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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Hrid Majahare Rakhbo is written by Baul Saint Avadhuta Sri Nabani Das Khyapa Baul , it is his poetry!


Hridmajahare Rakhbo poetry of 
Nabani Das Khyapa Baul
This one and only parampara or lineage Of Baul (Vayu Tula) is the Path of Radha/Krishna, the path of the Avadhuta, Dattatreya and Krishna Sahaja. 

The Rasa Lila Mystics, The Windcatchers. The Vaishnava Sahajiya Tantric Bauls of Birbhum W Bengal India.

Copyright all rights reserved. (unfortunately if I don't say this, the pretend Baul Artists and Baul Masters will poach it, they have no conscious and no shame. It is all Guru Ma and Guru Baba business. Collecting donations in the name of indigenous Baul?

The Cultural Appropriators, the people who follow Baul but are not Baul are hard at work for decades, deconstructing, watering down, reducing this lineage, busy making up new stories and lineages. Yes, it verges of a cultural genocide of this pioneering Lineage.


🎶 The Baul Legacy: Hrid Majhare Rakhbo by Nabani Das Khyapa Baul (the last Baul Avadhuta and Baul Sant)

This document addresses the origins of the sacred song "Hrid Majhare Rakhbo" and asserts the definitive, pioneering lineage of Baul tradition against contemporary cultural appropriation.

I. The Origin of the Song

  • Poet: The original poetry for "Hrid Majhare Rakhbo" was written by Baul Saint Avadhuta Sri Nabani Das Khyapa Baul (The Baul pioneer revered by Rabindranath Tagore).

  • Meaning (The Silent Love): The song speaks of the deepest, silent intimacy of love between the divine beloveds, Radha and Krishna (known as lila).

    • Core Theme: Radha’s resolve to keep Krishna (the golden person) perpetually in her heart, never to lose him, seeing him as her indispensable other half.

    • Practice: This love is invisible and requires constant remembrance; the mantra is the daily declaration, "I love you."

    • Braj: Radha perpetually holds the sacred space of Braj (Vrindāvana), the site of their pastimes, in her heart.

  • Contemporary Use: The song's profound origin is often lost; hundreds of individuals across India and globally now sing this song without understanding its source lineage. (Even Shah Rukh Khan performed it in Bengal.)

II. Lineage and Preservation

This particular family lineage is solely responsible for preserving and introducing this song and the tradition globally.

GenerationRoleKey Contribution

PioneerSri Nabani Das Khyapa Baul(Grandfather/Guru)Wrote the original poetry.


CustodianBaul Samrat Purna Das Baul (Son of Nabani)First recorded the song in the 1960s (Hindustan Records) using his father's original tune.
Preserver/InnovatorKrishnendu Das Baul (Babu Kishan) (Grandson)Second to record the song (in 2004), changing the tune to a "trance tune" composition.

III. The True Baul Lineage and Identity

  • The Sole Lineage: It is asserted that this is the only true indigenous and one and only parampara or lineage of Baul, originating in Ekkachakra, Birbhum, India. There is no other legitimate lineage of Baul.

  • Spiritual Path: This lineage follows the Vaishnava Sahajiya Tantric Bauls of Birbhum, W Bengal India, the Path of the Avadhuta and the Path of Radha—the path of the Feminine Divine (Kali, Tara), emphasizing Radha's superior power to pull Krishna. Das Baul and Dasi, 'Candra Gosia'.

  • The Problem: Cultural appropriators and pretendian Bauls who are "not Baul" have been hard at work for decades, deconstructing, watering down, and reducing this tradition. This includes the creation of fake Baul gurus and false lineages, which verges on cultural genocide of this pioneering line. When people write poetry they always make sure their name is on the poety, or they always title the poet as in any other poet, somehow regarding Baul the poets name is destroyed or left off, while the poets of this lineage never left their names out of the poetry and they knew who the poets were. You also, have fake Bauls randomly stealing the poety from popular recordings of this lineage never giving credit, while they try to attribute it to their fake made up lineages and Baul Guru's. 

    You can check out any of the self-titled popular Baul recordings on youtube, either the poets name is wrong, or there is no poets name, even Babu Kishan's own previously popular poetry is used with millions of likes going to a fake Bauls who are taking credit for it laced with fake Baul Gurus and fake lineages and how would you know, they do this because they know you will never know or question this. However, notice when some of them write poetry that they call Baul poetry they shout it out, I wrote this, this is mine. You can know these as fake shilpi hawker Bauls as Baul poetry is only written by indigenous Bauls and there are no more firsts or lasts regarding Baul. 

    A fake Baul cannot self-determine anything about Baul they have done enough harm to Baul by watering down and reducing Baul to mere speculations, destroying an indigenous tradition for what, to travel the world, collect donations and trying for that fundraising jackpot?

  • The Goal: The book project, Reclaiming the Bauls of Birbhum, W Bengal India, is a direct effort to halt this misappropriation.

IV. Baul Tantra and Sadhana (Mystical Practices)

The philosophy embedded in this lineage is one of profound, advanced mystical love, based on the Vaishnava Baultradition.

  • Nayika Sadhana (Partner Sadhana): A mystical practice of constant connection and deep yogic focus on the soulmate (Monar Manush). It is soul-to-soul and requires great wisdom and discipline, and is not a beginner's path.

  • Rati Car-Dande Sadhana / Rati Sangam: An advanced mystical union (not unconscious sex), where the goal is ecstatic, God-intoxicated love (Bhava). This requires the partners to be awakened, with all energy channels open (Ananda Larhari - flowing waves of bliss).

    • Note: The Baul Mystic drum, the Gugubi or Khamak, was named Ananda Lahari by Sri Nabani Das Khyapa Baul.

  • Oneness: Bauls seek to bring the male and female into one body, living with Radha and Krishna in their hearts, emulating Radha (hence never shaving their heads or wearing earrings, like Krishna).

  • The Baul Effect: A true Baul activates Shakti in others. Radha makes Krishna smile, making him beautiful and bringing the world to ecstatic, vivid life. A Baul should have the same effect on you.

V. Recording History and International Recognition

  • Historic Session: Babu Kishan recorded "Hrid Majhare Rakhbo" in 2004 at Bearsville Studio in Woodstock, New York (the same studio where his father, Purna Das Baul, recorded in 1967).

  • Attendees: The session included iconic figures such as Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Al Aronowitz, Patty Smith, and Robert Thurman.

  • Impact: The participants (including Dave Matthews, who was present) were deeply moved, dancing, and acknowledging the uniqueness of the sound.

Padma Shri (Baul Samrat) Purna Das Baul (now in his 90's) was the first to sing and record this in his father's poetry in his Nabani Das Khyapa Bauls tune. This is where everybody copied this this song from. 
The other Bauls who sing or recorded this song copied it from Purna Das Bauls recording. I have seen one academic actually credit this song to another fake Baul, this academic continually makes false statement from her own speculations or wrong sources, she is one of the younger colonial copy and paste academics.

 Babu Kishan was the second to record his Grandfather Nabani Das Khyapa Bauls poetry, however, his tune was in his own composition. Nabani Das Khyapa Baul is not only Krishnendu Das Baul's grandfather (Boro Baba) he is his Guru who raised him til he was 8 years old.


 Now there are literally hundreds of people all over India are singing this song without any idea where the song originates. 
Even Shah Ru Khan sang it in Bengal.
 Nabani Das Khyapa Bauls poetry.

Sri Nabani Das Khyapa Baul
What Nabani Das is saying, my translation into English with the help of Babu Kishan

The song is of the silent love which is the deepest intimacy of love expression, that takes place silently between beloved Krishna, and Radha.  This profound deep love flows back and forth between Radha and Krishna. They do not want to lose eye contact.

I will keep you in my heart always and never let you go, because if the golden person of my life krishna goes I will never, ever get this person again, there is only one, there is no other for me, Krishna is my other half.

Krishna is invisible, love is invisible, everyday you have to say I love you, I love you, I love you is the mantra. 

 Love is like that out of site out of mind, you must constantly remember your beloved.

Radha always keeps in her heart, the place of Braja.
Braj is where the pastime of Krishna and Radha take place the memories of her play with her love Krishna.

Nabani Das Baul and Brajabala Dasi
Purna Das Baul and Manju Dasi

When Krishna and Radha are out of sight of each other, there is a strong feeling of speration, of deep loss, so they never want to be out of sight, they want to gaze into each others eyes every moment

RADHA/KRISHNA are one, they are constantly pulling each other, constantly focused on each other. Eye to Eye, Heart to Heart,  Mind to Mind, always remembering their deep Love.

Nabani is saying, "I want to go to Braja and take the dust of Braja, spread all over my body, let it seep into my soul, I want to keep them in my heart on my body forever and never to forget, so I can feel Radha/Krishna, and their intimacy lila. I want to become Radha/Krishna in every pour of my being.

I want to be mad in the name of Radha. 
The path of Radha.


Baul Tantra:
I have added these Vaishnava Baul practices from this lineage here because it will help one understand that there is a deeper practice of Love for the Bauls in following the path of Radha. This is very simplistic and there is much more involved.
Nayika sadhana partner sadhana - where all focus goes to the soul mate, sadhana of a partner constant connection, mystical love, strong attachment, all imagination and poetic thought is directed around the partner. Concentration and focus are needed a deep yogic focus as there are so many distractions in this world today. 

The partners feel each other deeply if one is sick the other feels the connection is strong, they are joined at the heart and above the head tied together no words are needed. This is soul to soul and has very little to do with the body. These practices take a lifetime, they are not meant to be shared with just anybody. You must both be an accomplished Yogi before even grasping. It take great wisdom. Baul is not a beginners path and from what I understand there are very few if any left that can teach this appropriately. Most people just suck the unsuspecting Yoga or Tantric tourists in and it can be very dangerous.

Rati car-dande sadhana, Kama and Kamini sutra, desire, again a mystical yoga not regular unconsious sex. Bauls use the word Rati Sangam for mystical union between soul mates or Monar Manush, a women Baul is called a Baulini. 

This sadhana is a higher level advanced mystical practice not for regular people. In most traditions we are taught to give up attachment but without attachments there is no deep love, this goes against the grain of what many are teaching. This again, take a lifetime to master. Just as if one is a wise old kung fu master, you do not automatically arrive here. It take great wisdom.

Love a love that is ecstatic, crazy, wild, love and a love in all the hearts bhava's (moods), then comes years and years of being a mystic, sadhana and meditation as a couple. To do the Rati practices you must be awakened and have all your energy channels open. Baul Kundalini Yoga is flowing waves of bliss (Ananda Larhari). 

 Sri Nabani Das Khyapa Baul gave the name Ananda Lahari to the Baul Mystic drum called the Gugubi or Khamak.
(Udasi Bauls do not even need a partners they can easily reach to that level through their mystical sadhana of creating all inside their factory including their ideal women).

Vaishanava Baul brings the male and female into one body. Radha, and Krishna live in their hearts, they view Radha as superior because she has the power to pull Krishna. You will not a Baul never shaves their heads, the reason for this is Krishna has hair, and remember half of them is feminine so they like to wear ear rings also.. They want to emulate Radha too. This is their Lila.

I only want to be in a deep bhava crazy for Radha God intoxicated for Radha, mad in Radha's name in oneness with Radha..and Krishna

When Kirhsna smiles all the birds fly, deers play, flowers sing, everything becomes alive in Beauty, Colors become brighter.. It is Radha who makes Krishna smile.


Krishna was ugly so black, but his smile made him beautiful, Radha made Krishna smile, she made him beautiful, all the gopis became alive, everybody woke up, everything was God intoxicated, alive, happy, vivid, bright, awake, ecstatic. This is exactly how a Baul should make you feel. A Baul activates Shakti. Baul is the path of Radha.

When Radha and Krishna have eye contact, "which they do not do in Indian culture with anybody, you only have eye contact with your beloved, only your beloved can look into your soul." 

They would feel I want to be in eye contact, and I will gaze and go inside feel love..soul mate love. The love is in the eyes, the gaze of deep soul love.


How many millions of years I have been traveling one life, to one, to just get this human body so I can feel Radha/Krishna together in my soul.  

If I sing beautiful Krishna, the king of the flute will be kind to me, and come to me  and then I will never let go Radha is saying. Krishna is Peace, Krishna say Radha is peace, they are soul mates, there is a constant flow back and forth. 

You are great, no you are greater, you are greater, no you are the greatest, no you are the greatest, no you are the super duper greatest back and forth, higher and higher.


Babu Kishan thinks western culture will not understand the depth. I will try to get more later and try to do a better interpretation, but it is really hard, because these songs are just seeds of higher philosophy.



Babu Kishan recorded this song in Woodstock New York at the Bearsville Studio of  Albert B Grossman's studio where Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix the same studio his father recorded here back in 1967, 50 years ago at Woodstock.

 Babu recorded in 2004 with Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Al Aronowitz, Patty Smith, and Robert Thurman, Dave Mathews present they danced, and danced while Babu was recording.

 Thanks to his long time friend Sally Grossman,  Dave Mathews, said he had never heard anything like it, Babu did not have a clue who Dave Mathew was? Babu said it was lots of fun to make them dance, as they all really enjoyed.


Copyright 20o8- 2030 all rights reserved
Very strange to have to copy right any of this but others are taking these stories and making them their own. It is a joke. Not only the stories but the songs. 


ong Baul has been mis-appropriated by inauthentic opportunistic fake Bauls and written about with false narratives by the Colonial Academic scholarly institutions.

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  • "Baul cultural appropriation" #baulculturalappropriation

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    #BaulandRamakrishna

    Baul and Ramakrishna is only associated with KD Babu Kishan as he is the only Baul to be a monk in the Ramakrishna Mission for 12 years, this is a first and last in Baul. 

    #Baul&Tantra 

    Baul and Tantra is only associated with Nabani Das Khyapa Baul and KD Babu Kishan, Baul and Tarapith is only associated with them both too. Those others are not Baul as Baul Artist of an non-indigenous Baul is not a Baul but a users, poser, actor trying to remake the already lived lives of this parampara, do you speak the language, do you know what they are singing or who is the owner of the songs, or even if the songs are Baul songs, no you do not, so don't make emotional promotional comments when you do not even understand. You are cheering for a fake Baul and have no clue.


    • The practice of "Baul Kirtan-anga" Copyright, all songs will be reclaimed that belong to this lineages.  

      #BaulKirtan 

      (only this lineage, parampara, no one used Baul kirtan until they read it on this blog, this is downright appropriation and false advertising by fake opportunistic self-titled so-called Bauls for marketing purposes, they have appropriated this lineages intellectual property, it can be proven and must be brought to the attention of the public because they are asking for donations and fundraising for jackpots, awards, grants and are not Baul, their Guru is a fake Baul Guru.


    • The "Rasa Lila Mystics" this is the only lineage parampara that is Vaishnava and Vaishnava Sahajiya Gosia Chandra Das Baul and Dasi, there is not another, never was. #BaultheRasaLilaMystics


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    • "The path of the Avadhuta". Copyright there are no other Baul Avadhuta's and that title only belongs to this lineage or singular parampara, there is not another. They make Baul a no name generic Baul while claiming the intellectual property and the already lived firsts and lasts of this lineage. I have documented thousands of misuse of Baul for over 20 years, if you would like to see my research contact KD Babu Kishan, his website is listed throughout this blog and website  

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