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AuthorViśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura

Jambunadosnisa Viraji

Govinda Devastakam

1

jāmbūnadoṣṇīṣa-virāji-muktā- mālā-maṇi-dyoti-śikhaṇḍakasya bhaṅgyā nṛṇāṁ lolupayan dṛśaḥ
śrī- govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

"May Lord Govindadeva, who charms the eyes of all living beings with the graceful movement of the peacock feather in His golden crown shining with pearls and gems, be my shelter."

2

kapolayoḥ
kuṇḍala-lāsya-hāsya ccavi-cchaṭā-cumbitayor yugena sammohayan sambhajatāṁ dhiyaḥ śrī- govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

"May Lord Govindadeva, who charms the hearts of the devotees' with His cheeks which are kissed by the splendour of His smile and the dancing of His earrings, be my shelter."

3

sva-preyasī-locana-koṇa-śīdhu-
prāptyai puro-varti-janekṣaṇena
bhāvaṁ kam api udgamayan budhānām
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

"May Lord Govindadeva who, by glimpsing at His beloved to attain Her nectarean sidelong glance, provokes the love of all the demigoddesses, be my shelter."

4

vāma-pragaṇḍārpita-gaṇḍa-bhāsvat-
tāṭaṅka-lolāka-kānti-siktaiḥ
bhrū-valganair unmadaya kula-strīr
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

"May Lord Govindadeva, who entices the pious cowherd girls with the charming movements of His eyebrows, which are enhanced by the beauty of His moving locks of hair, lustrous earrings, and His cheek placed upon His left shoulder, be my shelter."

5

dūre
sthitās tā muralī-ninādaiḥ sva-saurabhair mudrita-karṇa-pālīḥ nāsārudho hṛd-gata eva karṣan govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

" He enters into the hearts of the cowherd damsels and draws the to him, though they stand afar, blocking their ears from the sound of His flute and their noses from the wonderful scent of His body. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

6

navīna-lāvaṇya-bharaiḥ
kṣitau śrī- rūpānurāgambu-nidhi-prakāśaiḥ sataś camatkāra-vataḥ prakurvan govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

"He fills the devotees on earth with astonishment by the weight of His youthful beauty and the unlimited ocean of His love. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

7

kalpa-drumādho-maṇi-mandirāntaḥ
śrī-yoga-pīṭhāmburu hāsyayā svaṁ
upāsayaṁs tantra-vido pi mantrair
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

Those learned in the scriptures worship Him with mantras as He sits in the lotus-like yoga-pitha in a gem-studded palace beneath a grove of wish-fulfilling trees. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

8

mahābhiṣeka-kṣaṇa-sarva-vāso
'laṅkṛty-anaṅgī-karaṇocchalantyā
sarvāṅga-bhāsākulayaṁs tri-lokīm
govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

"He is as handsome as the god of love (Ananga) and is dressed and decorated as if for a royal coronation. He enthralls all the residents of the three worlds with His beautiful form. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

9

govindadevāṣṭakam
etad uccaiḥ paṭhet tadīyāṅghri-niviṣṭa-dhīr yaḥ taṁ majjayann eva kṛpā-pravāhair govindadevaḥ śaraṇaṁ mamāstu

"One who reads aloud this Govindadevastakam and meditates upon the Lord's lotus feet, is thrown into a river of mercy by the Lord Himself. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

Translation

1

"May Lord Govindadeva, who charms the eyes of all living beings with the graceful movement of the peacock feather in His golden crown shining with pearls and gems, be my shelter."

2

"May Lord Govindadeva, who charms the hearts of the devotees' with His cheeks which are kissed by the splendour of His smile and the dancing of His earrings, be my shelter."

3

"May Lord Govindadeva who, by glimpsing at His beloved to attain Her nectarean sidelong glance, provokes the love of all the demigoddesses, be my shelter."

4

"May Lord Govindadeva, who entices the pious cowherd girls with the charming movements of His eyebrows, which are enhanced by the beauty of His moving locks of hair, lustrous earrings, and His cheek placed upon His left shoulder, be my shelter."

5

" He enters into the hearts of the cowherd damsels and draws the to him, though they stand afar, blocking their ears from the sound of His flute and their noses from the wonderful scent of His body. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

6

"He fills the devotees on earth with astonishment by the weight of His youthful beauty and the unlimited ocean of His love. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

7

Those learned in the scriptures worship Him with mantras as He sits in the lotus-like yoga-pitha in a gem-studded palace beneath a grove of wish-fulfilling trees. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

8

"He is as handsome as the god of love (Ananga) and is dressed and decorated as if for a royal coronation. He enthralls all the residents of the three worlds with His beautiful form. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."

9

"One who reads aloud this Govindadevastakam and meditates upon the Lord's lotus feet, is thrown into a river of mercy by the Lord Himself. May Lord Govindadeva be my shelter."