विजली ना चमकारे
Sung by Shabnam Virmani & Shreeparna Mitra

I have long been arrested by the central image of this poem. “String your pearl in the glow of a single crack of lightning. Do what must be done, for soon there will be darkness.” I am intrigued to discover that this fierce voice is a woman’s, and that she is sharing her insights with another woman. Ganga Sati, a bhakti poet of the medieval period from Saurashtra in Gujarat, is reputed to have sung 52 songs, one per day, to instruct her daughter-in-law Panbai. With deep gratitude to Niranjanbhai Rajguru, a very knowledgeable folklorist and singer of the Gujarat sant-vani traditions, who shared the spirit of this song with me.

Words of the song:
विजली ने चमकारे, मोतीड़ा पिरोवी ल्यो पान बाई
अचानक अंधारा थासे जी
जोतारे जोतामा दिवसो, वेया जासे पान बाई
एकवीस हज़ार छह सौ ने, काल खाशे

जान्या रे जेवी आ तो, अजान छे रे पान बाई
ई अधूरिया ने नौ कहवाये जी
गुपत रास नो, खेल छे आ अटपटो ने
तमे आंटी रे मेलो तो समझाए जी

मान रे मूकीने तमे, आवो ने मैदान म्हारे
जानी लेजो जीव केरी जात ने
सजाती विजाती नी, जुगती देखाडूं ने
बीबे रे पाड़ी दऊँ बीजी भात जी

पिंड रे ब्रह्माण्ड थी, पर छे गुरूजी म्हारो
एनो रे देखाडूं तमने देश जी
गंगा रे सती तो, एमज बोल्या ने
नियान नहीं माया नो जराए लेश जी

With gratitude to Rajubhai Patel for organising this concert for the residents of Morbi, Gujarat on 28 April, 2024.
(www.shabnamvirmani.com)

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48 Comments

  1. There was hidden agenda in becoming sufis to adopt singing and dancing that is prohibited in Islam. The motive was same to convert in general and they succeeded here also to convert where not by sword but by being one of hindus. Hindus have been always in illusion and delusion and still sinking in same boat and thus India is heading fast towards Islamisation but hindus still in intoxication till every ones roof comes under water. See kashmir Bangal kerela etc in India then we witness Bangladesh but we have no songs for their atrocities

  2. She must go to Bangladesh and make them listen the Baani,may be live of any Hindus might be saved but she will not do that where this Gyan is actually required to stop human killings

  3. everything else very very good….hats off….but I dont respect muslim sufi …..and why should I? I have Santa Tukaram , Namdev maharaj, Santa Ramdas, Santa Chokhoba , Gadagebaba to respect…. who the hell is sufi beggers infront of these big santanatani santa?

  4. Ganga Sati was a self-realized gnani ever-living saint of the caliber of Mira, Kabir, Raidas, and Namdev.

    Panbai was not her daughter-in-law but a childhood sakhi-daasi who accompanied Ganga Sati upon her marriage to husband’s place.

    All her bhajans are classical ones to take one across the sansaar and give eternal Freedom.

  5. शबनम जी मुस्लिम समुदाय के दिल में अन्य सम्प्रदायो के लिए भरी हिंसक प्रवृत्ति पर बोल कर दिखाओ 😢😢🎉

  6. आपकी आवाज के साथ-साथ ये सितार की धुन आध्यात्मिक गायन की अथाह प्रकृति की अनुभूति देता है. बहन जी आपको असंख्य साधुवाद

  7. बहुत अच्छा लगता हे आप अपनी इस धुन को बनाए रखिए लाजवाब भजन matàji आपको सत सत नमन

  8. આડોશી ને કાંઈ નથી આવડતુ આના કરતા ઘણા નાના કલાકારો આનાથી સારૂ ગાય છે. પણ એમને સારૂ સ્ટેજ નથી મળતુ એમ ને લાભ આપો ને

  9. यह भजन बहुत सुन्दर प्रस्तुति है ये गुजराती में गया है मुझे कुछ कुछ समझ में आया है जात पात बड़ा छोटा बहुत कुछ है समझने की आवश्यकता है फिर भी जिस तरह प्रस्तुत किया गया है बहुत सुन्दर प्रस्तुति है मैं धन्यवाद देता हूं।।

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