śrīgovindadevāṣṭakam Lyrics in English:
jambunadosnisavirajimukta
malamanidyotisikhandakasya ।
bhangya nrnam lolupayan drsah sri
govindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 1॥
kapolayoh kundalalasyahasya-
cchavicchitacumbitayoryugena ।
sammohayan sambhajatam dhiyah sri
govindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 2॥
svapreyasilocanakonasidhu
praptyai purovarti janeksanena ।
bhavam kamapyudgamayan budhanam
govindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 3॥
vamapragandarpitagandabhasvat
tatankalolalakakantisiktaih ।
bhruvalganairunmadayan kulastri-
rgovindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 4॥
dure sthitasta muralininadaih
svasaurabhairmudritakarnapalih ।
nasarudho hrdgata eva karsan
govindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 5॥
navinalavanyabharaih ksitau sri
rupanuragambunidhiprakasaih ।
satascamatkaravatah prakurvan
govindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 6॥
kalpadrumadhomanimandirantah
sriyogapithamburuhasyaya svam ।
upasayamstatravido’pi mantrai-
rgovindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 7॥
mahabhisekaksanasarvavaso’
lankrtyangikaranocchalantya ।
sarvangabhasakulayamstrilokim
govindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 8॥
govindadevastakametaduccaih
pathettadiyanghrinivistaviryah ।
tam majjayanneva krpapravahai-
rgovindadevah saranam mamastu ॥ 9॥
iti srivisvanathacakravartithakkuraviracitastavamrtalaharyam
srigovindadevastakam sampurnam ।
Shri Govindadevashtakam Meaning :
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. || 1 ||
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. || 2 ||
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. || 3 ||
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. || 4 ||
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. || 5 ||
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. || 6 ||
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. || 7 ||
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. || 8 ||
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. || 9 ||
