'Sri Charon Paabo' by Parvathy Baul

The ultimate Truth, or God, can be found only if our longing is intensely one-pointed. Even a flicker of distraction takes this experience out of our feeble grasp. The poet Panju Shah declares in this song that he seeks only the feet of his guru. That is his sole purpose for taking birth. He challenges the guru, who bears the name of 'Compassionate', to prove his compassion by giving him, Panju Shah, the gift of his feet.
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(Click on Settings for subtitles in English & Bengali transliteration.)
If there is an embodiment of intensity, Parvathy is it. As our friend, as an advisor, as a fiery challenger, she has brought us into deeper touch with ourselves. Her tears flow freely in this song while she sings of this longing, and embodies it so intensely. Yet, often, she breaks out into laughter right after weeping through a whole song. She shows us what it might mean to hold that elusive intensity of longing within oneself.
This recording was made as part of our week-long immersion with Parvathy at her home and akhada on the outskirts of Trivandrum in September 2011. She warmly welcomed us, housed us, fed us, sang for us and spoke to us with great depth and insight about the Baul path and about life itself. An experience that we still carry with us.
Parvathy Baul is a Baul singer and saadhika, painter and storyteller from Bengal and has been a disciple of Shashanko Goshai and Sanatan Das Baul. She divides her time between her home in Trivandrum, Kerala and the Baul ashram she has built near Shantiniketan in Bengal. (parvathybaul.com/)
This is one of a series of uploads for Ajab Shahar, a webspace dedicated to mystic poem and song, created by the Kabir Project team (www.ajabshahar.org ; www.kabirprojec...).
Song Credits:
Ektara, Duggi and Vocals: Parvathy Baul
Translation: Vipul Rikhi
Translation Support: Arnab Basu & Puja Kaul
Video Credits:
Cameras: Smriti Chanchani & Aarthi Parthasarathy
Editing & Sound: Aarthi Parthasarathy
Sub-Titling: Vipul Rikhi
Collection: The Kabir Project
Date of Recording: September, 2011

[@shashwatachakraborty9507]

Whatever we may call it, Guru is that ultimate destination. Guru is that person who knows everything about you, even your deepest and darkest secrets. You have nothing to hide from that person. I wish everyone will at least once get the chance to sit in front of his or her master's lotus feet and just burst into tears of ecstasy and bliss. 🙏 Aum Sri Gurubhyo Namah 🙏

[@rajmen1]

Being a keralite i never knew this,let baul music thrive in kerala too...haunting music....

[@carollivelight4914]

So deeply from her heart that my own heart began to weep with Joy!

[@kiritparmar4370]

I think people have to understand that, she is not ordinary singer. She is Guru, maybe enlightened being, hope people understand her importance and how she can change your life..

[@wordscapes5690]

It was remarkable. I have just discovered her, and I am now rushing around the Internet looking for translations and interpretations. I have not been this moved by music in many years.

[@sampurnabhattacharya5729]

What a soulful singing!it is not her tears ,but pearls of GOD.

[@kolkatablues8643]

Do not dilute the art by including God's name.

[@dutt.instincts]

Excluding God's name, that which gave inspiration and strength to this art...?

[@iamlikewow2493]

+Drizzle Shizzle Some attention hungry ppl like to fake 'sickularism' to prove they r smart & better than others who believes in God n religion. They r not worth talking to coz they don't know the true nature of being secular if at all.

[@bishwanathdc]

She looks so much at peace!

[@dutt.instincts]

+iamlike Wow God shows grace to all, we can help them know this divine love by being compassionate. Humans deserve this mercy because their hostility does not come from reason but from pride, and what better form of subduing fear and pride other than the Lord's name in effect?

[@subhashisdas7199]

She has found the "Shri Charon in this Bhabo kule" as she is one with God singing this song now; her bliss results as tears from her eyes.

[@paoparedes1912]

im from Ecuador i sing in red tent we have in my country i really facinate of the beauty and grace of this girl, and if as possible sent a vigourus hug for her from the other side of the word and i love to lenrn his songs if you can put the lettler in original language for i can sing too i will be very happy, we have a beatifull music too i can show you if you want. namaste

[@Naheed619]

@paoparedes share some of your beautiful music please 🙏

[@Jyotirmoy-yu5fn]

❤

[@Skygoers]

This is a form of guru devotion, stirring the compassion of one’s guru with music and melody. The lyrics could be Hindu and Buddhist or mystical Islam pointing to India’s syncretic past !

[@thehouseofcrumblingidols2694]

The true Satguru is not a man who walks the earth, but the divine master who lives in the heart of mankind. The song can be interpreted as Guru devotion, but it applies fractally all the way up and down, as high or low as you can conceive. That is what I felt from this awesome performance, it reminded me of the pleadings of my heart to Christ/the Satguru. Blessings! 🙏🙏❤❤

[@AnkurPandeyef]

Not just past my friend, it is present and will be the future too. The syncretism is Sanatan, eternal..

[@bulupradhan2048]

but in islam music is haram

[@krishnagopalray8026]

এটা বাউল গান। বাউলরা হিন্দু- মুসলমানের ভেদ মানে না। তাদের সাধনা এসব বাহ্যধর্মের বাইরে আন্তর ধর্মের, যেখানে মানুষের জাত-ধর্ম ইত্যাদির কোনো মূল্যই নেই। মনের মানুষের সাধক তারা, গুরু তাদের পথপ্রদর্শক।

[@juliettedaitch4529]

Knowledge isnt power

[@subhadiphere]

How can a person sing with such deep feeling ! This song will be with me for my entire life... Thanks to Parvathy maa.

[@debnathmukherjee2965]

Pronam maa

[@prosenjitbose9628]

অ-সামান‍্য দার্ঢ‍্য ও গভীর ভাব। অপূর্ব ব‍্যঞ্জনা।

[@dr.sushilbhattacharya1758]

She is an excellent singer of Baul... the folk songs of Bengal...Her devotion of Baul is amazing and the voice of her is like magic...

[@suvhankarchakarboty7897]

Dr. Sushil Bhattacharya 9

[@papooh.]

You nailed it Parvathy...great love it ❤

[@pritiass.professor5929]

Your voice itself is a mahamantra. Always vibrating my soul. Your calmness and serenity so contagious so influential. ❤❤

[@AnirbanBandyopadhyay]

I just dont know why do I burst into tears whenever I listen to this

[@Sidtube10]

Same here brother. This is the everlasting call/struggle to be one with the Guru, the beloved.

[@thehouseofcrumblingidols2694]

I'm with you brother, it's so profoundly beautiful and brimming with Truth.

[@nilanjanbhattacharjee75]

Same to me also bro..

[@dustmovies479]

Same here

[@ardhendusekhardas7527]

I KNOW... YOU ARE EMBODIMENT OF GOD. Masterbabu.

[@bebetochakraborty250]

Joy Guru ma 🙏🏼 Baul music is soul of Bengal!! 🙏🏼

[@juliettedaitch4529]

BOTH tEACHERS AND sTUDETNS HAVE ABUNDANT WISDOM TO SHARE... IT SHOULD NEVER BE AN IMBALANCE OF POWER BUT A BALANCE OF EQUALITY... THIS IS TRUE bALA

[@10Khokan]

beyond description, the pimple goose, tear rolling down, reminds me my child hood when my mother used to listen from baul singer in remote village in west bengal. It takes you to that time and beyond that. keep this good work-ajab shahar.

[@milongeeti-5895]

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[@samarbiswas781]

পারবতী বাউলের প্রতিটি গান। আমাকে বাংলাদেশের ছোটবেলার কথা মনে পরিয়ে দেয়। আর বুকের ভেতর যেন অজানা যন্ত্রণা হয়। সেই দিন যদি পুনরায় ফিরে পেতাম।

[@tubesourav]

The Kabir project has been a very, very good initiative. And, this piece is just a privilege to hear. Such a brilliant performance. A heart and soul affair. Things like these give meaning to my life.

[@LankeswarShil]

A brilliant mind... Only can understand that sort of knowledge.... "Materialistic people will have to suffer more and more" until you will find the true peace. Hare Krishna 🙏.

[@RidayMajumder-fc9fu]

জয় গুরু।।মনে ব্যাথা থাকলে এইরকম গান গাওয়া জায়।।🙏🙏🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@beenaprajapati2659]

This bhajan reminded me the Shabad - Charan Kamal Tere Dhoy Dhoy Peewa mere Satguru Din Dayal.. So pure.. So magic.. Too emotinal.. Such devotion.. Such immense gratitude.. Just wow.. Moner Manush was my fav Baul song and I love Shabads.. But Parvaty Baul bhaktini has given me another prism of devotional songs.. Thank you Kabir group for this song.. Just heard two of her bhajans - Kichu din mone mone and this one and then her stage song on Radha.. 🙏🙏🙏 to you Parvati maa.. May you have the divine Milan with your goshai, your Baul in every moment of your life.. 💞💞 May HIS divine feet be into you..

[@prof.manjeetsinghjcboseust9034]

She has met, her guru confirmed by making her head.

[@SP-ny1fk]

Wife, wealth, sons, grandsons and all such; home and kindred; all these things maybe there; yet if one’s mind be not centered upon the lotus feet of the Guru, what then, what then, what then?

[@SreedeviSunil2007]

Piercing in to the heart....

[@bijoybanerjee7905]

Have a look when she sings and looks around her face , her eyes become so gracefull , as if she feels and she watches some thing spiritual beyond our imagination and explanation. I feel that this lady is not an ordinary singer. When she sings she feels some spirit in herself and looks above as if he arrived for whom she is looking for.

[@theairsign6050]

God Awakens and sings for message and higher purpose of its path, God is seeking God's Unity by raaga and voice, souls are connected to one through raaga into one. Gods submerging into God.

[@juliettedaitch4529]

aLL BEINGS HAVE gURU tATTVA- MAY WE ALL SEE gURU TATTVA AS lAXMI AND LOVE FILLED TOWARDS US INSTEAD AND MAY BE BE THIS TOWARDS OURSELVES AND OTHERS!!

[@AintItGreat]

I thought that was sweat streaming down her face..no..those are legit tears streaming down her face. Wow. Powerful. Divine. 🙏

[@rajkanthcj783]

ஓ.. பக்தியின் சரணாகதி.. 😭😭💕💕🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍 பரப்பிரம்மம் தை கண் டுகொண்டவர்

[@acru518]

மாய பிணைப்பு. மாலை வாழ்த்துக்கள்

[@imzamamulhaqazim9669]

স্বয়ং দেবী। ❤

[@Partha1971]

কী এক অদ্ভুত ভাবে প্রবিষ্ট হলাম আমি! স্রষ্টার প্রতি কী এক অসাধারণ প্রেমবোধ। আহা...

[@tapash3918]

মা তোমার গানের অস্রু জলে তার শ্রীচরণ ধুয়ে দিয়েছো,তুমি সফল, তুমি অদ্বিতীয়, তোমার গান সত্যিই অতুলনীয়, তোমার অশ্রু জলে আমাকে কাঁদিয়েছো

[@md.mahfuzaraigantiamibarba3446]

মা তুমি হাজার বছর ধরে আমাদের মাঝে বেচে থাক।

[@wijithagorakanage4560]

So sweet and so deep at the same time. Very nice to see that the spirit of those old masters like Tagore still live in a young singer. Thanks for posting it here.

[@bebetochakraborty250]

I never seen such a soul shooting performance ever ... Guru ma pronam neben!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Bhavishah8]

I'm so obsessed with this song! Its so beautifully sung.. and the lyrics are just breathtaking

[@juliettedaitch4529]

i BELIEVE A TRUE sAT GURU NEVER BREAKS HEARTS.... JUST LIKE tREVORS HALLS SONG... NEVER GONNA BREAK YOUR HEART...

[@arnabofficialmelodies6652]

আহা গো!...আহা!...🙏

[@drsumanjana5667]

Wonderful. Holy Mother. May you attain the Holy Feet of your Guru

[@deepakmainkar8518]

I am speechless!! she is living saint !

[@juliettedaitch4529]

OM May Shiva Drop his Pride and Arrogance!!! NOW JAI MA Saraswati Durga OM

[@JJandroid]

One of best soulful song I hv ever heard in my life..it gave me a new birth..joy guru

[@bbanerjeebanerjee9593]

khotarnak..jo ak bar sunlega..ho gaya uska..

[@somtirthanandi]

arreh... nohot dino ke baad pure parvathy ko paya... thanks Ajab Shahar... love...

[@rituparnabanerji3797]

Absolute tranquillity of mind, obtained from your voice 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍

[@biswanathgarai4082]

An wonderful spritual song by legend Parbathy Baul. My tribute to you.

[@bpyyy5799]

It's really heart touching.. no music no drum only soulful voice.. and I am not good enough to understand this lyrics

[@narayandebnath4082]

Amazing singing. Always touches heart. She ihas already received the blessings of her Guru(Master) which manifests glowingly on her face. God bless her.

[@golakbhowmik2684]

সাধু সাধু তোমার জয় হোক। তোমার অশ্রু আমাদের মনে পবিত্র হোক।

[@halleygoswami]

premaashru !! premanandey hari hari bol ! this made my day . koti pranams to baul parvathy !

[@thomasnever2552]

And when the Guru surprised by such devotion asks the disciple if he may grant a wish the disciple will answer that the presence of the divine lotus feet of the Guru is fulfilment enough. From the Guru Gita

[@geethulekshmi6340]

A great hug from me.... Such a soul....

[@kr.samanjashya]

My Deepest Gratitude, Maa!

[@The07101980]

Ohhh!!!!!what a feeling...really devine singing...no words to express the feel...amazing.... 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@halleygoswami]

cant thanks enough for publishing these wonderful videos of parvathy baul ! its an earnest request to post a milan based song and radha gobinda chants which she does at the end of her performances . a millions thanks for all that u have already posted .

[@eskokomero]

My heart cries for devotion while listening these! -E.K.

[@subhashbiswas6961]

Absolutely divine...Jai Shree Krishna..

[@karunasharma2152]

Aap sach me mahan aatma ho.aap bhawnao se bhare or use itne feeling k sath gati ho .ki aatma ko bhoo leti ho

[@tirthamondal]

আপনার গান অনেক বেশী বেশী লোকের শোনা দরকার।যে গান গাইতে গিয়ে কাঁদে তিনি কতটা মানুষ‌ ভালোবাসেন ।

[@sumandey8614]

Osaaaadharoon..jano dibyojyoti berocche onar mukhomondol theke

[@explorerofinfinity722]

সাধু সাধু ....... জয় সহজ মানুষ । জয় সহজযান । জয় বোধি ।

[@manojadhikary8543]

আমি বাঙ্গালী ঘরে জন্ম গ্ৰহন করে নিজেকে আজ গর্বিত মনে করছি,,,,,,এই সব বাঙ্গালীদেরই সম্ভব

[@mdmizanurrahman4998]

উনার জন্ম কেরেলাই, উনি একজন কেরেলার মেয়ে।

[@samratsarkar1257]

​@@mdmizanurrahman4998 না,ওনার জন্ম,কর্ম পশ্চিম বাংলায়।ওনার স্বামী বা সাধন সঙ্গী কেরলের মানুষ।

[@JulietteSharada]

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

[@mcthaikkad8043]

really exciting and soulfull ..my great wishes to Parvathy Baul..

[@tulsisaha6725]

Joy nitai joy gour joy hoke tomar mago

[@Borishal]

Good to see reasonable transliteration. Too often Bangla is transliterated as if it were Hindi.

[@laxmikanttiwari9162]

Itna bhawpoorna aapne gaya hai aapko mera pranam

[@heerans9327]

thanks a lot for Parvathi's so enchanting recital

[@vivoviva7880]

speechless and deep!!

[@perrywildpigdaddymule1286]

Jai gurudev Om namo baghavate vasudevaya

[@KalAthmikaa]

g

[@durgamaa8921]

Simply sublime...thank you!

[@majorvandana]

This touched me like nothing I have heard this year 🙏❤️. What a blessing, this is true devotion and you’re truly blessed! My warm regards .

[@acru518]

Organized education has destroyed knowledge of such depth.Baul music needs to be supported by government whole heartedly

[@rajb3388]

Divinity 🍂

[@ashishadhikary2113]

Music at its finest❤

[@ashutoshraykwar6573]

Inside u within soul god sings dear Angel as u sings deep within u 🥰🥰🥰

[@hridoydas8039]

মনটা অানন্দে ভরে গেল দিদির গান শুনে

[@susantabhattacharya6323]

Skoktishali manush didi.... 🙏🙏

[@biplabmondal5651]

Joy mata ji, Joy Shri hori namo,,,,

[@jusrelaxing]

So much Love for Truth from the core of your being Oh Great Soul! Parvathy I bow at your feet!

[@taniadutta6163]

Mesmerizing ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@ArifulIslam-zy9zg]

এরকমি চাই ❤❤❤❤❤

[@baulmonpagol5999]

জয় গুরু জয় গুরু

[@ahmedrimu5349]

আহা! সাধু সাধু। 🖤

[@sumandirasen4070]

মা, আপনি তো তাঁর শ্রীচরণের কাছেই পৌঁছে গেছেন, আমি তো রওনা দিতেই পারলাম না

[@ashikrahman74]

+sumandira sen i agree with u

[@pritighosh3155]

sumandira sen didi jaoar somoy amake niye jeo amra to sei shri charoner khoj obdhi pelam na

[@samirdey8391]

ASHIK RAHMAN guru guru guru guru guru shri charan e pronan

[@samirdey8391]

sumandira sen gurur charone pronm pronam

[@subhankardas5272]

sumandira sen hi

[@bimalbiswas4535]

মাতাজীর শ্রী চরে🙏🙏🙏👌

[@latif8628]

Too good and too godly.

[@pintarinka9976]

What a song, touched my soul!

[@prititrivedi4094]

Master piece.

[@shihab1991-n2f]

what a smiling..... love u sist..

[@milongeeti-5895]

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[@security4191]

This is one of the best song to remembering teacher.

[@Seahorse84]

Atodin sunini kano, this is Bengal's real treasure

[@md.mahfuzaraigantiamibarba3446]

মা বাংলাদেশ থেকে বলছি। বগুড়া থেকে।

[@fengxiong520]

This is some powerful stuff

[@ananyalalimadutta3824]

Speechless 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

[@aritradey8270]

how delightful and pleasant experience i have recieved

[@indraniganguly727]

PRONAM MA

[@prothom191]

Horibol Horibol. Soul connecting rendition

[@hanahhaydari]

Sri charon paabo bole re Bhabokule daake deen heen kangaale Srishti kore aatto roshe Kaar ba doshe bhober kule pathhaaile Ore kaar bhaabe bhobe eshe Behaal beshe doyaal naam deen bhulaayile Sri choron paabo bole re Baanchha kalpotoru naamti dhoro Baam naai karo shoone elaam shaadhur kule Tomaar doyaal naamer ki mohima Jaabe jaana aamaare na toraaile? Sri choron paabo bole re Goshaai Heeruchander choron hoye na shoron Bhojonheen Panju bole ehe Shei doyaal naamer ae mohima Jaabe jaana aamaake na choron dile Sri choron paabo bole re