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This is a bhajjan, (devotional song) in the Kannada language written by the 15th century South Indian saint Vyasaraya (also spelt Vyaasaraja), an ardent devotee of Krishna, who is thought to have been born around the year 1460. The song is in the persona of a devotee of Lord Krishna, one of India’s most beloved Hindu deities for whom numerous songs have been written in north as well as south Indian languages.
In this song, the poet implores Krishna to come to him while he goes into a spiritual trance, imagining that Krishna has perhaps already appeared and stands before him, rings on his fingers bearing a flute and wearing ankle bells. Krishna was said to play the flute in a way that completely mesmerised anyone who could hear it. Vyasaraya describes his dress and appearance in great detail, referring to his exquisite beauty, including the all-important “Vyjayanthi-mala” which is a divine garland worn as a necklace. It is said to lead to assured victory for anyone who wears it, and Vyasaraya uses it in this song as a symbol for securing victory for the sentiment of devotion to God. In the final verse, in a reference to one of Hinduism’s holiest and most ancient of cities – Kaashi –also known as Benares or Varanasi which is famous for its silk, the saint yearns to be wrapped in the sacred saffron cloth from Kaashi and hopes that his final breath is filled in remembrance of Krishna.

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from Ghazals & Thumris From The Musical Heart of Budapest, released January 27, 2023

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