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Mere To Giridhar Gopal

मेरे तो गिरधर गोपाल

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 During bhajan and satsang, in evening prayer, or any time as an expression of love for Krishna·📜 Composed by Meera Bai (16th-century bhakti tradition)

Also known as: mere to giridhar gopal doosro na koi · mere to girdhar gopal · meera bhajan mere to giridhar · mere to giridhar gopal dusro na koi

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglish

Origin & Story

Composed by Meera Bai (16th-century bhakti tradition) · Meera Bai · 16th century

Born a Rajput princess, Meera Bai forsook royal life and convention for her love of Krishna, whom she called Giridhar Gopal. In this pada she renounces family ties and the fear of public censure, choosing the company of saints and the coarse cloth of a renunciate. The 'creeper of love' watered by her tears is one of the most cherished images in Hindi bhakti poetry.

✦ As told in scripture

Meera's songs survived precisely because they were lived: legend tells of poison turned to nectar and other trials she passed through unharmed, sustained by her love. Devotees say that singing 'Mere to Giridhar Gopal' kindles the same fearless single-mindedness — the freedom of one who has made God their all.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

मेरे तो गिरधर गोपाल, दूसरो न कोई। जाके सिर मोर मुकुट, मेरो पति सोई॥

Mere to Giridhar Gopal, doosro na koi Jaake sir mor mukut, mero pati soi

Meaning:Giridhar Gopal alone is mine — there is no other. He who wears the peacock-feather crown, he alone is my Lord.

Verse 2

तात मात भ्रात बंधु, आपनो न कोई। छाँड़ि दई कुल की कानि, कहा करिहै कोई॥

Taat maat bhraat bandhu, aapno na koi Chhaandi dayi kul ki kaani, kaha karihai koi

Meaning:Father, mother, brother, kin — none of them are truly mine. I have let go of my family's honour; what can anyone do?

Verse 3

संतन ढिग बैठि बैठि, लोक लाज खोई। चुनरी के किए टूक, ओढ़ लीन्ही लोई॥

Santan dhig baithi baithi, lok laaj khoi Chunari ke kiye took, odh leenhi loi

Meaning:Sitting among the saints I have shed all social shame. I tore my fine veil to shreds and wrapped myself in a coarse blanket.

Verse 4

आँसुन जल सींचि सींचि, प्रेम बेलि बोई। अब तो बेलि फैल गई, आणंद फल होई॥

Aansun jal seenchi seenchi, prem beli boi Ab to beli phail gayi, aanand phal hoi

Meaning:Watering it again and again with my tears, I sowed the creeper of love; now the creeper has spread and bears the fruit of bliss.

Verse 5

मीरा प्रभु गिरधर नागर, मिल्या मोहि सोई॥

Meera prabhu Girdhar Nagar, milya mohi soi

Meaning:Meera's Lord is Girdhar Nagar (Krishna) — He alone has become mine.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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मेरे तो गिरधर गोपाल, दूसरो न कोई🔊Mere to Giridhar Gopal, doosro na koiGiridhar Gopal (Krishna) alone is mine; there is no other
जाके सिर मोर मुकुट🔊Jaake sir mor mukutHe who wears the peacock-feather crown
मेरो पति सोई🔊mero pati soiHe alone is my Lord
छाँड़ि दई कुल की कानि🔊chhaandi dayi kul ki kaaniI have abandoned concern for family honour
संतन ढिग बैठि बैठि, लोक लाज खोई🔊santan dhig baithi, lok laaj khoiSitting among the saints, I have lost all worldly shame
प्रेम बेलि बोई🔊prem beli boiI have sown the creeper of love
आणंद फल होई🔊aanand phal hoiand now it bears the fruit of bliss

Benefits of Chanting Mere To Giridhar Gopal

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Meera Bai's declaration of total, single-pointed love for Krishna

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A song of fearless devotion that puts God above family, status and society's opinion

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Beloved across India in satsang, classical and film renditions alike

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Stirs vairagya (detachment) and the courage to follow one's devotion

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Simple Braj-bhasha lines that are easy to sing and deeply moving

How to Chant Mere To Giridhar Gopal

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Best TimeDuring bhajan and satsang, in evening prayer, or any time as an expression of love for Krishna

Sing slowly and from the heart, feeling Meera's complete surrender. There is no ritual — let the lines carry the longing of a devotee for whom God alone matters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Meera Bai, the 16th-century Rajput saint-poetess and devotee of Krishna. It is one of her most famous padas, expressing her undivided love for the Lord.
'Giridhar' means 'lifter of the mountain' — Krishna, who raised Mount Govardhan; 'Gopal' is the cowherd Lord. Meera declares this Krishna to be her only husband and refuge.
Meera's renunciation of family, status and social shame for the sake of her love for Krishna — and the bliss that her devotion, watered by tears, finally bore as fruit.

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