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Gajendra Moksana

He Govinda He Gopala He Govinda lyrics

Braja Bhasa lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.

Author
Sura Dasa
Source
Gajendra Moksana
Language
Braja Bhasa
  1. Verse 1

    (refrain) he govinda he gopāla he govinda rākho śarana ab to jīvana hāre (1) nīra pīvana hetu gayo sindhu ke kināre sindhu bīca basata grāha caraṇa dhari pachāre (2) cāra prahara yuddha bhayo lai gayo mañjhadhāre nāka kāna ḍubana lāge kṛṣṇa ko pukāre (3) dvārakā meṅ śabda bhayo śora bhayo bhāre saṅkha cakra gadā padma garuḍa leyiṅ sidhāre (4) sūra kaha śyāma suno śaraṇa hai tihāre ab ki bāra pāra karo nanda ke dulāre TRANSLATION Refrain: Oh Lord of Cows, Govinda! O Protector of Cows, Gopala! O Govinda! Please protect me, for I have lost the battle of my life. 1) For the sake of drinking water, I went to the banks of a river. In the middle of the river resides a crocodile. The crocodile grabbed my feet with his sharp teeth. 2) I have battled with the crocodile for four hours and he dragged in the middle of the river. As my nose and ears are being submerged into the water, I immediately call for Lord Krsna for help. 3) My cry and words reached Dvarka, and as a result, great commotion and noise resulted. But at once, with His conchshell, cakra, His mace, and the lotus flower, He immediately comes by with His vehicle Garuda. 4) Sura Dasa says, "Oh Lord Syama! Please hear my humble request. I surrender to Your lotus feet. Please deliver me, Oh Darling of Nanda Maharaja!"

    (refrain) he govinda he gopala he govinda rakho sarana ab to jivana hare (1) nira pivana hetu gayo sindhu ke kinare sindhu bica basata graha carana dhari pachare (2) cara prahara yuddha bhayo lai gayo manjhadhare naka kana dubana lage krsna ko pukare (3) dvaraka men sabda bhayo sora bhayo bhare sankha cakra gada padma garuda leyin sidhare (4) sura kaha syama suno sarana hai tihare ab ki bara para karo nanda ke dulare TRANSLATION Refrain: Oh Lord of Cows, Govinda! O Protector of Cows, Gopala! O Govinda! Please protect me, for I have lost the battle of my life. 1) For the sake of drinking water, I went to the banks of a river. In the middle of the river resides a crocodile. The crocodile grabbed my feet with his sharp teeth. 2) I have battled with the crocodile for four hours and he dragged in the middle of the river. As my nose and ears are being submerged into the water, I immediately call for Lord Krsna for help. 3) My cry and words reached Dvarka, and as a result, great commotion and noise resulted. But at once, with His conchshell, cakra, His mace, and the lotus flower, He immediately comes by with His vehicle Garuda. 4) Sura Dasa says, "Oh Lord Syama! Please hear my humble request. I surrender to Your lotus feet. Please deliver me, Oh Darling of Nanda Maharaja!"

    (रेfरैन्) हे गोविन्द हे गोपाल हे गोविन्द राखो शरन अब तो जीवन हारे (1) नीर पीवन हेतु गयो सिन्धु के किनारे सिन्धु बीच बसत ग्राह चरण धरि पछारे (2) चार प्रहर युद्ध भयो लै गयो मञ्झधारे नाक कान डुबन लागे कृष्ण को पुकारे (3) द्वारका मेङ शब्द भयो शोर भयो भारे सङ्ख चक्र गदा पद्म गरुड लेयिङ सिधारे (4) सूर कह श्याम सुनो शरण है तिहारे अब कि बार पार करो नन्द के दुलारे TRANSLATION Rएfरैन्: Oह Lओर्द ओf Cओwस्, Gओविन्द! O Pरोतेच्तोर ओf Cओwस्, Gओपल! O Gओविन्द! Pलेअसे प्रोतेच्त मे, fओर I हवे लोस्त थे बत्त्ले ओf म्य लिfए. 1) Fओर थे सके ओf द्रिन्किन्ग wअतेर्, I wएन्त तो थे बन्क्स ओf अ रिवेर्. Iन थे मिद्द्ले ओf थे रिवेर रेसिदेस अ च्रोचोदिले. Tहे च्रोचोदिले ग्रब्बेद म्य fएएत wइथ हिस स्हर्प तेएथ्. 2) I हवे बत्त्लेद wइथ थे च्रोचोदिले fओर fओउर होउर्स अन्द हे द्रग्गेद इन थे मिद्द्ले ओf थे रिवेर्. Aस म्य नोसे अन्द एअर्स अरे बेइन्ग सुब्मेर्गेद इन्तो थे wअतेर्, I इम्मेदिअतेल्य चल्ल fओर Lओर्द Kर्स्न fओर हेल्प्. 3) Mय च्र्य अन्द wओर्द्स रेअछेद Dवर्क, अन्द अस अ रेसुल्त्, ग्रेअत चोम्मोतिओन अन्द नोइसे रेसुल्तेद्. Bउत अत ओन्चे, wइथ Hइस चोन्छ्स्हेल्ल्, चक्र, Hइस मचे, अन्द थे लोतुस fलोwएर्, Hए इम्मेदिअतेल्य चोमेस ब्य wइथ Hइस वेहिच्ले Gअरुद. 4) Sउर Dअस सय्स्, "Oह Lओर्द Sयम! Pलेअसे हेअर म्य हुम्ब्ले रेqउएस्त्. I सुर्रेन्देर तो Yओउर लोतुस fएएत्. Pलेअसे देलिवेर मे, Oह Dअर्लिन्ग ओf Nअन्द Mअहरज!"

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

About this song

Bhakti Caru Swami and Laksmi Shankar popularized this bhajan through their albums “Krsna Bhavanamrta Volume 1” in 1996 and “Mira Bhajans” in 1979, respectively. They both rendered it in Raga Ragesri in Dadra Tala. A variation of Verse 3 is: “dvāraka se cale gopāla garuḍa ke bichāre cakra se grahu ko māri gajarāja ko uddhāre” From the Dvarka, Gopala arrives on the back of his vulture-vehicle, Garuda. With His sudarsana disc, He killed the crocodile and redeemed the elephant, Gajendra. This is sung as the elephant, Gajendra, per the pastime in the Srimad Bhagavatam.