# तनक कनककी दोहनी | Tanak Kanakki Dohani

Source: https://pushtikirtan.com/kirtan/tanak-kanakki-dohani-5415

Kirtan ID: 5415

Raag: Bilaval · बिलावल

Occasion: Godohan Ke Pad · गोदोहन के पद

Updated: 2026-10-17T16:07:49.589Z

## Original text

तनक कनककी दोंहनी देरी मैया ॥ तातदोहन सिखवन कह्योमोहि धोरी गैया ॥१॥ हरि विषमासन बैठकें मुदुकर थनलीनो ॥ धार अटपटी देखके ब्रजपति हँसदीनो ॥२॥ गृहगृहते आंईसब देखत व्रजनारी ॥ सकुँचतसब मनहरिलियो हंसि घोख विहारी ॥३॥ द्विज बुलाय दच्छिना दई विधि मंगलगावे ॥ परमानंदप्रभु सांवरो सुखसिंधु बढावे ॥४॥

## English meaning

तनक कनककी दोहनी | Tanak Kanakki Dohani

(राग बिलावल | Raga Bilaval)

तनक कनककी दोंहनी देरी मैया ॥ तातदोहन सिखवन कह्योमोहि धोरी गैया ॥१॥
“Mother, give me a small golden milking pot. Father has told me that he will teach me how to milk the white cow.” ॥१॥

हरि विषमासन बैठकें मुदुकर थनलीनो ॥ धार अटपटी देखके ब्रजपति हँसदीनो ॥२॥
Hari sits in an awkward position and takes hold of the cow’s teat with His tender hand. Seeing the milk flowing in an uneven stream, Nandji, the lord of Vraj, bursts into laughter. ॥२॥

गृहगृहते आंईसब देखत व्रजनारी ॥ सकुँचतसब मनहरिलियो हंसि घोख विहारी ॥३॥
The women of Vraj come from their homes to watch Him. The playful Lord of the cowherd settlement smiles shyly and steals all their hearts. ॥३॥

द्विज बुलाय दच्छिना दई विधि मंगलगावे ॥ परमानंदप्रभु सांवरो सुखसिंधु बढावे ॥४॥
Brahmins are invited and given dakshina, while auspicious songs are sung according to custom. Parmanand says that his dark-complexioned Lord increases the ocean of joy. ॥४॥

## Transliteration

tanak kanakakee donhanee deree maiyaa ||
taatadohan sikhavan kahyomohi dhoree gaiyaa ||1||

hari vishamaasan baithaken mudukar thanaleeno ||
dhaar atapatee dekhake brajapati hansadeeno ||2||

grihagrihate aaneesab dekhat vrajanaaree ||
sakunchatasab manahariliyo hansi ghokh vihaaree ||3||

dvij bulaay dachchhinaa daee vidhi mangalagaave ||
paramaanandaprabhu saanvaro sukhasindhu badhaave ||4||

## Source and usage

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