# लाल के केसर | Lal Ke Kesar

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/lal-ke-kesar-5371

Kirtan ID: 5371

Raag: Sarang · सारंग

Occasion: Dumala Shringar Ke Pad · दुमाला शृंगार के पद

Updated: 2026-10-16T18:41:51.787Z

## Original text

लाल के केसर भोर सुहाई ॥ शीश बन्यो है पीत दुमालो छबि निरख सुख पाई ॥१॥ धोती उपरना पीतरंग के उर मुक्तामणि माल ॥ कर में मुरली मुखसो बजावत इकटक रही ब्रजबाल ॥२॥ या विधि सब सिंगार किये अति पूरी मन की आस ॥ शिव ब्रह्मादिक ध्यान न आवत गावत विष्णुदास ॥३॥

## English meaning

लाल के केसर | Lal Ke Kesar

(राग सारंग | Raga Sarang)

लाल के केसर भोर सुहाई ॥ शीश बन्यो है पीत दुमालो छबि निरख सुख पाई ॥१॥
Lal looks beautiful in the saffron-coloured dawn. A yellow dumala adorns His head, and beholding His beauty brings great joy. ॥१॥

धोती उपरना पीतरंग के उर मुक्तामणि माल ॥ कर में मुरली मुखसो बजावत इकटक रही ब्रजबाल ॥२॥
His dhoti and upper cloth are yellow, and a garland of pearls and jewels adorns His chest. Holding the flute in His hand, He plays it with His lips, while the maiden of Vraj gazes at Him without blinking. ॥२॥

या विधि सब सिंगार किये अति पूरी मन की आस ॥ शिव ब्रह्मादिक ध्यान न आवत गावत विष्णुदास ॥३॥
Adorned in this way with every ornament, the heart's longing is completely fulfilled. Vishnudas sings that even Shiva, Brahma, and the others cannot attain Him through meditation. ॥३॥

## Transliteration

laal ke kesar bhor suhaaee ||
sheesh banyo hai peet dumaalo chhabi nirakh sukh paaee ||1||

dhotee uparanaa peetarang ke ur muktaamani maal ||
kar men muralee mukhaso bajaavat ikatak rahee brajabaal ||2||

yaa vidhi sab singaar kiye ati pooree man kee aas ||
shiv brahmaadik dhyaan na aavat gaavat vishnudaas ||3||

## Source and usage

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