Govindashtakam correct lyrics and word by word meaning

[raghavasimhan]

Hello,
Can someone please post the correct lyrics and word by word meaning of Govindashtakam by Adi Shankaracharya? The lyrics seem to be mistaken in many places and the singers seem to be oblivious of the errors. Even kamakoti pItam website has some errors.

http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok20.htm

I would appreciate if someone can help.

Thanks

[Rajani]

Please note the corrections in the verses in the link you have posted (first five for now)

1. Verse 1 - kshmAyA - kshmAmA (though both are correct grammatically)
2. Verse 2 - vyadita should be vyAdita
3 Verse 4 -gOvinda-sphuta should be gOvinda-sphuTa
4. Verse 4 -last line first word is gO-dhI-gOcara-dUraM
5. Verse 5 - nirghUtO should be nirdhUtO

There are corrections in 6-8 too,shall post soon

[Sachi_R]

Rajani-ji,
This may be of some help:
http://www.eternalworksofshriadisankara ... %20PDF.pdf

[Rajani]

Thank you Sachi Sir.

Raghava : the PDF posted by Sachi Sir has only two corrections. Please make them and you'll have a correct version. There are of course variations in some words among various versions, but those would all be fine.

. Verse 6 - ruDha -rUDha
Verse 9 - samastAdhO - samastAghO

[raghavasimhan]

Ranjani Madam, Sachi Sir, could you please take a look in that pdf again.. These are the errors I found, but I am not sure if they are the only ones.

Verse 1: mAyakalpitanAnAkAram (anAkAram is missing)
Verse 2: What is the meaning of mrtsnAmatsi? mrtsnA means earth, but what does matsi mean? From my little knowledge matsi pertains to fish. But how does that tie here?
Verse 3: traiviStapa means those who dwell in heaven (traiviSta). But why did heaven get that name? Does heaven have only three entrance ways (viSta)?
Verse 4: It is prabhulIlavighraha or bhUlilavighraha?
Verse 5: It should be sadbhAvam.
Verse 7: It is kAlamanAbhasam? Or something else?
Verse 8: Line 1: Should it be vandEham or vandyAyam?
Verse 8: Line 2: Should it be not suhrdAnandam (Heart)?
Verse 8: Line 4: It is vandyASeSa or something else?

Thanks

[Rajani]

Raghava here are my responses

1. Yes you are right about anAkAram is missing and sadbhAvam
2. mrtsnAm is the (dvitya vibhakti of) earth, atsi is a verb meaning "you are eating". SO the line describes Yashoda saying" You are eating mud here" and raising her hand to threaten Krishna, who is scared (santrAsa = fear)
3. vishtapa means world, so traivishtapa is one of the names of the Devas, who rule the three worlds.
4. All the other questions you have raised are about different versions (pATha-bhEdas) and so either word/phrase would be ok.
vandyASeSa should be vandyASeSha

[Sachi_R]

OK. Here is the one from Sringeri.net


गोविन्दाष्टकम्
govindāṣṭakam
सत्यं ज्ञानमनन्तं नित्यमनाकाशं परमाकाशं
गोष्ठप्राङ्गणरिङ्खणलोलमनायासं परमायासम् ।
मायाकल्पितनानाकारमनाकारं भुवनाकारं
क्ष्मामानाथमनाथं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ १ ॥

satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ nityamanākāśaṃ paramākāśaṃ
goṣṭhaprāṅgaṇariṅkhaṇalolamanāyāsaṃ paramāyāsam ;
māyākalpitanānākāramanākāraṃ bhuvanākāraṃ
kṣmāmānāthamanāthaṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 1 .

मृत्स्नामत्सीहेति यशोदाताडनशैशवसन्त्रासं
व्यादितवक्त्रालोकितलोकालोकचतुर्दशलोकालिम् ।
लोकत्रयपुरमूलस्तम्भं लोकालोकमनालोकं
लोकेशं परमेशं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ २ ॥

mṛtsnāmatsīheti yaśodātāḍanaśaiśavasantrāsaṃ
vyāditavaktrālokitalokālokacaturdaśalokālim ;
lokatrayapuramūlastambhaṃ lokālokamanālokaṃ
lokeśaṃ parameśaṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 2 .

त्रैविष्टपरिपुवीरघ्नं क्षितिभारघ्नं भवरोगघ्नं
कैवल्यं नवनीताहारमनाहारं भुवनाहारम् ।
वैमल्यस्फुटचेतोवृत्तिविशेषाभासमनाभासं
शैवं केवलशान्तं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ ३ ॥

traiviṣṭaparipuvīraghnaṃ kṣitibhāraghnaṃ bhavarogaghnaṃ
kaivalyaṃ navanītāhāramanāhāraṃ bhuvanāhāram ;
vaimalyasphuṭacetovṛttiviśeṣābhāsamanābhāsaṃ
śaivaṃ kevalaśāntaṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 3 .

गोपालं भूलीलाविग्रहगोपालं कुलगोपालं
गोपीखेलनगोवर्धनधृतिलीलालालितगोपालम् ।
गोभिर्निगदितगोविन्दस्फुटनामानं बहुनामानं
गोधीगोचरदूरं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ ४ ॥

gopālaṃ bhūlīlāvigrahagopālaṃ kulagopālaṃ
gopīkhelanagovardhanadhṛtilīlālālitagopālam ;
gobhirnigaditagovindasphuṭanāmānaṃ bahunāmānaṃ
godhīgocaradūraṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 4 .

गोपीमण्डलगोष्टीभेदं भेदावस्थमभेदाभं
शश्वद्गोखुरनिर्धूतोद्गतधूलीधूसरसौभाग्यम् ।
श्रद्धाभक्तिगृहीतानन्दमचिन्त्यं चिन्तितसद्भावं
चिन्तामणिमहिमानं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ ५ ॥

gopīmaṇḍalagoṣṭībhedaṃ bhedāvasthamabhedābhaṃ
śaśvadgokhuranirdhūtodgatadhūlīdhūsarasaubhāgyam ;
śraddhābhaktigṛhītānandamacintyaṃ cintitasadbhāvaṃ
cintāmaṇimahimānaṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 5 .

स्नानव्याकुलयोषिद्वस्त्रमुपादायागमुपारूढं
व्यादित्सन्तीरथ दिग्वस्त्रा दातुमुपाकर्षन्तं ताः ।
निर्धूतद्वयशोकविमोहं बुद्धं बुद्धेरन्तःस्थं
सत्तामात्रशरीरं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ ६ ॥

snānavyākulayoṣidvastramupādāyāgamupārūḍhaṃ
vyāditsantīratha digvastrā dātumupākarṣantaṃ tāḥ ;
nirdhūtadvayaśokavimohaṃ buddhaṃ buddherantaḥsthaṃ
sattāmātraśarīraṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 6 .

कान्तं कारणकारणमादिमनादिं कालघनाभासं
कालिन्दीगतकालियशिरसि सुनृत्यन्तं मुहुरत्यन्तम् ।
कालं कालकलातीतं कलिताशेषं कलिदोषघ्नं
कालत्रयगतिहेतुं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ ७ ॥

kāntaṃ kāraṇakāraṇamādimanādiṃ kālaghanābhāsaṃ
kālindīgatakāliyaśirasi sunṛtyantaṃ muhuratyantam ;
kālaṃ kālakalātītaṃ kalitāśeṣaṃ kalidoṣaghnaṃ
kālatrayagatihetuṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 7 .

बृन्दावनभुवि बृन्दारकगणबृन्दाराधितवन्द्यायां
कुन्दाभामलमन्दस्मेरसुधानन्दं सुमहानन्दम् ।
वन्द्याशेषमहामुनिमानसवन्द्यानन्दपदद्वन्द्वं
नन्द्याशेषगुणाब्धिं प्रणमत गोविन्दं परमानन्दम् ॥ ८ ॥

bṛndāvanabhuvi bṛndārakagaṇabṛndārādhitavandyāyāṃ
kundābhāmalamandasmerasudhānandaṃ sumahānandam ;
vandyāśeṣamahāmunimānasavandyānandapadadvandvaṃ
nandyāśeṣaguṇābdhiṃ praṇamata govindaṃ paramānandam . 8 .

गोविन्दाष्टकमेतदधीते गोविन्दार्पितचेता यो
गोविन्दाच्युत माधव विष्णो गोकुलनायक कृष्णेति ।
गोविन्दाङ्घ्रिसरोजध्यानसुधाजलधौतसमस्ताघो
गोविन्दं परमानन्दामृतमन्तस्स्थं स तमभ्येति ॥ ९ ॥

govindāṣṭakametadadhīte govindārpitacetā yo
govindācyuta mādhava viṣṇo gokulanāyaka kṛṣṇeti ;
govindāṅghrisarojadhyānasudhājaladhautasamastāgho
govindaṃ paramānandāmṛtamantassthaṃ sa tamabhyeti . 9 .

॥ गोविन्दाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

. govindāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam

I always prefer IAST to HK.

[kanniks]

https://youtu.be/MxVqDt0XL3Q

Sharing it with Rasikas on the occasion of Janmashtami 2021.

[g3khasiram]

Sharing a rendition that's set in the same tune as MSS's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX6jH7vEU1s

Can someone let me know what the different ragas of each stanza are?