''Payo Ji Maine Ram Ratan Dhan Payo'' () is a

Rajasthani language The Rajasthani languages are a group of Western Indo-Aryan languages, primarily spoken in Rajasthan and Malwa, and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India and South Punjab and the adjacent areas of Sindh in Pakistan. T ...

poem by 15th- century Indian poet

Mirabai Meera, better known as Mirabai, and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. She is mentioned in '' Bhaktama ...

. In this poem, Mirabai says that she attains a great wealth of God's name. The poem was popularized by Indian singer, D. V. Paluskar, and later also by

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(1929–2022).

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Original Hindi Lyrics: English Translation: {{blockquote, I have attained the treasure of God's name. My Guru God, gifted me with this priceless gift, and I have accepted this with great gratitude. I found the most desired treasure of my life, but have lost the worldly humdrum possessions of the world. This treasure of Lord's name, neither gets extinguished, nor gets stolen by thieves. Actually, it gets increases multiple times day by day. The boat of truth is rowed by my guide God, and thus, I crossed this ocean of life. Meera says, O my beloved

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! I sing thy praise with great euphoria and joy., author=Mirabai

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Rajasthani literature Indian poems Krishna in popular culture

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