He Govinda He Gopäl
“O Govinda! O Gopäl!”
by Jayadeva Goswämé
(1)
he govinda he gopäla
keçava mädhava déna-doyäl
he govinda—O pleaser of the cows!; he gopäl—O
protector of the cows!; keçava—O Lord of fine hair!; mädhava—O
Lord of sweetness!; déna-doyäl—O Lord merciful to the humble!
1) O pleaser of the cows! O
protector of the cows! O bearer of the finest hair! O husband of the goddess of
fortune! You are very merciful to the fallen souls!
(2)
tumi parama doyäl prabhu, parama doyäl
keçava mädhava déna doyäl
tumi—You; parama doyäl—supremely merciful; prabhu—O
Lord!; parama doyäl—supremely merciful; keçava—O Lord of fine
hair!; mädhava—O Lord of sweetness!; déna-doyäl—O Lord merciful
to the humble!
2) You are supremely merciful, O
Lord, supremely merciful! O Keçava! O Mädhava! O Déna Doyäl!
(3)
péta-basana pari mayürera çikha dhori
müralér väëé-tule bole rädhä-näm
péta-basana—yellow cloth; pari—wearing; mayürera çikha—peacock
feather; dhori—wearing; müralér—the strains of the flute; väëé-tule—just
like words; bole—chanting; rädhä-näm—the name of Rädhä.
3) Wearing bright yellow
garments and a peacock feather upon Your crown, You play the flute and make it
sing the name of Rädhä.
(4)
tumi madera gopäl prabhu, madera gopäl
keçava mädhava déna-doyäl
tumi—You; madera gopäl—the cowherd boy cupid; prabhu—O
Lord!; madera gopäl—the cowherd boy cupid; keçava—O Lord of fine
hair!; mädhava—O Lord of sweetness!; déna-doyäl—O Lord merciful
to the humble!
4) You are the cowherd boy that
gives great delight, O Lord, the cowherd boy that gives great delight! O
Keçava! O Mädhava! O Déna Doyäl!
(5)
bhava-bhaya-bhaïjana çré madhu-südana
vipada-bhaïjana tumi näräyaëa
bhava-bhaya-bhaïjana—who breaks the fear of material existence; çré
madhu-südana—the splendrous killer of the demon Madhu; vipada-bhaïjana—the
vanquisher of calamities; tumi—You; näräyaëa—the resting place of
all souls.
5) You take away our fear of
being trapped on the wheel of repeated birth and death in the material world,
and You are the splendrous killer of the demon Madhu. The destroyer of all
tribulations, You are the supreme resting place for all souls.