Govinda Damodara Stotram (Selected Verses)

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  • verse 1
    करारविन्देन पदारविन्दंमुखारविन्दे विनिवेशयन्तम् ।वटस्य पत्रस्य पुटे शयानंबालं मुकुन्दं मनसा स्मरामि ॥

    karāravindēna padāravindaṃmukhāravindē vinivēśayantam ।vaṭasya patrasya puṭē śayānaṃbālaṃ mukundaṃ manasā smarāmi ॥
    meaning

    I recall with mind the child Mukunda, placing his lotus-foot into his lotus-mouth with his lotus-hand, asleep on the cup of a banyan leaf.

    word by word
    करारविन्देनKara-AravindenaLotus like Hand
    पदारविन्दंPada-AravindamLotus like Feet
    मुखारविन्देMukha-AravindeLotus like Mouth
    विनिवेशयन्तम्Vi-Niveshay-AntamPutting the End of Foot, i.e. Toe
    वटस्यVattasyaof Banyan
    पत्रस्यPatrasyaof Leaf
    पुटेPutteIn the Fold
    शयानShayaanaLying down, Resting, Sleeping
    बालंBaalamBoy child
    मुकुन्दंMukundamMukunda
    मनसाManasaain my Mind · With Mind
    स्मरामिSmaraamiI remember · [In the Early Morning] I Remember [Devi Lalita Tripurasundari] · [On that Mahadeva only] I Meditate
  • verse 2
    श्रीकृष्ण गोविन्द हरे मुरारेहे नाथ नारायण वासुदेव ।जिह्वे पिबस्वामृतमेतदेवगोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 1

    śrīkṛṣṇa gōvinda harē murārēhē nātha nārāyaṇa vāsudēva ।jihvē pibasvāmṛtamētadēvagōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 1
    meaning

    O Shri Krishna, Govinda, Hari, enemy of Mura, O Lord Narayana, Vasudeva — O tongue, drink this very nectar alone: 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    हरेHareIn Hara [i.e. Sri Shiva] · Taking Away, Removing, Destroying · Who takes away
    मुरारेMuraareO Murari
    हेHeO · Oh, a vocative particle · A vocative particle, Oh
    नाथNaathaLord
    नारायणNaaraayannaSri Vishnu identified as Purusha, the Original Man
    वासुदेवVaasudevaVasudeva
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    जिह्वJihvaThe Tongue, the organ of Taste
  • verse 3
    विक्रेतुकामाखिलगोपकन्यामुरारिपादार्पितचित्तवृत्तिः ।दध्यादिकं मोहवशादवोचत्गोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 2

    vikrētukāmākhilagōpakanyāmurāripādārpitachittavṛttiḥ ।dadhyādikaṃ mōhavaśādavōchatgōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 2
    meaning

    The cowherd-girls wishing to sell their wares, their minds fixed at Murari's feet, in their bewilderment called out 'curds and the like' as 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
  • verse 4
    गृहे गृहे गोपवधूकदम्बाःसर्वे मिलित्वा समवाप्य योगम् ।पुण्यानि नामानि पठन्ति नित्यंगोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 3

    gṛhē gṛhē gōpavadhūkadambāḥsarvē militvā samavāpya yōgam ।puṇyāni nāmāni paṭhanti nityaṃgōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 3
    meaning

    In house after house the cowherd-women, gathering together in great number and obtaining union, daily recite the holy names: 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    गृहेGrheAt Home · in the House
    सर्वेSarveAll
    नामानिNaamaaniNames · [These] Names [were indeed uttered by the great-souled Brahma]
    पठन्तिPatthanti[Those who will] Recite · Reading, Reciting · Reciting
    नित्यNityaAlways
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    योगंYogamYoga
    नित्यम्NityamWho is Eternal · The Eternal [underlying Reality] · (Those who recite with one-pointed Devotion), everyday
  • verse 5
    सुखं शयाना निलये निजेऽपिनामानि विष्णोः प्रवदन्ति मर्त्याः ।ते निश्चितं तन्मयतां व्रजन्तिगोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 4

    sukhaṃ śayānā nilayē nijē'pināmāni viṣṇōḥ pravadanti martyāḥ ।tē niśchitaṃ tanmayatāṃ vrajantigōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 4
    meaning

    Even while sleeping happily in their own homes, the mortals who utter Vishnu's names go surely to oneness with him — 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    सुखSukhaComfort
    नामानिNaamaaniNames · [These] Names [were indeed uttered by the great-souled Brahma]
    विष्णोःVissnnohAll-Pervading
    प्रवदन्तिPravadantiTo Say
    मर्त्याMartyaaMortal World · Mortal
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    निश्चितNishcitaCertain
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    सुखम्SukhamJoy, Happiness
    शयानShayaanaLying down, Resting, Sleeping
  • verse 6
    जिह्वे सदैवं भज सुन्दराणिनामानि कृष्णस्य मनोहराणि ।समस्त भक्तार्तिविनाशनानिगोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 5

    jihvē sadaivaṃ bhaja sundarāṇināmāni kṛṣṇasya manōharāṇi ।samasta bhaktārtivināśanānigōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 5
    meaning

    O tongue, ever worship the beautiful, captivating names of Krishna, which destroy all sufferings of the devotees: 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    सदैवSadaivaAlways · (All the Righteous Deeds that the Virtuous ones do everyday with great care is) always (done by Your Blessings) · Always indeed
    भजBhajaRemember with Devotion, Worship
    नामानिNaamaaniNames · [These] Names [were indeed uttered by the great-souled Brahma]
    कृष्णस्यKrssnnasyaOf Sri Krishna
    मनोहराणिManoharaanni(The Bright Lotuses abiding on the Pond are) captivating my Mind · Beautiful [Lotuses]
    समस्तSamastaAll, Whole, Put Together, Combined, United
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    जिह्वJihvaThe Tongue, the organ of Taste
  • verse 7
    सुखावसाने इदमेव सारंदुःखावसाने इदमेव ज्ञेयम् ।देहावसाने इदमेव जाप्यंगोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 6

    sukhāvasānē idamēva sāraṃduḥkhāvasānē idamēva jñēyam ।dēhāvasānē idamēva jāpyaṃgōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 6
    meaning

    At the end of joy this alone is the essence, at the end of sorrow this alone is to be known, at the end of the body this alone is to be chanted: 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    सारSaaraEssence
    जाप्यJaapyaPerforming Japa, Continuous Rememberance or Awareness
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    सारम्SaaramEssence, Substance
  • verse 8
    जिह्वे रसज्ञे मधुरप्रिये त्वंसत्यं हितं त्वां परमं वदामि ।अवर्णयेथा मधुराक्षराणिगोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 7

    jihvē rasajñē madhurapriyē tvaṃsatyaṃ hitaṃ tvāṃ paramaṃ vadāmi ।avarṇayēthā madhurākṣarāṇigōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 7
    meaning

    O tongue, taster of flavors, lover of sweetness — I tell you the true, beneficial, supreme word: utter the sweet syllables 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    त्वTvaThou
    सत्यंSatyamAbsolute Truth · Truly · [I Proclaim the] Truth · [I Speak about the] Truth
    हितHitaWelfare
    त्वाTvaa(Among the Ganas or Group of Prayers) You (are the Ganapati or the Lord of the Prayers) · You
    परमंParamam[He having abandoned all Sinful tendencies, obtains the] Supreme [Feet of the Devi] · Highest, Supreme · (Lord Narasimha is the) highest (Divinity) · Very much
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    जिह्वJihvaThe Tongue, the organ of Taste
    त्वंTvamYou · You (are that Inconceivable great Penance for the cause of Liberation)
  • verse 9
    त्वामेव याचे मम देहि जिह्वेसमागते दण्डधरे कृतान्ते ।वक्तव्यमेवं मधुरं सुभक्त्यागोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 8

    tvāmēva yāchē mama dēhi jihvēsamāgatē daṇḍadharē kṛtāntē ।vaktavyamēvaṃ madhuraṃ subhaktyāgōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 8
    meaning

    Of you alone I beg, my tongue — when the staff-bearing Yama comes, speak this sweet word with great devotion: 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    त्वामेवTvam-Iva[I Proclaim] that You Indeed [are the Perceptible Brahman]
    याचेYaace[Neither do I] seek [Kingdom Nor Wealth]
    ममMamamy · of me · (O Mother, May you Shine within the Lotus of) my (Heart in the form of the fullness of Knowledge arising from Atman) · To me · (Be Gracious) to me · Mine
    देहिDehiPlease Give · Please give, bestow
    मधुरंMadhuramSweet and Charming which awakens devotional bliss on rememberance
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    त्वमेवTvam-EvaYou Indeed · You Indeed [are All] · You indeed (are Gauri Who made Her Abode in the Lord with Moon on His Head) · You Indeed are
    जिह्वJihvaThe Tongue, the organ of Taste
  • verse 10
    श्रीकृष्ण राधावर गोकुलेशगोपाल गोवर्धननाथ विष्णो ।जिह्वे पिबस्वामृतमेतदेवगोविन्द दामोदर माधवेति ॥ 9

    śrīkṛṣṇa rādhāvara gōkulēśagōpāla gōvardhananātha viṣṇō ।jihvē pibasvāmṛtamētadēvagōvinda dāmōdara mādhavēti ॥ 9
    meaning

    O Shri Krishna, beloved of Radha, Lord of Gokula, O Gopala, Lord of Govardhana, O Vishnu — O tongue, drink this very nectar alone: 'Govinda, Damodara, Madhava.'

    word by word
    गोपालGopaalaAnother name of Sri Krishna
    विष्णोःVissnnohAll-Pervading
    गोविन्दGovinda[O] Govinda · Govinda, another name of Sri Vishnu · Sri Govinda
    दामोदरDaamodaraAnother name of Sri Krishna meaning having a rope around the waist
    विष्णोVissnnoO Vishnu
    जिह्वJihvaThe Tongue, the organ of Taste

Primary text from vignanam.org