# माधौ जू तनकसौ | Madhau Ju Tanakasau

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/madhau-ju-tanakasau-518

Kirtan ID: 518

Raag: Bilaval · बिलावल

Occasion: Shri Krishna Ki Bal Lila · श्री कृष्णा की बाललीला

Updated: 2026-09-14

## Original text

माधौ जू तनकसौ बदन तनकसे चरन तनक करन पर तनकसौ माखन । तनकसे अधर तनकसी दतियाँ तनक हँसन हरि लेत सबन मन ॥१॥ तनकसे कपोल तनकसी भृकुटि तनकसे बसन तनकसे आभरन। तनकही तनक सूर प्रभु रिंगत तनक कृपा कीजै राखौ शरन ॥२॥

## English meaning

माधौ जू तनकसौ | Madhau Ju Tanakasau

(राग बिलावल | Raga Bilaval)

माधौ जू तनकसौ बदन तनकसे चरन तनक करन पर तनकसौ माखन । तनकसे अधर तनकसी दतियाँ तनक हँसन हरि लेत सबन मन ॥१॥
Madhoju (Krishna) has a tiny face and tiny feet, and in His tiny hand is a little butter. His lips are tiny, His little teeth are tiny, and with His little smile Hari steals everyone’s heart. ॥१॥

तनकसे कपोल तनकसी भृकुटि तनकसे बसन तनकसे आभरन। तनकही तनक सूर प्रभु रिंगत तनक कृपा कीजै राखौ शरन ॥२॥
His cheeks are tiny, His eyebrows are tiny, and His clothes and ornaments are tiny. Surdas says: the little Lord crawls along; please show me just a little grace and keep me in Your refuge. ॥२॥

## Transliteration

maadhau joo tanakasau badan tanakase charan tanak karan par tanakasau maakhan |
tanakase adhar tanakasee datiyaan tanak hansan hari let saban man ||1||

tanakase kapol tanakasee bhrikuti tanakase basan tanakase aabharan |
tanakahee tanak soor prabhu ringat tanak kripaa keejai raakhau sharan ||2||

## Source and usage

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