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Bhaja Govindam
भज गोविन्दम्
Chant
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं गोविन्दं भज मूढमते । सम्प्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले नहि नहि रक्षति डुकृङ्करणे ॥१॥
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Word breakdown
- भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं
- Worship Govinda, worship Govinda,
- गोविन्दं भज मूढमते ।
- worship Govinda, O foolish mind!
- सम्प्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले
- When the appointed time arrives close at hand,
- नहि नहि रक्षति डुकृङ्करणे ॥१॥
- grammar surely, surely does not save you.
The refrain redirects anxious learning toward remembrance of Govinda. When death nears, no amount of grammatical scholarship substitutes for devotion to the Lord who is the Self.
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