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govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi (Repeated 3 times)

govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi (Repeated 3 times)

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Lyrics

(1) govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi (Repeated 3 times) (2) veṇuḿ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam- barhāvataḿsam asitāmbuda-sundarāńgam kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaḿ govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi (3) govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi (Repeated 3 times) (4) ańgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraḿ jaganti ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi (5) govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi (Repeated 10 times)

Translation

(1) govindam — Govinda; ādi-puruṣam — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship. (2) veṇum — the flute; kvaṇantam — playing; aravinda-dala — (like) lotus petals; āyata — blooming; akṣam — whose eyes; barha — a peacock's feather; avataṁsam — whose ornament on the head; asita-ambuda — (tinged with the hue of) blue clouds; sundara — beautiful; aṅgam — whose figure; kandarpa — of Cupids; koṭi — millions; kamanīya — charming; viśeṣa — unique; śobham — whose loveliness; govindam — Govinda; ādi-puruṣam — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship. (3) govindam — Govinda; ādi-puruṣam — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship. (4) aṅgāni — the limbs; yasya — of whom; sakala-indriya — of all the organs; vṛtti-manti — possessing the functions; paśyanti — see; pānti — maintain; kalayanti — manifest; ciram — eternally; jaganti — the universes; ānanda — bliss; cit — truth; maya — full of; sat — substantiality; ujjvala — full of dazzling splendor; vigrahasya — whose form; govindam — Govinda; ādi-puruṣam — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship. (5) govindam — Govinda; ādi-puruṣam — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship.

Meaning

(1) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord

(2) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.

(3) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord

(4) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself, the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.

(5) I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord