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Embroidered artwork for Vaishnava Jan To (Il Vero Devoto di Dio): Embroidered Om symbol above a brass diya, marigolds and a temple spire at sunrise

Vaishnava Jan To (Il Vero Devoto di Dio)

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Vaishnava Jan To (Il Vero Devoto di Dio)

Celebre inno gujarati del XV secolo composto da Narsinh Mehta, preghiera quotidiana prediletta del Mahatma Gandhi che esalta la compassione per ogni sofferente.

Versi

Vaishṇava Giana To Tene Kahīe Ge Pīḍa Parāī Giāṇe Re Paraduḥkhe Upakāra Kare Toie Mana Abhimāna Na Āṇe Re
Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye Je Peeda Parayi Jane Re Paradukhe Upakara Kare Toye Mana Abhimana Na Aane Re

Verso 1

Sakala Lokamāṃ Sahune Vaṃde, Niṃdā Na Kare Kenī Re Vācia Kācia Mana Nishciala Rākhe, Dhana Dhana Giananī Tenī Re
Sakala Lokaman Sahune Vande, Ninda Na Kare Keni Re Vacha Kachha Mana Nishchala Rakhe, Dhana Dhana Janani Teni Re

Verso 2

Samadṛshṭi Ne Tṛshṇā Tiāgī, Parastrī Gene Māta Re Gihvā Thakī Asatia Na Bole, Paradhana Nava Giāle Hātha Re
Samadrishti Ne Trishna Tyagi, Parastree Jene Mata Re Jihva Thaki Asatya Na Bole, Paradhana Nava Jhale Hatha Re

Verso 3

Moha Māiā Viāpe Nahi Gene, Dṛḍha Vairāgia Genā Manamāṃ Re Rāmanāma-shuṃ Tāl̤ī Re Lāgī, Sakala Tīratha Tenā Tanamāṃ Re
Moha Maya Vyape Nahi Jene, Dridha Vairagya Jena Manman Re Ramanama-Shum Tali Re Lagi, Sakala Teeratha Tena Tanman Re

Verso 4

Vaṇalobhī Ne Kapaṭarahita Ce, Kāma Krodha Nivāriā Re Bhaṇe Narasaiio Tenuṃ Darshana Karatāṃ, Kul̤a Ekotera Tāriā Re
Vanalobhee Ne Kapatarahita Chhe, Kama Krodha Nivaryare Bhane Narasaiyo Tenum Darshana Karatan, Kula Ekoter Taryare

Verso 5

Linee Guida per il Culto e Benefici del Canto (Phalashruti)

Phalashruti
Giorno Propizio

Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)

Momento Ideale (Muhurta)

Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)

Offerte Sacre

Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering

Benefici Spirituali (Phalashruti)Phalashruti
  • Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home

Contesto

Composed by the pioneer of Gujarati literature, saint-poet Narsinh Mehta (1414–1481 CE), 'Vaishnava Jan To' revolutionised the definition of spirituality. Rather than measuring piety by ascetic rituals, pilgrimages, or outward sectarian marks, Narsinh declared that a true Vaishnava (devotee of God) is recognized solely by inner ethical purity: one who deeply feels the suffering of another (peed parayi jane), renders selfless help without pride, speaks no untruth, desires no other's wealth, and views all women with the respect due to a mother. In the 20th century, Mahatma Gandhi made it the core morning anthem at his Sabarmati and Sevagram ashrams, inspiring the Indian independence and nonviolent civil rights movements worldwide. Its portrait of the true devotee echoes the Bhagavad Gita (12.13–19), where the Lord's beloved devotee is free of malice, compassionate, and even-minded in pleasure and pain.

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Composto da: Narsinh Mehta

Fonte: wisdomlib.org

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Mahatma Gandhi's Daily Anthem

This 15th-century song became the spiritual heartbeat of the Indian freedom movement, sung every morning during prayers at Gandhi's Sabarmati and Sevagram ashrams.

Radical Moral Definition

Rejecting sectarian caste markings and empty rituals, Narsinh Mehta defines a devotee (Vaishnava) solely through ethical conduct—empathy, humility, truthfulness, and self-restraint.

Empathy First

The opening line Peed parayi jane re ('one who feels the pain of another') coined one of the most enduring maxims of compassion in Indian literature.

All Shrines Within the Body

Verse 4 proclaims that for a soul free of greed and attached to the Divine Name, all holy pilgrim shrines (sakala teeratha) abide right inside their own body.

Seventy-One Generations Redeemed

The closing signature verse affirms that the mere sight and company of such a noble soul purifies and redeems seventy-one generations of their ancestral lineage.

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