# राजा एक पंडित | Raja Ek Pandit

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/raja-ek-pandit-767

Kirtan ID: 767

Raag: Sarang · सारंग

Occasion: Shri Vaman Jayanti · श्री वामन जयंती

Updated: 2026-08-20

## Original text

राजा एक पंडित पौरि तिहारी ॥ चार्यौ वेद पढ़त मुखपाटी है वामन वपुधारी ॥१॥ अपद द्विपद पशु भाषा जानत सूरज कोटि उजारी॥ नगरनमें नरनारी मोहे अवगति अलप अहारी ॥२॥ सुन धुनि बलिराजा उठिधाये आहुती यज्ञ बिसारी ॥ दिव्य रूप देख्यौ जु विप्रकौ कीयौ दंडौत जुहारी ॥३॥ चलिये विप्र जहाँ यज्ञवेदी बहुत करी मनुहारी ॥ जो माँगौ सो दैहुँ तुरत ही हीरा रतन भंडारी ॥४॥ रहो रहो राजा अधिक न कहीये दोष लगत है भारी ॥ तीन पेंड़ वसुधा मोहि दीजै जहाँ रचों धर्मसारी ॥५॥ शुक्र कहै सुनियै बलि राजा भूमिकौ दान निबारी ॥ यह तौ विप्र न होय आपुही आये छलन मुरारी ॥६॥ कीजै कहा जगतगुरु याचैं आपुन भये भिखारी ॥ लै उदक संकल्प जो कीनौ वामन देह पसारी ॥७॥ जयजयकार भयौ भूमापत द्वय पेंड भई सारी ॥ एक पेंड तुम देहु तुरत ही के बचनन सतहारी ॥८॥ सत नहीं छांडौ सतगुरु मेरे नापौ पीठ हमारी ॥ सूरदास प्रभु सर्वस्व दीनौ पायौ राज पतारी ॥९॥

## English meaning

राजा एक पंडित | Raja Ek Pandit

(राग सारंग | Raga Sarang)

राजा एक पंडित पौरि तिहारी ॥
चार्यौ वेद पढ़त मुखपाटी है वामन वपुधारी ॥१॥
“O King, there is a learned Brahmin at your gateway. He recites all four Vedas from memory and bears the form of Vaman.” ॥१॥

अपद द्विपद पशु भाषा जानत सूरज कोटि उजारी॥
नगरनमें नरनारी मोहे अवगति अलप अहारी ॥२॥
“He understands the speech of creatures without feet, two-footed beings, and animals; His radiance equals millions of suns. The men and women of the city are enchanted by Him; His ways are mysterious and He eats but little.” ॥२॥

सुन धुनि बलिराजा उठिधाये आहुती यज्ञ बिसारी ॥
दिव्य रूप देख्यौ जु विप्रकौ कीयौ दंडौत जुहारी ॥३॥
Hearing these words, King Bali rose and hurried forth, forgetting the offering at the yajna. Beholding the Brahmin’s divine form, he prostrated himself and offered his respects. ॥३॥

चलिये विप्र जहाँ यज्ञवेदी बहुत करी मनुहारी ॥
जो माँगौ सो दैहुँ तुरत ही हीरा रतन भंडारी ॥४॥
“Come, O Brahmin, to the yajna-vedi,” Bali entreated Him earnestly. “Whatever You ask, I shall give You at once—even stores of diamonds and jewels.” ॥४॥

रहो रहो राजा अधिक न कहीये दोष लगत है भारी ॥
तीन पेंड़ वसुधा मोहि दीजै जहाँ रचों धर्मसारी ॥५॥
“Enough, enough, O King; do not say so much, lest you incur a grave fault. Give Me only three paces of land, where I may perform my sacred duties.” ॥५॥

शुक्र कहै सुनियै बलि राजा भूमिकौ दान निबारी ॥
यह तौ विप्र न होय आपुही आये छलन मुरारी ॥६॥
Shukra says, “Listen, King Bali, refrain from giving this land. This is no Brahmin—it is Murari Himself, who has come to beguile you.” ॥६॥

कीजै कहा जगतगुरु याचैं आपुन भये भिखारी ॥
लै उदक संकल्प जो कीनौ वामन देह पसारी ॥७॥
Bali says, “What else should I do when the Guru of the world Himself asks of me, having become a beggar?” Taking water in his hand, he made his solemn vow, and Vaman expanded His form. ॥७॥

जयजयकार भयौ भूमापत द्वय पेंड भई सारी ॥
एक पेंड तुम देहु तुरत ही के बचनन सतहारी ॥८॥
Cries of “Jaya! Jaya!” arose; with two strides, the Lord encompassed the whole earth. “Now give Me at once the place for My remaining one step, if you would remain true to your word.” ॥८॥

सत नहीं छांडौ सतगुरु मेरे नापौ पीठ हमारी ॥
सूरदास प्रभु सर्वस्व दीनौ पायौ राज पतारी ॥९॥
“I shall not abandon truth, O my true Guru; measure Your final step upon my back.” Surdas says: having given everything to the Lord, Bali attained sovereignty over Patala. ॥९॥

## Transliteration

raajaa ek pandit pauri tihaaree ||
chaaryau ved parhat mukhapaatee hai vaaman vapudhaaree ||1||

apad dvipad pashu bhaashaa jaanat sooraj koti ujaaree ||
nagaranamen naranaaree mohe avagati alap ahaaree ||2||

sun dhuni baliraajaa uthidhaaye aahutee yagya bisaaree ||
divy roop dekhyau ju viprakau keeyau dandaut juhaaree ||3||

chaliye vipr jahaan yagyavedee bahut karee manuhaaree ||
jo maangau so daihun turat hee heeraa ratan bhandaaree ||4||

raho raho raajaa adhik na kaheeye dosh lagat hai bhaaree ||
teen penr vasudhaa mohi deejai jahaan rachon dharmasaaree ||5||

shukr kahai suniyai bali raajaa bhoomikau daan nibaaree ||
yah tau vipr na hoy aapuhee aaye chhalan muraaree ||6||

keejai kahaa jagataguru yaachain aapun bhaye bhikhaaree ||
lai udak sankalp jo keenau vaaman deh pasaaree ||7||

jayajayakaar bhayau bhoomaapat dvay pend bhaee saaree ||
ek pend tum dehu turat hee ke bachanan satahaaree ||8||

sat naheen chhaandau sataguru mere naapau peeth hamaaree ||
Soordaas prabhu sarvasv deenau paayau raaj pataaree ||9||

## Source and usage

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