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Bhaja Govindam
भज गोविन्दम्
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गुरुचरणाम्बुजनिर्भरभक्तः संसारादचिराद्भव मुक्तः । सेन्द्रियमानसनियमादेवं द्रक्ष्यसि निजहृदयस्थं देवम् ॥३१॥
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Word breakdown
- गुरुचरणाम्बुजनिर्भरभक्तः
- With devotion resting on the guru's lotus feet,
- संसारादचिराद्भव मुक्तः ।
- become free from samsara soon.
- सेन्द्रियमानसनियमादेवं
- Thus, with regulated senses and mind,
- द्रक्ष्यसि निजहृदयस्थं देवम् ॥३१॥
- you will see the God dwelling in your own heart.
Devotion to the guru and discipline of mind and senses reveal the deity dwelling in one's own heart. The Lord sought outside is found within when the inner instruments are purified through grace and practice.
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