Krishna16th century
मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो
Maiya Mori Main Nahi Makhan Khayo
By Surdas · हिन्दी
॥ શ્રી કૃષ્ણાય નમઃ ॥
Shri Krishnaya Namah
मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो
Maiya Mori Main Nahi Makhan Khayo
By Surdas
हिन्दी · 16th century · Bhajan
~1 min readKrishna bhakti
Surdas's scene of child Krishna denying he stole the butter.
- Author
- Surdas
- Language
- हिन्दी
- Literary form
- Bhajan
- Century
- 16th century
- Tradition
- Krishna bhakti
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मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो। ख्याल परै ये सखा सबै मिलि, मेरैं मुख लपटायो॥
देखि तुही सींके पर भाजन, ऊँचे धरि लटकायो। हौं जु कहत नान्हें कर अपने, मैं कैसें करि पायो॥
Meaning
Surdas's tender pad: little Krishna pleads with Yashoda, 'Mother, I did not eat the butter! My friends smeared it on my face. See — the pot hangs high on the sling; with my tiny hands, how could I ever reach it?' A beloved scene of his childhood mischief.
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Surdas's scene of child Krishna denying he stole the butter.
Meaning
Surdas's scene of child Krishna denying he stole the butter.
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Surdas's tender pad: little Krishna pleads with Yashoda, 'Mother, I did not eat the butter! My friends smeared it on my face. See — the pot hangs high on the sling; with my tiny hands, how could I ever reach it?' A beloved scene of his childhood mischief.
Key themes
KrishnaSurdasBal LeelaMakhanBrajSurrenderBhajan
About the author
Surdas
सूरदास
- Era
- c. 1478–1581 CE (traditional)
- Region
- Braj (near Mathura–Agra)
- Tradition
- Krishna bhakti
Surdas was a Braj-bhasha poet celebrated for his tender songs of Krishna's childhood and the love of the gopis. Traditionally remembered as blind, he is associated with the Vallabha (Pushtimarg) tradition, and his verses fill the Sur Sagar, an ocean of devotional poetry.
His genius lay in vatsalya bhava — the love of a parent for the divine child — painting Krishna's pranks and Yashoda's affection with unmatched intimacy. These songs remain central to Pushtimarg worship and to Braj devotional singing.
His dates and the details of his life are the traditional account rather than firmly documented fact.
Notable works
Sur SagarSur SaravaliSahitya Lahari
Dates and biographical details are traditional, not firmly documented.
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Source & trust
Public domain
- Attribution
- Surdas
- Language
- हिन्दी · 16th century
- Source
- Public domain — Surdas, 16th c.
- Text edition
- Public domain — Surdas.
- References
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