Bhagavad Gita and "Main Yahaan Hun" - Veer Zaara

There are many songs that we tag in the recesses of our minds as our favourites and become happy whenever we get hear them being played somewhere. Some of these become our favourites for whatever reason they may have for you, some without a reason. And some gain a meaning - true meaning or new meaning - after a long time.

For me, there are several such songs which gained a whole lot of meaning and love much later. To mention a few -- Dil Hun Hun Kare from Rudaali sung by Bhupen Hazarika, Dheeme Dheeme from 1947 Earth sung by Hariharan, Vellai Pookal from Kannathil Mutthamittaal sung by A R Rahman etc. Most recent of these being Main Yahaan Hun from Veer Zaara sung by Udit Narayan.

Now why this song surprised me more than all the previous songs in this category is because I suddenly found the lyrics of the song to be so very similar to the quotations in Bhagavad Gita.

Check the lyrics to this song. Once you are through with reading the entire lyrics, pay specific attention to these lines. I am including them in Hindi itself for their lyrical beauty (Hats off to Javed Akhtar Sa'ab!). I will provide the english translation below, only for the specific lines though.

Tum chhupa na sakogi main woh raaz hoon
Tum bhoola na sakogi woh andaaz hoon
Goonjta hoon jo dil mein toh hairaan ho kyun
Main tumhaare hi dil ki toh awaaz hoon
Sun sako, toh suno, dhadkanon ki zabaan
Main yahaan hoon, yahaan hoon, yahaan hoon, yahaan

Main hi main ab tumhaare khayaalon mein hoon
Main jawaabon mein hoon, main sawaalon mein hoon
Main tumhaare har ek khwaab mein hoon basa
Main tumhaari nazar ke ujaalon mein hoon
Dekhti, ho mujhe, dekhti ho jahaan
Main yahaan hoon, yahaan hoon, yahaan hoon, yahaan

If you really read all above lines as if Sri Krishna were saying this to Arjuna, his most ardent devotee, then you would hear the ring of truth!

I am the You that you cannot hide!
I am that Spark that you cannot forget
Why do you get surprised when You hear Me in your heart?
It is Me only who is your heart's voice
Try to listen to what your heart says
I'm here, I'm here, I'm here, here

I am present in all your thoughts
I am present in your answers and also in your questions
I reside in each and every dream of yours
I am the very light of your eyes
Wherever you see, I am present
I'm here, I'm here, I'm here, here

You can read very similar lines in the 10th, 11th chapters of Bhagavad Gita from this Source.

Don't you think there is an amazing similarity? It seems all the more like a hidden message in the song itself. I am so much in love with this song since the last 2 days that I am planning to pay a visit to the Ashram (see below) this weekend.

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I had the opportunity to appreciate the Gita in such lucid language at Vishwa Shanthi Ashrama near Bangalore. One of the most amazing and peaceful places that I have visited till date. There is a very unique Bhagavad Gita Temple that is located here. In the sanctum sanctorum of the temple is the tall idol of Vishwaroopa Mahavishnu. The temple itself is constructed in a unique geometrical design. All over the walls inside are granite slabs inscribed with shlokas from Bhagavad Gita.

You can obtain more information about the temple at its website link included above. Or let me know and I can share a PDF document obtained from TOI Bangalore edition.