# लाल कछु कीजे | Lal Kachhu Kije

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/lal-kachhu-kije-2155

Kirtan ID: 2155

Raag: Dhanashri · धनाश्री

Occasion: Sankranti Makar Bhojan · संक्रांति मकर भोजन

Updated: 2026-08-31

## Original text

लाल कछु कीजे भोजन तिलतिल कारी हों वारी हो। अब जाय बेठो दोऊ भैया नंदबाबाकी थारीहो ॥१॥ कहियतहे आज संक्रांति भलोदिन करिके सब भोग संवारीहो। तिलहीके मोदक कीने अति कोमल मुदित कहत यशुमति महतारी ॥२॥ सप्त धानको मिल्यो लाडिले पापर ओर तिलवरी न्यारी। सरस मीठो नवनीत सद्य आजको तिल प्रकार कीने रुचिकारी ॥३॥ बैठे श्याम जब जेमनलागे सखन संग देदें तारी। परमानंददास तिहि औसर भर राखे यमुनोदक झारी ॥४॥

## English meaning

लाल कछु कीजे | Lal Kachhu Kije

(राग धनाश्री | Raga Dhanashri)

लाल कछु कीजे भोजन तिलतिल कारी हों वारी हो।
अब जाय बेठो दोऊ भैया नंदबाबाकी थारीहो ॥१॥
“Lala, please eat a little; I offer myself to You again and again. Now both brothers, go and sit down to eat from Nandababa’s thali.” ॥१॥

कहियतहे आज संक्रांति भलोदिन करिके सब भोग संवारीहो।
तिलहीके मोदक कीने अति कोमल मुदित कहत यशुमति महतारी ॥२॥
“Today is Sankranti, an auspicious day, so every kind of bhog has been beautifully prepared.” Mother Yashumati joyfully says, “I have made very soft modaks of sesame.” ॥२॥

सप्त धानको मिल्यो लाडिले पापर ओर तिलवरी न्यारी।
सरस मीठो नवनीत सद्य आजको तिल प्रकार कीने रुचिकारी ॥३॥
“Ladile, there is a preparation made from seven grains, along with papad and special tilvari. There is delicious sweet fresh butter, and today many pleasing preparations of sesame have been made.” ॥३॥

बैठे श्याम जब जेमनलागे सखन संग देदें तारी।
परमानंददास तिहि औसर भर राखे यमुनोदक झारी ॥४॥
When Shyam sits down to eat, His sakhas sit with Him, happily clapping their hands. Paramananddas says: at that time, a ewer (Zariji) filled with Shri Yamunaji’s water is kept ready. ॥४॥

## Transliteration

laal kachhu keeje bhojan tilatil kaaree hon vaaree ho |
ab jaay betho dooo bhaiyaa nandabaabaakee thaareeho ||1||

kahiyatahe aaj sankraanti bhalodin karike sab bhog sanvaareeho |
tilaheeke modak keene ati komal mudit kahat yashumati mahataaree ||2||

sapt dhaanako milyo laadile paapar or tilavaree nyaaree |
saras meetho navaneet sady aajako til prakaar keene ruchikaaree ||3||

baithe shyaam jab jemanalaage sakhan sang deden taaree |
Paramaanand-daas tihi ausar bhar raakhe yamunodak jhaaree ||4||

## Source and usage

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