'Bhajan Bine Mann Baanware' by Vishnu Khuprao Deshmukh

जोरू लड़के धन के साथी
ममता महल बनाया
भजन बीने मन बाँवरे
तूने हीरा जन्म गंवाया
With wife, sons and money
for companions
You built a grand palace
of attachments
You didn't quieten your
mind, O foolish one!
You threw this precious life away
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The song resonates with truth and authenticity in the voice of ‘Kabir Baba’ (Vishnu Khuprao Deshmukh), an itinerant street musician from Malwa. This home video was shot and shared with us by Prakash Bhalerao, who says...
“A little bit about Kabir Baba. I have seen him since I was a kid. He was a street musician, wandering the streets of Malwa. Every once in a while, early in the morning, you would hear him from a distance and then spot him. He would walk by your house with his ektari, singing bhajans non-stop. He never ‘begged’. You would call him, and share offerings, he would accept them with a nod while continuing to sing. Then he would abruptly turn around and walk back. This behavior always puzzled me. I was too young to figure out his ‘algorithm’. After 50 some odd years, now I think back, he was only after ‘roji roti’ (daily bread). Yes, only ‘roji’ and ‘roti’. As soon as he met the needs for the day, that was good enough. He would walk back to his den.
We talk Kabir, he lived Kabir. Un dinon, 10 marks ke liye hum Kabir ratt-te the, Kabir ke peeche bhaagte the. Ab Kabir hamaare peechhe bhaag raha hai. (In those days, for 10 marks in our Hindi exam paper, we would learn Kabir poems by rote, and run after him. Today Kabir is pursuing us.)” - Prakash Bhalerao
(Click on Settings for subtitles in English & Hindi.)
This is one of a series of uploads for Ajab Shahar, a webspace dedicated to mystic poem and song, created by the Kabir Project team (www.ajabshahar.org ; www.kabirprojec...).
Song Credits:
Vocals & Ektara - Vishnu Khuprao Deshmukh
Translation: Shabnam Virmani
Video Credits:
Camera: Prakash Bhalerao
Editing: Sharanya Gautam & Megha Bhaduri
Sub-Titling: Namrata Ratnam
Source: Prakash Bhalerao
Place: Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Date of Recording: August, 1996

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भजन बिना मन बावरे,
तूने हीरा जन्म गवाया..
कभी न आया संत चरण में
कभी न हरी गुण गया..
🙇

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आवाज़ दिल को बिंध गई।🙏🏼🧡🌷🪔 ऐसे संत हरि को पा कर भी कोई दंभ नहीं करते। शत शत नमन 🙏🏼🌷

[@indian2369]

Suntakon h yaha jaatiwaaad bhre bharat

[@keshavnandhan1234]

❤ to the person that recorded this.
Will listen and come back and have a whole epic with this song

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यह वीडियो 1996 का है। मतलब शायद आज यह गायक जीवित न हो । पर क्या ऐसी परिस्थिति रही होगी इनकी ये फ़क़ीर बन गए। क्या होगा इनकी ज़िन्दगी का मर्म। जीवन अद्भुत है।

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Aashish Gajbe saubhagya ki baat hai fakir Banna , har kisi ki aisi kismat kaha.

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😂 bn jao fakir

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Lakho me ek baat ki hai bhai​@@anjulvidrohi

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soul piercing lyrics of bhajan...sant vishnu sakaram khuprao ji's voice is truly mesmerising. dhanya ho gaya main.

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Sahasra naman 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💐🌷🌹

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Charansparsh guruji

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Thankyou Kabir project , u are doing a job for conscience

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Pure , raw inner voice, the only truth

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Behad buland awaaz hai inki...behadh impactful. 🙏

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अद्भुत, बेमिशाल, लाजवाब..... आत्मा की छू गई ये वाणी.... खुद से खुद की पहचान करवा दी..... नमन

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Beautiful song and even more beautifully sung. Really thought provoking.

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Great voice

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बाबा को दिल से नमन 🙏🙏🙏

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वाह ,,,,,,
बहुत सुंदर
जय महाकाल......!!!

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pranam sadguru ..🙏

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बहुत सुंदर
साहेब बंदगी साहेब

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Ooh love...

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Wow . kya gayki h. Gajab

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such a brilliant song, so beautifully sung from his soul. And less than 60K views 😞

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Wha wha kya bt hai baba parnaam ap k charno me

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Ati sunder bhajan

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Soul touching!

[@shauryamishra6152]

thankew ajab seher ...for uploading this gem...
now i m turning to become a farika

[@ravidadlani1]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

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❤

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The pain in his voice is for sleeping people. Every awakened one feels the same pain

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Powerful voice...touching.

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Koti Koti naman apko

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जय गुरु महाराज।

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Melodious

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sach kaha,

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Raw and powerful

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Wow,that was just great.

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The Enlightened One

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अति सुंदर

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awesome voice beautiful

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adbhut gayak

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Great soul

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Sahab bandagi

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Bahut khoob.dislike karanewale bewkuf honge

[@paniniayurveda6572]

Such a sweet and heart touching voice. Who was he? Where did he live?
Where is he now?

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He lived in Indore when I was there. Used to roam the streets.

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Kya sur me jaa rahen hia aap

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very true

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Good luck 😄

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Nice