# 22 Niranjan Mala Ghat me fire din raat

निरंजन माला घट में फिरे

राग: पहाड़ी

निरंजन माला घट में फिरे दिन रात। टेक।
ऊपर आवे नीचे जावे श्वास श्वास चल जात
संसारी नर समझे नाही विरथा उमर विहात ।१।
सोहं मंत्र जपे नित प्राणी बिन जिव्हा बिन दाँत
अष्टपहर में सोवत जागत कबहुँ न पलक रुकात ।२।
हंसा सोहं सोहं हंसा बार बार उल्टात
सतगुरु पूरा भेद बतावे निश्छल मन ठहरात ।३।
जो योगीजन ध्यान लगावें बैठ सदा परभात
बृह्मानंद मोक्षपद पावें फेर जन्म नही आत ।४।

 

Bhajan lyrics by Swami Bramahanand ji maharaj

 Raag: Pahari

Title:Niranjan mala

 Niranjan mala ghat me fire din raat ||repeat||

upar aawe niche jaave shwas shwas chal jaat
sansari nar samjhe nahi
virtha umar vihat ||1||

soham mantra jape nit prani bin jivha bin dant
ashta prahar me sovat
jaagat kabhu n palak
rukat ||2||

hansa soham soham hansa
bar bar ultaat
satguru poora bhed
batave nishchal man
thahraat ||3||

jo yogijan dhyan lagave
baith sada parbhat
Bramhanand moksha
pad pave fer janam nahi
aat ||4||

 

Semantics:

The unseen prayer beads rotate within our chest,

Day and night, they find no rest.

With every breath, they rise and fall,

Yet mortals heed not this divine call,

 And squander their lives, unblessed.

Our soul chants Soham without tongue or teeth,

An endless hymn, an eternal wreath.

Through eight prahars, in sleep or wake,

This sacred recitation we partake,

A seamless rhythm beneath.

"Hansa Soham, Soham Hansa," our spirit's refrain,

A ceaseless cycle, a heavenly gain.

The Satguru reveals the hidden lore,

Guiding our minds to a tranquil shore,

Where focus and peace remain.

Brahmanandji proclaims, in morning's light,

Yogis who meditate attain pure sight.

Salvation's grace they find,

Never to reincarnate in this worldly plight,

Their souls forever aligned.

 

Connotations:

This bhajan describes the continuous inner process of self-realization that runs in harmony with our breathing. Swamiji speaks of the 'Niranjan Mala,' an invisible string of prayer beads, constantly recited by the soul with the mantra 'Hansa-soham-hansa,' never ceasing. Swamiji explains that true Yogis are aware of this 'Niranjan Mala' and through this understanding, they achieve salvation. The Sadguru imparts the knowledge and techniques of meditation, and through self-realization, the cycle of reincarnation ceases, granting the seeker 'Moksha' or liberation. This is detailed in the "Dakshina murti Samhita."

अथ वक्ष्ये महेशानि          प्रत्यहं प्रजपेन्नरः

मोहांधौ यो न जानाति मोक्षस्तस्य न विद्यते

श्रीगुरोः कृपया देवि        ज्ञायते जप्यते यदा 

उच्छ्वासनिःश्वासतया तदा   बंधक्षयो भवेत

 

The mantra 'Hansa-Soham-Soham-Hansa' translates literally to 'The One that I am.' In the natural rhythm of breathing, the Jiva intones this profound Ajapa Mantra. Through the grace of the Guru and the dedicated practice of this sacred Vidya, one can achieve liberation from the fetters of worldly existence.