jab jab hota nash dharam ka or paap badh jata hai
tab lete avtar parbhu yehe vishv shanti pata hai
jab jab hota nash dharam ka or paap badh jata hai
tab lete avtar parbhu yehe vishv shanti pata hai

jab kansh ke atyaachaaro se bhumandal se badh gaye
jab vipra sang tyaagi vairaagi ka paapi mahaakaal hua
jab prakruti ke har aansu par tukade tukade paatal hua
tab garbh se sati devki ke us pal me aathwa laal hua
phir vasudev neej laal ko mathura se gokul le jaate hai
phir vasudev neej laal ko mathura se gokul le jaate hai
awtaar baaal me jhule sansaar beriya gaata hai
jab jab hota nash dharam ka or paap badh jata hai
tab lete avtar parbhu yehe vishv shanti pata hai

jab mitti khaate kanhaa kunwar ko delkha yshoda maiyya ne
muh kholkar saara vishw dikhaaya
maiyya ko krishan kanhaiyya ne
kahi matki phodi maakhan mohan maakhan chor bane
kahi matki phodi maakhan mohan maakhan chor bane
kahi yamuna tat par cheer gopiyo ke har kar badjor bane
kahi maut bakaasur ki aati sanyaayi maara jaata hai
aur kaal naag garg galan pe shyam shyam kahta hai
jab jab hota nash dharam ka or paap badh jata hai
tab lete avtar parbhu yehe vishv shanti pata hai

tha prabhu ne brij ki raksha ke hit dava nal ka paan kiya
mathura gokul vrindavan ka nij charno se uddhar kiya
jab yagya ruka tha indradev ka krodh kiya yasuraari ne
jab yagya ruka tha indradev ka krodh kiya yasuraari ne
tab ungli par parwat roka hanskar govardhan dhaari ne
kaandhe pe kamal haath basuriya
mor mukut man bhaata hai
gopal ?? piya piya

jab raas rachakar raas rachaiya murli madhur bajaata hai
nar me naari, naari me nar yah bhed hame samjhaata hai
thi idhar raas me banshi bajati udhar sudarshan chalta tha
phir ek baldhaari yoddha marta tha
jab ghada paap ka bhara to dekha mathura ke nar naari ne
phir vidhans kansh ka kiya devaki nandan krishan muraari ne
phir naache tha prithwi ka kan kan gagan pushp barsaata hai
jo katha bhagwat ki sunta hai bhavsaagar se tar jaata hai
jab jab hota nash dharam ka or paap badh jata hai
tab lete avtar parbhu yehe vishv shanti pata hai

When dharma falters, and sin takes its hold,
The Lord descends, a story to be told.
When dharma falters, and sin takes its hold,
The Lord descends, and peace will then unfold.

When Kansa's tyranny oppressed the earth,
When priests were scorned, and virtue lost its worth,
When nature wept, and shattered was the ground,
Then Devaki's womb, an eighth child did abound.
Vasudeva, then, his infant son did bear,
From Mathura to Gokul, with utmost care.
The world rejoiced, in cradle did He swing,
As tales of his childhood joyfully did ring.
When dharma falters, and sin takes its hold,
The Lord descends, a story to be told.

When Yashoda saw, her Kanha, clay did eat,
And in His mouth, the universe, complete,
Krishna revealed to his mother’s loving gaze,
The cosmos vast, in wonder and in amaze.
He broke the pots, stole butter, oh so sweet,
Krishna, the thief, with nimble, dancing feet.
On Yamuna's shore, he stole the gopis' clothes,
And Baka's death, the mighty Krishna chose.
The black serpent's poison, Garg’s song of praise,
As Shyam, Shyam, filled the echoing days.
When dharma falters, and sin takes its hold,
The Lord descends, this story to be told.

To save Braj, the forest fire, He did drink,
And Mathura, Gokul, Vrindavan, He did link,
When Indra's pride and the sacrifice was denied,
The anger of the Lord then had it’s stride.
He lifted mountains on his sacred finger,
The Govardhan, a joy that would linger.
Lotus on His shoulder, flute in His hand,
With peacock crown, in this sacred land.
Gopal, ??, a loving heart to see,
When the Raga is played, and the soul is free.

When Ras was danced, the flute played its sweet tune,
He showed us the difference, of woman and man, under the moon.
As the Banshi called, Sudarshan it did cast,
A mighty warrior died, and had his last.
When the pot of sin was filled to the brim,
The people of Mathura saw the light within.
Then the destruction of Kansa, by Krishna's hand,
The world with joy, the dance of love began.
Each atom danced, the heavens showered flowers,
Who hears the story, is saved in these hours.
When dharma falters, and sin takes its hold,
The Lord descends, and peace will then unfold.