Surdas
Maiyā Morī, Main Nahīñ Mākhan Khāyo
A beloved Surdas song of child Krishna’s playful innocence.
Why return to it: It brings divinity near enough to laugh with; devotion becomes playful, domestic, and tender.
Source note: Traditional Surdas bhajan; source-safe summary and original rendering included.
Original / noted line
Maiyā Morī, Main Nahīñ Mākhan Khāyo
Maiyā morī, main nahīñ mākhan khāyo.
English transliteration
Transliteration
Maiyā morī, main nahīñ mākhan khāyo.
Poetic English rendering
Rendering
Mother, I did not eat the butter — says the child with eyes too bright to be entirely believed.