ehi murAre - to which ashtapadhi does this belong?

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HariKrishna
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ehi murAre - to which ashtapadhi does this belong?

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to which ashtapadhi does the song "ehi murAre" belong?

here are the (?partial) lyrics for the song as I have them

LYRICS:

(1)
ehi murāre kuñjabihāri
ehi praṇata jana bandho
he mādhava madhu mathana vareṇya
keśava karuṇā sindho

Murāri, Who roams in the gardens! Come near. O Mādhava, Who is the friend of those who bow upon, Who destroyed Madhu, Who is desirable, Who is Keśava, and Who is the ocean of compassion! Come near!

(2)
rāsa nikuñje guñjati niyataḿ
bhramaraśataḿ kila kānta
ehi nibhṛta patha pāntha
tvāmiha yāche daraśana dānam
he madhusūdana śānta

Hundreds of shiny bumble-bees are continuously buzzing in the gardens of [our] Rāsa. O You, Who beyond the paths of material standards, Come near. We all are craving for the sight of You, O Madhusūdana, Who is the quiet one!

(3)
nava nīraja dhara śyāmala sundara
candra kusuma ruciveśa
gopigaṇa hṛdayeśa
govardhana dhara vṛndāvana cara
vaḿśīdhara parameśa

(4)
rādhā rañjana kaḿsa niṣūdana
praṇa tistāvaka caraṇe
nikhila nirāśraya śaraṇe
ehi janārdana pitāmbara dhara
kuñje manthara pavane

(3-4) O You, Who holds a new lotus, Who is dark in complexion, Who is beautiful, Who is decorated with Candrakusuma, Who rules the heart of group of Gopī, Who held Govardhana, Who roams in Vṛndāvana, Who holds a flute, Who is the supreme ruler, Who gives pleasure to Rādhā, Who destroyed Kaṁsa, Who is complete! I am bowing into Your feet which is the shelter of the unsheltered. O Janārdana, Who has yellow robes! Come close to me in this garden.

Lakshman
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Re: ehi murAre - to which ashtapadhi does this belong?

Post by Lakshman »

It is not part of Jayadeva's aSTapadi even though the information here tells you that it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvlllMKKXc

It also goes on to say it is part of Lakshmi Shankar's Meera Bhajans Cassette of 1979.

HariKrishna
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Re: ehi murAre - to which ashtapadhi does this belong?

Post by HariKrishna »

So it is by Jayadeva but not part of Gita Govinda?

Since there are only 4 lines, is this really an ashtapadhi or is that a mistaken classification?

Lakshman
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Re: ehi murAre - to which ashtapadhi does this belong?

Post by Lakshman »

Jayadeva's songs usually have his mudra but there is none here.

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