Gujarati Traditional15th century
જાગીને જોઉં તો જગત દીસે નહીં
Jagi Ne Joun To
By Narsinh Mehta · ગુજરાતી
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જાગીને જોઉં તો જગત દીસે નહીં
Jagi Ne Joun To
By Narsinh Mehta
ગુજરાતી · 15th century · Bhajan
~1 min readGujarati bhakti tradition
A non-dual (advaita) bhajan by the 15th-century Gujarati saint Narsinh Mehta. It sees the entire world as nothing but a play of the one Divine. A morning song of awakening to oneness behind apparent difference.
- Author
- Narsinh Mehta
- Language
- ગુજરાતી
- Literary form
- Bhajan
- Century
- 15th century
- Tradition
- Gujarati bhakti tradition
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જાગીને જોઉં તો જગત દીસે નહીં, ઊંઘમાં અટપટા ભોગ ભાસે। ચિત્ત ચૈતન્ય વિલાસ તદ્રૂપ છે, બ્રહ્મ લટકાં કરે બ્રહ્મ પાસે॥ પંચ મહાભૂત પરબ્રહ્મથી ઊપજ્યાં, અણુ અણુ માંહિ રહ્યા રે વળગી। ફૂલ ને ફળ તે તો વૃક્ષનાં જાણવાં, થડ થકી ડાળ નહિ રે અળગી॥
Meaning
When I awake, I see no world; in sleep I experience strange pleasures. All is the play of pure consciousness — Brahman frolics with Brahman. The five great elements arise from Parabrahman and pervade every atom. Flowers and fruits belong to the tree; no branch is ever truly separate from the trunk.
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A non-dual (advaita) bhajan by the 15th-century Gujarati saint Narsinh Mehta. It sees the entire world as nothing but a play of the one Divine. A morning song of awakening to oneness behind apparent difference.
Meaning
Narsinh Mehta's dawn vision — 'When I wake and look, the whole world is Krishna.'
In depth
When I awake, I see no world; in sleep I experience strange pleasures. All is the play of pure consciousness — Brahman frolics with Brahman. The five great elements arise from Parabrahman and pervade every atom. Flowers and fruits belong to the tree; no branch is ever truly separate from the trunk.
History & context
Composed by Narsinh Mehta (15th century), the first great poet of the Gujarati language. This bhajan voices his deeply non-dual vision — that the many are only the One, seen through the morning light of awareness.
Why people recite it
Sung at dawn and in satsang as a reminder to begin the day seeing the sacred in everything and everyone, rather than in division.
Life lessons
- How you frame the first moments of waking shapes the whole day. Look for the one thread running through all things, and the world feels less like a fight.
Key themes
Narsinh MehtaAdvaitaDevotionMorning PrayerBhajan
About the author
Narsinh Mehta
- Era
- c. 1414–1481 CE (traditional)
- Region
- Gujarat (Junagadh)
- Tradition
- Krishna bhakti
Narsinh Mehta is the adi kavi — the first poet — of Gujarati literature and the most beloved saint-poet of Gujarat. A devotee of Krishna, he composed prabhatiyas (dawn hymns) and bhajans whose tenderness and moral clarity have shaped Gujarati devotional life for centuries.
His best-known song, Vaishnava Jana To, defines a true devotee as one who feels the suffering of others as their own. Mahatma Gandhi made it part of his daily prayers, and through him it became known across the world as a hymn of compassion and humility.
Many episodes of his life survive as cherished devotional tradition rather than documented record; his dates, too, are the traditional account.
Notable works
Vaishnava Jana ToPrabhatiyaSudama CharitGovind Gaman
Dates and many life episodes are devotional tradition, not documented history.
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Source & trust
Public domain
- Attribution
- Narsinh Mehta
- Language
- ગુજરાતી · 15th century
- Source
- Public domain — Narsinh Mehta, 15th century.
Devotional commentary and life lessons are editorial reflections. Historical details are limited to well-documented facts; devotional belief is labelled as tradition, never presented as proven history.