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Govindashtakam
गोविन्दाष्टकम्
Govindāṣṭakam
Chant
गोपीमण्डलगोष्ठीभेदं भेदावस्थमभेदाभं शश्वद्गोखुरनिर्धूतोद्गतधूलीधूसरसौभाग्यम् । श्रद्धाभक्तिगृहीतानन्दमचिन्त्यं चिन्तितसद्भावं चिन्तामणिमहिमानं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥५॥
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Word breakdown
- गोपीमण्डलगोष्ठीभेदं भेदावस्थमभेदाभं शश्वद्गोखुरनिर्धूतोद्गतधूलीधूसरसौभाग्यम् । श्रद्धाभक्तिगृहीतानन्दमचिन्त्यं चिन्तितसद्भावं चिन्तामणिमहिमानं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥५॥
- Bow to Govinda, supreme bliss: distinct among the circle of gopis and cowherd gatherings, appearing in difference yet shining as non-difference, whose auspiciousness is ever grey with dust raised by cows' hooves, joy grasped through faith and devotion, inconceivable, the true being contemplated, the wonder of the wish-fulfilling gem.
Among the gopis he seems near and far, in difference and non-difference at once, like Brahman appearing as many yet never divided. The joy held through faith is the same bliss the scriptures call the thought-free gem of the Self.
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