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Govindashtakam - of Shankaracharya



Satyabhama - Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:01:24 +0530
Forgive any errors in the transaliteration- I did it myself (will post the translation later)

Govindashtakam of Shankaraachaarya

satyam gnanamanantam nityamanaakaasam paramaakaasam
goshThapraangaNaringkhaNalolamanaayaasam paramaayaasam
maayaakalpitanaanaakaaram bhuvanaakaaram
kshmaamaa naathamanaatham praNamata govindam paramaanandam


mritsnaamatsiheti yasodaataadanasaisava santraasam
vyaaditavaktraalokitalokaalokachaturdashalokaalim
lokatrayapuramoolastambham lokaalokamanaalokam
lokesam paramesam praNamata govindam paramaanandam


traivishTaparipuveeraghram kshitibhaaraghram bhavarogaghram
kaivalyam navaneetaahaaramanaahaaram bhuvanaahaaram
vaimalyasphuTacetovrttiviseshaabhaasamanaabhaasam
saivam kevalasaantam praNamata govindam paramaanandam


gopaalam prabhuleelaa vigraha gopaalam kulagopaalam
gopeekhelanagovardhanadhritileelaalaalitagopaalam
gobhirnigadita govindasphuTanaamaanam bahunaamaanam
godheegocaradooram praNamata govindam paramaanandam


gopeemaNDalagoshTeebhedam bhedaavasthamabhedaabham
sashvadgokhuranirdhootoddhatadhuleedhoosarasaubhaagyam
sraddhaabhaktitagraheetaanandamacintyam cintitasadbhaavam
cintaamaNimahimaaNam praNamata govindam paramaanandam


kantam kaaraNakaaraNamaadimanaadim kaalaghanabhaasam
kaalindeegatakaaliyaasirasisunrityantam muhu ratyantam
kaalam kaalakalaatitam kalitaasesham kalidoshaghram
kaalatrayagatihetu praNamata govindam paramaanandam


vrindaavanabhuvi vrindaarakagaNa vrindaaraadhita vande'ham
kundaabhaamalamandasmerasudhaanandam suhridaanandam
vanghaaseshamahaamunimaanasa vanghaanandapadadvandvam
vanghaaseshaguNaabdhim praNamata govindam paramaanandam


govindaashTakametadadheete govindaarpitacetaayo
govindaacyuta maadhava vishNo gokulanaayakakrishNeti
govindaamghri sarojadhyaanasudhaajaladhaautasamastaadho
govindam paramaanandaamritam antathamsa tamabhyeti
anuraag - Wed, 25 May 2005 05:13:56 +0530
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Forgive any errors in the transaliteration- I did it myself (will post the translation later)

Sri Govindashtakam - by Adi Jagadguru Sri Shankaraachaarya

satyaM jnAnam anantaM nityam anAkAzaM paramAkAzaM,
goSTha prAGNariGNa lolam anAyAsaM paramAyAsam.
mAyA kalpita nAnAkAram anAkAraM bhuvanAkAraM
kSmAyA nAtham anAthaM praNamata govindaM param Anandam

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, real, knowledge, infinite, and eternal, who is free from Ákáůa (and other upádhis), who is the highest light, who was eager as a child to crawl in the cow-pen, who is really free from difficulties, but who appears to be in difficulties (or who is the abode of máyá, cause of all), who appears manifold due to máyá, who appears as the world, who is the Lord of the earth and Ůri, and who has no Lord to control him. (1)

mRtsnA matsI heti yazodAtADana zaizava saMtrAsaM
vyAdita vktrA lokita lokAloka caturdaza lokAlim
lokatraya pura mUla sthaMbhaM lokAlokam anAlokaM lokezaM
paramezaM praNamata govindaM paramAnandaM

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who showed the fear of a child when beaten by Yaůodá saying, ``You are eating earth''. and in whose opened mouth was seen the row of fourteen worlds, visible and invisible, who is the support of the three worlds (vis., Svarga, přthvč, pátála), who is in the form of the worlds, visible and invisible, who cannot be seen, who is the controller of the universe and who is the supreme Lord. (2)

trai viSTapa ripu vIraghnaM kSiti bhAraghnaM bhava rogaghnaM
kaivalyaM navanIt AhAram anAhAraM bhuvan AhAram
vaimalya sphuta ceto vRtti vizeSAbhAsam anAbhAsaM
zaivaM kevala zAntaM praNamata govindam param Anandam'

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who killed the mighty enemies of the Devas and reduced the weight of the world, who removes the disease of birth (from his devotees), who is one, who had butter for his food, though not requiring food at all, who swallowed the world (during pralaya), who shines brilliantly in the pure and clear mental mode, who cannot be revealed by anything else, who adores Ůiva, and who is wholly auspicious. (3)

gopAlaM bhUlIlA vigraha gopAlaM kula gopAlaM
gopI khelana govardhana dhRti lIlA lAlita gopAlam
gobhir nigadita govindasphuTa nAmAnam bahu nAmAnaM
gopI gocara dUraM praNamata govindaM param Anandam

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who is the protector of the world, who made his advent in the world as Gopála through his lilá, who is the protector of the race (of Yádavas) and of cows, who made the cowherds happy by lifting up through his lilá the Govardhana mountain were the gopčs used to play, whose name ``Govinda'' is uttered clearly by the cows (or scriptures), who has may names, and who is beyond the reach of the ignorant. (4)

gopI maNDala goSThI bhedaM bhedAvastham abhedAbhaM
zazvad gokhura nirdhUtoddhata dhUlI dhUsara saubhAgyam,
zraddhAbhakti gRhIt Anandam acintyaM cintita sadbhAvaM
cintAmaNi mahimAnaM praNamata govindaM param Anandam

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who was present in each of the different groups of gopis, who appears in different forms, who is one and nondual, whose beautiful form was covered by the dust raised always by the hooves of the cows, whose blissful nature is realized by sraddhá and bhakti, who is unimaginable, whose existence is known to the wise, and whose greatness is like that of the gem cintámaďi. (5)

snAna vyAkula yoSid vastram upAdAyAgam upArUDhaM
vyAdit santIratha dig vastrAh yupadAtum upAkarSantam
nirdhUta dvaya zoka vimohaM buddham buddher antaHsthaM
sattAmAtra zarIraM praNamata govindaM param Anandam"

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who climbed up the tree carrying the clothes of women busily engaged in their bath and who made them come close to him for the purpose of giving the clothes to them who were naked and who desired to get back their clothes, who is free from duality, grief and delusion, who is wise, who dwells in the intellect, and who is pure-existence. (6)

kantaM kAraNa kAraNam Adim anAdiM kAlam anAbhAsaM
kAlindI gata kAliya zirasi muhur nRtyantaM nRtyantam,
kAlaM kAla kalAtItaM kalitAzeSaM kali doSaghnaM
kAla traya gati hetuM praNamata govindaM param Anandam'

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss, who is beautiful, who is the ultimate cause, who is the source of everything, who is without beginning whose colour is like that of the dark cloud, which often danced excessively on the hood of the serpent Kálindč inhabiting the river Kálindč (Yamuna), who manifests as time, who transcends the measures of time, who knows everything, who is te destroyer of the evil of kali, and who is the controller of the motion of the three dimensions of time. (7)

vRndAvana bhuvi vRndAraka gaNa vRndArAdhaM vande 'haM
kundAbh Amala manda smera sudhAnandaM suhRdAnandam,
vandyAzeSa mahA munimAnasa vandy Ananda pada dvandvaM
vandyAzeSa guNAbdhiM praNamata govindaM param Anandam

Worship Govinda who is supreme bliss who is in the land of Břandávan which is worshipped and saluted by many groups of Gods, whose nectar-bliss of spotless smile resembles kunda flower, who is infinite bliss, whose feet are praised and worshipped by the minds of all great sages adored by all, and who is the ocean of praiseworthy qualities. (8)

govindASTakamet adadhIte govindArpita cetA yo
govinda! acyuta! mAdhava! viSNo! gokula nAyaka! kRSNa! eti,
govindAGghri saroja dhyAna sudhA jala dhauta samastAghaH
govindaM param Anand AmRtam antaHsthaM sa samabhyeti

He who recites this Govindáaúűakam by fixing his mind on Govinda and uttering the names of Govinda, Acyuta, Mádhava, Viúďu, Gokulanáyaka and Křúďa, and gets all his sins washed off by the nectar of meditation on the lotus-feet of Govinda, attains the indwelling Govinda, the nectar of the supreme bliss. (9)

Translation from:
http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok20.htm