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Govindashtakam
गोविन्दाष्टकम्
Govindāṣṭakam
Chant
गोपालं प्रभुलीलाविग्रहगोपालं कुलगोपालं गोपीखेलनगोवर्धनधृतिलीलालालितगोपालम् । गोभिर्निगदितगोविन्दस्फुटनामानं बहुनामानं गोधीगोचरदूरं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥४॥
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Word breakdown
- गोपालं प्रभुलीलाविग्रहगोपालं कुलगोपालं गोपीखेलनगोवर्धनधृतिलीलालालितगोपालम् । गोभिर्निगदितगोविन्दस्फुटनामानं बहुनामानं गोधीगोचरदूरं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥४॥
- Bow to Govinda, supreme bliss: Gopala, cowherd in the Lord's sportive form, protector of the clan, Gopala delighted in play with the gopis and in the sport of lifting Govardhana, clearly called Govinda by the cows, of many names, far beyond speech and thought.
The cows name him Govinda, yet he remains beyond word and thought. The Lord who lifts the hill is the inner strength that upholds the devotee when the storms of existence threaten to overwhelm.
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