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Giri Pujeyam Vihitam Kena lyrics

Sanskrit lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.

Author
Jiva Goswami
Source
Gopala Campu
Language
Sanskrit
  1. Verse 1

    giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? araci śakra-padam abhayaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? pūtanikā sā nihatā yena

    giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? araci sakra-padam abhayam yena giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? putanika sa nihata yena

    गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? अरचि शक्रपदम अभयं येन गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? पूतनिका सा निहता येन

    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!

  2. Verse 2

    giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? tṛṇāvarta-tanu-dalanaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? yamalārjuna-tarum udakali yena

    giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? trnavarta-tanu-dalanam yena giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? yamalarjuna-tarum udakali yena

    गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? तृणावर्ततनुदलनं येन गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? यमलार्जुनतरुम उदकलि येन

    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!

  3. Verse 3

    giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? vatsa-bakāsura-hananaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? vyomāghāsura-maraṇaṁ yena

    giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? vatsa-bakasura-hananam yena giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? vyomaghasura-maranam yena

    गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? वत्सबकासुरहननं येन गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? व्योमाघासुरमरणं येन

    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!

  4. Verse 4

    giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? kāliya-damanaṁ kalitaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? khara-pralambaka-śamanaṁ yena

    giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? kaliya-damanam kalitam yena giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? khara-pralambaka-samanam yena

    गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? कालियदमनं कलितं येन गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? खरप्रलम्बकशमनं येन

    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!

  5. Verse 5

    giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? dava-yugmaṁ paripītaṁ yena giri-pūjeyaṁ vihitaṁ kena? trasyati kaṁsaḥ satataṁ yena

    giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? dava-yugmam paripitam yena giri-pujeyam vihitam kena? trasyati kamsah satatam yena

    गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? दवयुग्मं परिपीतं येन गिरिपूजेयं विहितं केन? त्रस्यति कंसः सततं येन

    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!

About this song

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.

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