Krishna Kanhaiya Krishna Kanhaiya

Natavara Nanda Kumara Kanhaiya

Brindavan Ke Bansi Adhariya

Radha Manohara Raasa Rachaiya

Giridhara Naagara Shyama Kanhaiya

Sri Madhusudhana Sai Kanhaiya

Glory to Lord Krishna who holds the flute, is the supreme actor, the beloved son of Nanda. He is the one who enacted the Raasa leela (Celestial dance) with Radha and Gopikas in Brindavan and the one who held the mountain high and slayed the demon Madhu. Lord Sai is none other than Lord Krishna.

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Deity

Krishna

Language

Sanskrit / Hindi

Raga

Mishra Shivaranjani

Beat

8 Beat / Keherwa / Adi

Level

Advanced

Tempo

Slow

Reference Gents Pitch

1 Pancham / C

Reference Ladies Pitch

5 Pancham / G

Sheet Music

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Glossary Terms

Song Glossary

adhar:

lips; (var) adhariya

bansi:

flute

brindavana:

garden of tulsi plants, abode of krishna and sathya sai; (var) brindavan

giridhar:

one who lifted the mountain - refers to lord krishna who lifted the govardhana peak; (var) giridhara, giridhari

kanha:

krishna; (var) kanhaiya, kanhaiyya, kanhayi, kannan (tamil)

ke:

of or belonging to

krishna:

name of the eighth incarnation of lord vishnu, son of devaki and vasudeva

kumara:

son, young boy, lord subrahmanya

madhusudhana:

slayer of the demon madhu - lord krishna

manohar:

pleasing, beautiful, charming; (var) manohara, manoharam, manohari (f)

naagara:

clever, polite, town-born

nanda:

foster father of lord krishna

natavara:

supreme dancer/actor referred esp. to lord krishna

raasa:

the dance in which lord krishna multiplied his form to dance with all the gopikas at the same time

rachaiya:

set to work the divine dance; (var) rachaye - danced

radha:

one of the gopikas and the beloved of lord krishna; (var) radhe, radhey, radhika

sai:

sa + aai = divine mother

sham:

dark hued, a reference to lord krishna; evening time; (var) shyam, shyama, shyamala

sri:

honorific title of respect; another name of goddess lakshmi; wealth, majesty, splendour, intellect, fortune; (var) thiru (tamil)

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