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Maiya Mori Main Nahi Makhan Khayo

मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 On Janmashtami, during Krishna bhajan, or any time to delight in Bal Gopal's leelas·📜 Composed by Surdas (Sur Sagar; 16th-century Braj bhakti tradition)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglish

Origin & Story

Composed by Surdas (Sur Sagar; 16th-century Braj bhakti tradition) · Surdas · 16th century

Surdas, the blind bard of Braj, sang thousands of verses on the childhood of Krishna. In this most famous pada the little Krishna, butter still on his lips, pleads his innocence to Yashoda with such irresistible logic that she can only smile and embrace him. It is the best-loved of all makhan-chori (butter-theft) songs, cherished as the very heart of vatsalya bhakti.

✦ As told in scripture

Surdas was blind, yet his portraits of Krishna's childhood are so vivid that devotees say he must have seen the Lord with inner eyes. Singers and listeners alike describe how this simple song dissolves the distance to God — turning the worshipper into a doting parent and the Infinite into a child small enough to hold.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

Maiya mori main nahin makhan khayo Khyal parai ye sakha sabai mili, merain mukh lapatayo

Meaning:Mother, I did not eat the butter! My friends all got together and smeared it on my mouth.

Verse 2

Dekhi tuhi chheenke par bhajan, oonche dhari latkayo Haun ju kahat naanhe kar apne, main kaisen kari payo

Meaning:Just see — the pot was hung high on the sling; and these little hands of mine — how could I ever have reached it?

Verse 3

Mukh dadhi lepan kar puni goras, daari sabani ke aage Lakuti kaandhe godhan gaiyan, chalat bhayo pag laage

Meaning:(Yet) with curd smeared on His mouth, having spilt the milk before everyone, staff on shoulder He set off with the cows, His little feet toddling along.

Verse 4

Surdas tab bihansi Jasoda, lai ur kanth lagayo

Meaning:Surdas says: then Yashoda, smiling, drew the child to her heart and embraced Him.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Maiya mori main nahin makhan khayo🔊Mother, I did not eat the butter!
ye sakha sabai mili merain mukh lapatayo🔊these friends together smeared it on my mouth
chheenke par bhajan oonche dhari latkayo🔊the pot was hung high up on the sling
haun ju kahat naanhe kar apne🔊and look, my little hands —
main kaisen kari payo🔊how could I ever have reached it?
Surdas tab bihansi Jasoda🔊Surdas says: then Yashoda, smiling,
lai ur kanth lagayo🔊drew Him close and embraced Him

Benefits of Chanting मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो

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Surdas's most beloved 'baal-leela' pada — the child Krishna's innocent denial of stealing butter

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A tender, playful bhajan that captures the sweetness of vatsalya bhakti (love for God as a child)

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Sung at Janmashtami and in homes wherever the child Krishna is adored

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Brings a smile and softens the heart with the charm of Bal Gopal

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Simple Braj-bhasha verses, loved by children and elders alike

How to Chant मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो

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Best TimeOn Janmashtami, during Krishna bhajan, or any time to delight in Bal Gopal's leelas

Sing it lightly and playfully, picturing the little Krishna's mischief and Yashoda's loving smile. It is a bhajan of sweetness — sung to enjoy the Lord's childhood pastimes, no ritual required.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मैया मोरी मैं नहिं माखन खायो written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
The 16th-century blind saint-poet Surdas, the greatest poet of Krishna's childhood leelas, whose verses are collected in the Sur Sagar.
The child Krishna, caught with butter, innocently protests to mother Yashoda that he never ate it — his friends smeared it on him, and besides, the pot was hung too high for his little hands to reach. It is a classic scene of his butter-stealing (makhan-chori) leela.
Loving God in the mood of a parent for a child. Surdas's baal-leela padas like this one are the supreme expression of vatsalya bhakti, adoring the divine in the form of the mischievous, irresistible child Krishna.

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