Govindashtakam is one of the works of Sri Adi Shankaracharya. It describes the life and essence of Krishnavataram, wherein God took the form of a cowherd. Chanting Govindashtakam regularly is the most powerful way to please Lord Govinda to get his blessing.
For the protection of the righteous ones (committed to dharma), for the destruction of the unrighteous ones (follow adharma), and for the establishment of dharma I take birth in every age.- Bhagavan Sri Krishna
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Gōsṭḥaprāṅ ganạ riṅkhanạ lōlam
Anāyāsaṃ paramāyāsam |
Māyā kalpita nānākāram-
anākāraṃbhuvanākāram
kṣmāmā nātham anāthaṃ pranạmata
Gōvindaṃ paramānandam ||
கோஷ்ட ப்ராங்கண ரிங்கண லோலம்
அனாயாஸம் பரமாயாஸம் |
அனாகாரம் புவனாகாரம்
க்ஷ்மாமா னாதமனாதம் ப்ரணமத
கோவிந்தம் பரமானந்தம் ||
सत्यं ज्ञानमनन्तं नित्यमनाकाशं परमाकाशं
गोष्ठप्राङ्गणरिङ्खणलोलमनायासं परमायासम् ।
मायाकल्पितनानाकारमनाकारं भुवनाकारं
क्ष्मामा नाथमनाथं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥
Meaning :
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who is the protector of the world, who made his advent in the world as Gopála through his lilá, who is the protector of the race (of Yádavas) and of cows, who made the cowherds happy by lifting up through his lilá the Govardhana mountain were the gopès used to play, whose name ``Govinda'' is uttered clearly by the cows (or scriptures), who has may names, and who is beyond the reach of the ignorant.
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தாட³ந ஶைஶவ ஸந்த்ராஸம்
வ்யாதி³த வக்த்ராலோகித லோகாலோக
சதுர்த³ஶ லோகாலிம் ।
லோக த்ரயபுர மூல ஸ்தம்ப⁴ம்
லோகாலோக மநாலோகம்
லோகேஶம் பரமேஶம் ப்ரணமத
கோ³விந்த³ம் பரமாநந்த³ம் ॥
मृत्स्नामत्सीहेति यशोदाताडनशैशव सन्त्रासं
व्यादित वक्त्रालोकित लोकालोक चतुर्दश लोकालिम् ।
लोकत्रयपुरमूलस्तम्भं लोकालोकमनालोकं
लोकेशं परमेशं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who showed the fear of a child when beaten by Yashoda saying, “You are eating earth”, and in whose opened mouth was seen the row of fourteen worlds, visible and invisible, who is the support of the three worlds (vis., Svarga, prithvi, patala), who is in the form of the worlds, visible and invisible, who cannot be seen, who is the controller of the universe and who is the supreme Lord.
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त्रैविष्ट परिपुवीरघ्नं क्षिति भारघ्नं भवरोगघ्नम् ।
कैवल्यं नवनीताहारमनाहारं भुवनाहारम् ।
वैमल्य स्फुट चेतो वृत्ति विशेषा भास मनाभासम् ।
शैवं केवलशान्तं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who killed the mighty enemies of the Devas and reduced the weight of the world, who removes the disease of birth (from his devotees), who is one, who had butter for his food, though not requiring food at all, who swallowed the world (during pralaya), who shines brilliantly in the pure and clear mental mode, who cannot be revealed by anything else, who adores Ùiva, and who is wholly auspicious.
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who is the protector of the world, who made his advent in the world as Gopala through his leela, who is the protector of the race and of cows, who made the cowherds happy by lifting up through his leela the Govardhana mountain were the gopis used to play, whose name “Govinda” is uttered clearly by the cows (or scriptures), who has may names, and who is beyond the reach of the ignorant.
Meaning :
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who was present in each of the different groups of gopis, who appears in different forms, who is one and nondual, whose beautiful form was covered by the dust raised always by the hooves of the cows, whose blissful nature is realized by sraddhá and bhakti, who is unimaginable, whose existence is known to the wise, and whose greatness is like that of the gem cintámani.
स्नान व्याकुल योषिद्वस्त्र मुपादायागमुपारूढम् ।
निर्धूत द्वय शोक विमोहं बुद्धं बुद्धेरन्तस्थम् ।
सत्ता मात्र शरीरं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who climbed up the tree carrying the clothes of women busily engaged in their bath and who made them come close to him for the purpose of giving the clothes to them who were naked and who desired to get back their clothes, who is free from duality, grief and delusion, who is wise, who dwells in the intellect, and who is pure-existence.
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who is beautiful, who is the ultimate cause, who is the source of everything, who is without beginning whose colour is like that of the dark cloud, which often danced excessively on the hood of the serpent Kálindè inhabiting the river Yamuna, who manifests as time, who transcends the measures of time, who knows everything, who is the destroyer of the evil of kali, and who is the controller of the motion of the three dimensions of time.
Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss who is in the land of Brindávan which is worshipped and saluted by many groups of Gods, whose nectar-bliss of spotless smile resembles kunda flower, who is infinite bliss, whose feet are praised and worshipped by the minds of all great sages adored by all, and who is the ocean of praiseworthy qualities.
He who recites this Govindáashtakam by fixing his mind on Govinda and uttering the names of Govinda, Acyuta, Mádhava, Vishnu, Gokulanáyaka and Krushna, and gets all his sins washed off by the nectar of meditation on the lotus-feet of Govinda, attains the indwelling Govinda, the nectar of the supreme bliss.
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