that moon. O Ram, the very life of Tulsi! ॥१६॥

## Transliteration

kanak ratan may paalano rachyo maaru sutradhaar ||
vividh khilaunaa kinkinee manjul muktaahaar ||
raghukul mandanaraam raamalalaahoho ||1||

jananee oobat nhavaayaken mani bhooshan sajileeye god ||
peedhaaye shishu paalane nirakhi magan manamod ||
dasharath nandan raam raamalalaahoho ||2||

matt mayoorakee chandrikaa jhalake ratanan jyoti ||
neel kamal aru jaladakee upamaa kahen laghu hot ||
nen sukrit phalaraam ||3||

laghu laghu lohit lalitahen padapaan adhar ekarang ||
so chhabi ko kavi kahisake nakhashikh sundar sab ang ||
raajeev lochan raam raamalalaa ||4||

padanoopur kati kinkinee kar kankan pahonchee manju ||
heeyen keharinakh adbhut bane maano manasij madake ganju ||
purajan uramani raam ||5||

lochan neelasarojase bhruv masibindu biraaj ||
janu mukh vidhu chhabi ameeyakon rakshak raakhyo rasaraaj ||
shobhaa saagar raam ||6||

ghungharaaree alakaavalee lase latakan lalit lilaat ||
maanon udugan vidhu milanakon chale tam bidaarakar baat ||
jagat timir har raam ||7||

dekhi khilonaa kilakaheen pad paan vilochan lol ||
vichitr vihang alee jalajajyon sushamaa sar karat kalol ||
bhakt kalpataru raam ||8||

baal bol bin arathake suni det padaarath chaar ||
so paihan bachanaanaten bhaye suranar muni tripuraar ||
naam kaam dhuk raam ||9||

maat sumitraa vaaraheen mani bhooshan vasan vibhaag ||
madhur malhaay jhulaavaheen gaaven umagi umagi anuraag ||
hen jag mangal raam ||10||

motee oopajyo seepamen aru aditi janyo jagabhaan ||
raghupati kosalyaa janyo gun mangal roop nidhaan ||
bhuvan vibhooshan raam ||11||

raam pragat jagame bhaye gaye sakal amangal mool ||
meen mudit hit udit vhe nit bairinake ur sool ||
bhav bhay bhanjan raam ||12||

anuj sakhaa sang shishule khelan chale chaugaan ||
lankaamen kharabhar paree ho surapur baje hen nishaan ||
ripugan ganjan raam ||13||

raam aherat kun chale ho jab gajarath baaji sanvaar ||
dasakandhar ur dhukadhukee abajin dhaave dhanudhaar ||
ari kul kehari raam ||14||

geet sumitraa sakheenake suni suni suramuni anukool ||
de asees jayajay kahen sab harashen barashen phool ||
surasukhadaayak raam ||15||

baal charitramay chandramaa yah solah kalaanidhaan ||
chit chakor tulasee keeyo kar prem ameeras paan ||
tulaseeke jeevanaraam ||16||

## Source and usage

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