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Bhaja Govindam
भज गोविन्दम्
Chant
का ते कान्ता धनगतचिन्ता वातुल किं तव नास्ति नियन्ता । त्रिजगति सज्जनसङ्गतिरेका भवति भवार्णवतरणे नौका ॥१३॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- का ते कान्ता धनगतचिन्ता
- Who is your wife? Why worry about wealth?
- वातुल किं तव नास्ति नियन्ता ।
- O madman, is there no ruler for you?
- त्रिजगति सज्जनसङ्गतिरेका
- In the three worlds the companionship of the good alone
- भवति भवार्णवतरणे नौका ॥१३॥
- is the boat for crossing the ocean of becoming.
The companionship of the wise is offered as a boat across the ocean of becoming. When worldly supports fail, satsanga steadies the mind toward the shore of freedom.
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