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Govindashtakam
गोविन्दाष्टकम्
Govindāṣṭakam
Chant
बृन्दावनभुवि बृन्दारकगणबृन्दाराधितवन्द्यायां कुन्दाभामलमन्दस्मेरसुधानन्दं सुमहानन्दम् । वन्द्याशेषमहामुनिमानसवन्द्यानन्दपदद्वन्द्वं नन्द्याशेषगुणाब्धिं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥८॥
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Word breakdown
- बृन्दावनभुवि बृन्दारकगणबृन्दाराधितवन्द्यायां कुन्दाभामलमन्दस्मेरसुधानन्दं सुमहानन्दम् । वन्द्याशेषमहामुनिमानसवन्द्यानन्दपदद्वन्द्वं नन्द्याशेषगुणाब्धिं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥८॥
- Bow to Govinda, supreme bliss: in the land of Vrindavan, worshipped by hosts of devotees, worthy of praise, of gentle smile bright as jasmine, nectar-bliss and great bliss, whose pair of blissful feet are adored in the minds of all great sages, praised as the ocean of all virtues.
The bliss adored in Vrindavan is the same bliss the sages worship in the cave of the heart. Feet that sages salute in the mind lead the seeker from outer grove to the inner expanse where all virtues merge in one ocean.
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