Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki celebrates Krishna as Giridhar and the beloved of Vrindavan. Its long image-rich stanzas describe the flute, peacock crown, Radha, Ganga, the Yamuna bank, gopis, cowherds, and cows, with the title refrain never omitted.

Quick Facts

Dedicated ToLord Krishna
Text TypeDevotional Aarti
LanguageHindi
StructureOpening refrain and four long Vrindavan stanzas with the refrain repeated between them
Traditional SettingKrishna worship and Janmashtami Aarti
PresentationSimple Roman lyrics with line-aligned English meaning

Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki Aarti Lyrics in English

Read the complete source-aligned Aarti in simple Roman script. The recurring refrain is emphasized within the same continuous sequence.

Aarti and Refrain

Aarti kunjabihari ki, Shri giridhar krishn murari ki

Gale men baijanti mala, bajavai murali madhur bala
Shravan men kundal jhalakala, nand ke anand nandalala
Gagan sam ang kanti kali, radhika chamak rahi ali
Latan men tharhe banamali bhramar si alak, kasturi tilak, chandr si jhalak, lalit chhavi shyama pyari ki, Shri giridhar krishn murari ki

Aarti kunjabihari ki, Shri giridhar krishn murari ki

Kanakamay mor mukut bilasai, devata darasan ko tarasain
Gagan son suman rasi barasai
Baje murachang, madhur miradang, gvalin sang, atul rati gop kumari ki, Shri giridhar krishnamurari ki

Aarti kunjabihari ki, Shri giridhar krishn murari ki

Jahan te prakat bhai ganga, sakal man harini Shri ganga
Smaran te hot moh bhanga basi shiv sis, jata ke bich, harai agh kich, charan chhavi shribanavari ki, Shri giridhar krishnamurari ki

Aarti kunjabihari ki, Shri giridhar krishn murari ki

Chamakati ujjval tat renu, baj rahi vrindavan benu
Chahun disi gopi gval dhenu hansat mridu mand, chandani chand, katat bhav phand, ter sun din dukhari ki, Shri giridhar krishnamurari ki

Aarti kunjabihari ki, Shri giridhar krishn murari ki

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Line-by-line Meaning

Meaning in Source Order

Perform the Aarti of Kunj Bihari, Shri Giridhar Krishna Murari.

Krishna wears a vaijayanti garland, plays the sweet flute, and shines with earrings, dark radiance, curling hair, and musk tilak; Radha glows beside the charming forest-dwelling Lord.

Perform the Aarti of Kunj Bihari, Shri Giridhar Krishna Murari.

His golden peacock crown gleams as even the gods long for darshan; flowers rain down and music sounds among the cowherd companions and gopis.

Perform the Aarti of Kunj Bihari, Shri Giridhar Krishna Murari.

The verse remembers sacred Ganga arising from the divine feet, resting in Shiva’s matted hair, breaking delusion, and washing away wrongdoing.

Perform the Aarti of Kunj Bihari, Shri Giridhar Krishna Murari.

Bright riverbank dust and Vrindavan’s flute surround gopis, cowherds, and cows; Krishna’s gentle smile loosens worldly bonds and answers the call of the distressed.

Perform the Aarti of Kunj Bihari, Shri Giridhar Krishna Murari.

Vrindavan Imagery in Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki

The Aarti works like a sequence of devotional paintings. Ornament, music, landscape, companions, and sacred water all direct attention toward Krishna’s darshan rather than presenting a chronological story.

How Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki Is Traditionally Sung

The familiar title line serves as a full group refrain between the longer descriptive stanzas. Singing the dense stanzas slowly keeps their internal images audible before the congregation returns to the refrain.

Frequently Asked Questions

Kunj Bihari is Krishna as the beloved Lord who moves among the bowers of Vrindavan.

Yes. The five standalone occurrences in the stored source are all shown.

The source stores several linked poetic lines as one continuous descriptive unit, and that grouping is preserved.