Giri Pujeyam Vihitam Kena
Volume 1 Chapter 18 Verse 45 (65)
giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? araci śakra-padam abhayaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? pūtanikā sā nihatā yena
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who arranged this worship is the One who freed us from the fear of Indra! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the demon Putana is the One who arranged this!
giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? tṛṇāvarta-tanu-dalanaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? yamalārjuna-tarum udakali yena
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who destroyed the body of the cyclone-demon Trnavarta is the One who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who uprooted the twin yamala-arjuna trees is the One who arranged this!
giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? vatsa-bakāsura-hananaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? vyomāghāsura-maraṇaṁ yena
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the calf demon, Vatsasura, and stork demon, Bakasura, is the One who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the flying demon, Vyomasura, and the python demon, Aghasura, is the One who arranged this!
giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? kāliya-damanaṁ kalitaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? khara-pralambaka-śamanaṁ yena
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who subdued the cobra, Kaliya, is the One who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the donkey demon, Dhenukasura, and the demon Pralambasura is the One who arranged this!
giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? dava-yugmaṁ paripītaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ
vihitaṁ kena? trasyati kaṁsaḥ satataṁ yena
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who swallowed two forest fires is the one who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who Kamsa is always afraid of!
Translation
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who arranged this worship is the One who freed us from the fear of Indra! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the demon Putana is the One who arranged this!
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who destroyed the body of the cyclone-demon Trnavarta is the One who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who uprooted the twin yamala-arjuna trees is the One who arranged this!
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the calf demon, Vatsasura, and stork demon, Bakasura, is the One who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the flying demon, Vyomasura, and the python demon, Aghasura, is the One who arranged this!
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who subdued the cobra, Kaliya, is the One who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The killer of the donkey demon, Dhenukasura, and the demon Pralambasura is the One who arranged this!
Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who swallowed two forest fires is the one who arranged this! Who has arranged the worship of Govardhana Hill? The One who Kamsa is always afraid of!
Notes
This bhajan can be sung in two choruses, as a call and response. One chorus can sing the " giri-pūjeyaḿ vihitaḿ kena " part as the "call", while the other chorus sings the remainder of the line as the response. Right before the song in the original text, Srila Jiva Goswami indicates that the cowherd women sang in a call and response: half of them would sing the question portion, while in the remaining half, one by one, the cowherd woman would sing the response portion.