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Submitted by Payonidhi das<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Srila Bilvamangala Thakura<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(1)
\nagre kurūṇām atha pāṇḍavānāṁ
\nduḥśāsanenāhṛta-vastra-keśā
\nkṛṣṇā tadākrośad ananya-nāthā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Before the assembled Kurus and pandavas, when Duḥśāsana caught her hair and
\nclothing, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), having no other Lord, cried out, ” Govinda,
\nDāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(2)
\nśrī kṛṣṇa viṣṇo madhu-kaiṭabhāre
\nbhaktānukampin bhagavan murāre
\ntrāyasva māṁ keśava lokanātha
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, enemy of the Madhu and Kaiṭabha demons; O Supreme
\nPersonality of Godhead, enemy of Mura, merciful upon the devotees; O Keśava,
\nLord of the worlds, Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava, please deliver me.<\/p>\n

(3)
\nvikretukāmā kila gopa-kanyā
\nmurāri-pādārpita-citta-vṛttiḥ
\ndadhyādikaṁ mohavaśād avocad
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Though desiring to sell milk, dahī, butter, etc., the mind of a young gopī
\nwas so absorbed in the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa that instead of calling out “Milk
\nfor sale,” she bewilderedly said, “Govinda!”, Dāmodara!”, and “Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(4)
\nulūkhale sambhṛta-tanḍulāṅś ca
\nsaṅghaṭṭayantyo musalaiḥ pramugdhāḥ
\ngāyanti gopyo janitānurāgā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Their grinding-mortars full of grains, the gopīs minds are overcome as they
\nthresh with their pestles, singing “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(5)
\nkācit karāmbhoj a-puṭe niṣaṇṇaṁ
\nkrīḍā-śukaṁ kiṁśuka-rakta-tuṇḍam
\nadhyāpayām āsa saroruhākṣī
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

A lotus-eyed girl instructed the red-beaked pet parrot that was seated in
\nthe cup of her lotus hand; she said, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava . . .”<\/p>\n

(6)
\ngṛhe gṛhe gopa-vadhū-samūhaḥ
\nprati-kṣaṇaṁ pi\u00f1jara-sārikānām
\nskhalad-giraṁ vācayituṁ pravṛtto
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

In each and every house, a bevy of gopa-women is engaged in making the caged
\nparrots constantly utter with broken words, “Govinda,” “Dāmodara,” and
\nMādhava.”<\/p>\n

(7)
\nparyyaṇkikābhājam alam kumāraṁ
\nprasvāpayantyo ‘khila-gopa-kanyāḥ
\njaguḥ prabandhaṁ svara-tāla-bandhaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

With the little boy lying in the swing, all of the gopīs used to expertly
\nsing compositions set to musical notes and rhythm; they went, “Govinda,
\nDāmodara, Mādhava,” while putting Him to rest.<\/p>\n

(8)
\nrāmānujaṁ vīkṣaṇa-keli-lolaṁ
\ngopi gṛhītvā nava-nīta-golam
\nābālakaṁ bālakam ājuhāva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

The younger brother of Balarāma, playing mischieviously, was dodging about
\nher with restless eyes. Taking a ball of fresh butter to lure Him over, a
\ngopī called Him: “O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava . . .”<\/p>\n

(9)
\nvicitra-varṇābharaṇābhirāme-
\n-bhidhehi vaktrāmbuja-rājaḥaṁse
\nsadā madīye rasane ‘gra-raṇge
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O my tongue, since my mouth has become like a lotus by dint of the presence
\nthere of these eloquent, ornamental, delightful syllables, you are like the
\nswan that plays there. As your foremost pleasure, always articulate the
\nnames, “Govinda,” “Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(10)
\naṅkādhirūḍhaṁ śiśu-gopa-gūḍhaṁ
\nstanaṁ dhayantaṁ kamalaika-kāntam
\nsambodhayām āsa mudā yaśodā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

The one and only Lord of Lakṣmīdevī, as an inconspicuous little cowherd
\nbaby, was seated in the lap of mother Yaśodā, drinking her breast-milk.
\nMerged in bliss, she addressed Him as “Govinda,” “Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(11)
\nkrīḍantam antar-vrajam ātmanaṁ svaṁ
\nsamaṁ vayasyaiḥ paśu-pāla-bālaiḥ
\npremṇā yaśodā prajuhāva kṛṣṇaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

In Vraja-dhāma, Kṛṣṇa was playing with His playmates, the boys of His age
\nwho protected the animals. With great love, mother Yaśodā called out to her
\nown son, “O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(12)
\nyaśodayā gāḍham ulūkhalena
\ngo-kaṇṭha-pāśena nibadhyamanam
\nruroda mandaṁ navanīta-bhojī
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Being firmly tied up to the grinding mortar with a cow’s rope by mother
\nYaśodā, the plunderer of butter softly whimpered. “Govinda, Dāmodara,
\nMādhava.”<\/p>\n

(13)
\nnijāṅgaṇe kaṅkaṇa-keli-lolaṁ
\ngopī gṛhītvā navanīta-golam
\nāmardayat pāṇi-talena netre
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

In His own courtyard, Kṛsṇa was carelessly playing with a bracelet. So the
\ngopī took a ball of butter to Him, and shutting His eyes with her palm, she
\ndistracted Him, “O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava . . .(Guess what I have for
\nyou!)”<\/p>\n

(14)
\ngṛhe gṛhe gopa-vadhū-kadambāḥ
\nsarve militvā samavāya-yoge
\npuṇyāni nāmāni paṭhanti nityaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

In house after house, groups of cowherd ladies gather on various occasions,
\nand together they always chant the transcendental names of Kṛṣṇa–“Govinda,
\nDāmodara, and Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(15)
\nmandāra-mūle vadanābhirāmaṁ
\nbimbādhare pūrita-veṇu-nādam
\ngo-gopa-gopī-jana-madhya-saṁsthaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

His face is pleasing, and the flute at His lips is filled with Divine sound.
\nAmidst the cows, gopas, and gopīs, He stands at the base of a coral tree.
\nGovinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!<\/p>\n

(16)
\nutthāya gopyo ‘para-rātra-bhoge
\nsmṛtvā yaśodā-suta-bāla-kelim
\ngāyanti proccair dadhi-manthayantyo
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Having risen early in the Brahma-muhūrta, and remembering the childish
\nactivities of the Son of mother Yaśodā, the gopīs loudly sing while churning
\nbutter–“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(17)
\njagdho ‘tha datto navanīta-piṇḍo
\ngṛhe yaśodā vicikitsayantī
\nuvāca satyaṁ vada he murāre
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Having churned and then set aside a fresh lump of butter in the house,
\nmother Yaśodā was now suspicious–it had been eaten. She said, “Hey–Murāri!
\nGovinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava, now tell me the truth . . .”<\/p>\n

(18)
\nabhyarcya gehaṁ yuvatiḥ pravṛddha-
\n-prema-pravāhā dadhi nirmamantha
\ngāyanti gopyo ‘tha sakhī-sametā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Having finished worship at home, a young gopī, (like) a strong current of
\nlove for Kṛṣṇa, churned the butter, and then joins together with all the
\ngopīs and their friends and they sing, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(19)
\nkvacit prabhāte dadhi-pūrṇa-pātre
\nnikṣipya manthaṁ yuvatī mukundam
\nālokya gānaṁ vividhaṁ karoti
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

One time, early in the morning, just as a girl had put aside her churn in a
\npot full of butter–she saw Mukunda. She then began to sing songs in various
\nways, about Govinda, Dāmodara, and Mādhava.<\/p>\n

(20)
\nkrīḍāparaṁ bhojana-majjanārthaṁ
\nhitaiṣiṇī strī tanujaṁ yaśodā
\nājūhavat prema-pari-plutākṣī
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

(Without having even bathed or eaten,) Kṛṣṇa was absorbed in play.
\nOverwhelmed with affection, mother Yaśodā, who thought only of her son’s
\nwelfare, called out, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava! (Come, take your bath and
\neat something.)”<\/p>\n

(21)
\nsukhaṁ śayānaṁ nilaye ca viṣṇuṁ
\ndevarṣi-mukhyā munayaḥ prapannāḥ
\ntenācyute tanmayatāṁ vrajanti
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Devaṛṣi Nārada and other Munis are always surrendered to Lord Viṣṇu, who
\nrests upon His couch. They always chant the names of “Govinda,” “Dāmodara,”
\nand “Mādhava,” and thus they attain spiritual forms similar to His.<\/p>\n

(22)
\nvihāya nidrām aruṇodaye ca
\nvidhāya kṛtyāni ca vipramukhyāḥ
\nvedāvasāne prapaṭhanti nityaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

After giving up sleep at dawn, having completed their ritualistic duties,
\nand at the end of their Vedic chanting, the best of the learned brāhmaṇas
\nalways loudly chant, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(23)
\nvṛndāvane gopa-gaṇāś ca gopyo
\nvilokya govinda-viyoga-khinnam
\nrādhāṁ jaguḥ sāśru-vilocanābhyāṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

In Vṛndāvana, seeing Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī overwhelmed with separation from
\nGovinda, groups of gopas and gopīs sang, with tears in their lotus eyes,
\n“Govinda! Dāmodara! O Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(24)
\nprabhāta-sa\u00f1cāra-gatā nu gāvas
\ntad-rakṣaṇārthaṁ tanayaṁ yaśodā
\nprābodhayat pāṇi-talena mandaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

The cows having already gone out to graze early in the morning, mother
\nYaśodā gently roused her sleeping son with the palm of her hand, softly
\nsaying, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(25)
\npravāla-śobhā iva dīrgha-keśā
\nvātāmbu-parṇāśana-pūta-dehāḥ
\nmūle tarūṇāṁ munayaḥ paṭhanti
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

With long, matted hair the color of coral, and bodies purified by eating
\nonly leaves, water, and air, the sages sit beneath the trees and chant,
\n“Govinda,” “Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(26)
\nevaṁ bruvāṇā virahāturā bhṛśāṁ
\nvraja-striyaḥ kṛṣṇa-viṣikta-mānasāḥ
\nvisṛjya lajjāṁ ruruduḥ sma su-svaraṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“After speaking these words, the ladies of Vraja, who were so attached to
\nKṛṣṇa, felt extremely agitated by their imminent separation from Him. They
\nforgot all worldly shame and loudly cried out,’O Govinda! O Dāmodara! O
\nMādhava!'”<\/p>\n

(27)
\ngopī kadācin maṇi-pi\u00f1jara-sthaṁ
\nśukaṁ vaco vācayituṁ pravṛttā
\nānanda-kanda vraja-candra kṛṣṇa
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Sometimes a gopī is engaged in teaching a parrot within a jewelled cage to
\nrecite names like: “Ānanda-kanda” (source of bliss), “Vraja-candra” (moon of
\nVraja), “Kṛṣṇa,” “Govinda,” “Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(28)
\ngo-vatsa-bālaiḥ śiśu-kāka-pakṣaṁ
\nbadhnantam ambhoja-dalāyatākṣam
\nuvāca mātā cibukaṁ gṛhītvā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

The lotus-eyed Lord was tying the śikhā of a cowherd boy to the tail of a
\ncalf when His mother caught Him, lifted up His chin, and said, “Govinda!
\nDāmodara! Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(29)
\nprabhāta-kāle vara-vallavaughā
\ngo-rakṣaṇārthaṁ dhṛta-vetra-daṇḍāḥ
\nākārayām āsur anantam ādyam
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

In the early morning a group of His favorite cowherd boys arrived,
\nstick-canes in hand, to take care of the cows. They addressed the unlimited,
\nprimeval Personality of Godhead, “Hey, Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(30)
\njalāśaye kāliya-mardanāya
\nyadā kadambād apatan murāre
\ngopāṅganāś cakruśur etya gopā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

When Lord Murāri jumped from the Kadamba branch into the water to chastise
\nthe Kāliya serpent, all the gopīs and cowherd boys went there and cried out,
\n“Oh! Govinda! Dāmodara! Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(31)
\nakrūram āsādya yadā mukundaś
\ncāpotsavārthaṁ mathurāṁ praviṣṭaḥ
\ntadā sa paurair jayatīty abhāṣi
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

After Lord Mukunda had met with Akrūra and entered Mathurā to attend the
\nceremony of breaking the bow of Kaṁsa, all the citizens then shouted, “Jaya
\nGovinda! Jaya Dāmodara! Jaya Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(32)
\nkaṁsasya dūtena yadaiva nītau
\nvṛndāvanāntād vasudeva-sūnau
\nruroda gopī bhavanasya madhye
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

When both sons of Vasudeva had actually been taken out of Vṛndāvana by the
\nmessenger of Kaṁsa, Yaśodā sobbed within the house, wailing, “Govinda,
\nDāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(33)
\nsarovare kāliya-nāga-baddhaṁ
\nśiśuṁ yaśodā-tanayaṁ niśamya
\ncakrur luṭantyaḥ pathi gopa-bālā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Hearing how the son of Yaśodā, who was but a child, was wrapped within the
\ncoils of the Kāliya serpent at the pond, the cowherd boys cried “Govinda!
\nDāmodara! Mādhava!” and scurried down the path.<\/p>\n

(34)
\nakrūra-yāne yadu-vaṁśa-nāthaṁ
\nsaṁgacchamānaṁ mathurāṁ nirīkṣya
\nūcur viyogāt kila gopa-bālā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Seeing the Lord of the Yadus proceeding towards Mathurā upon Akrūra’s
\nchariot, the cowherd boys, upon realization of their impending separation,
\nsaid, “O Govinda! Dāmodara, Mādhava! (Where are you going? Are You actually
\nleaving us now?)<\/p>\n

(35)
\ncakranda gopī nalinī-vanānte
\nkṛṣṇena hīnā kusume śayānā
\npraphulla-nīlotpala-locanābhyāṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

At the edge of a lotus forest, a gopī lay down upon the bed of flowers,
\nbereft of Kṛṣṇa. Tears flowed from her lotus eyes (as she wept,) “Govinda,
\nDāmodara, Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(36)
\nmātā-pitṛbhyāṁ parivāryamāṇā
\ngehaṁ praviṣṭā vilalāpa gopī
\nāgatya māṁ pālaya viśvanātha
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Being very restricted by her mother and father, the lamenting gopī entered
\nthe house, thinking, “(Now that) I have arrived home, save me, O Lord of the
\nuniverse! O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(37)
\nvṛndāvana-sthaṁ harim āśu buddhvā
\ngopī gatā kāpi vanaṁ niśāyām
\ntatrāpy adṛṣṭvāti-bhayād avocad
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Thinking that Kṛṣṇa was in the forest, a gopī fled into the forest in the
\nmiddle of night. But seeing that Kṛṣṇa wasn’t actually there, she became
\nvery fearful, and cried, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(38)
\nsukhaṁ śayānā nilaye nije ‘pi
\nnāmāni viṣṇoḥ pravadanti martyāḥ
\nte niścitaṁ tanmayatāṁ vrajanti
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Even the ordinary mortals comfortably seated at home who chant the names of
\nViṣṇu, “Govinda, Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava,” certainly attain (at least) the
\nliberation of having a form similar to that of the Lord.<\/p>\n

(39)
\nsā nīrajākṣīm avalokya rādhāṁ
\nruroda govinda-viyoga-khinnām
\nsakhī praphullotpala-locanābhyāṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Seeing Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇi crying from the pangs of separation from Govinda,
\nthe blooming lotus eyes of Rādhā’s girlfriend also filled with tears, and
\nshe too cried, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(40)
\njihve rasaj\u00f1e madhura-priyā tvaṁ
\nsatyaṁ hitaṁ tvāṁ paramaṁ vadāmi
\nāvarṇayethā madhurākṣarāṇi
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O my tongue, you are fond of sweet things and are of discriminating taste; I
\ntell you the highest truth, which is also the most beneficial. Please just
\nrecite these sweet syllables: “Govinda,” “Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(41)
\nātyantika-vyādhiharaṁ janānāṁ
\ncikitsakaṁ veda-vido vadanti
\nsaṁsāra-tāpa-traya-nāśa-bījaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

The knowers of the Vedas say that this is the cure-all of the worst diseases
\nof mankind, and that this is the seed of the destruction of the threefold
\nmiseries of material existence–“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(42)
\ntātāj\u00f1ayā gacchati rāmcandre
\nsalakṣmaṇe ‘raṇyacaye sasīte
\ncakranda rāmasya nijā janitrī
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Upon Rāmacandra’s going into the forest due to his father’s order, along
\nwith Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā, (and thus becoming) a forest-rover, His mother
\ncried, “O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(43)
\nekākinī daṇḍaka-kānanāntāt
\nsā nīyamānā daśakandhareṇa
\nsītā tadākrośad ananya-nāthā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Left there alone, Sītā was carried out of the forest by the ten-headed
\nRāvaṇa. At that time, accepting no other Lord, Sītā cried, “O Govinda!
\nDāmodara! Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(44)
\nrāmādviyuktā janakātmajā sā
\nvicintayantī hrdi rāma-rūpam
\nruroda sītā raghunatha pāhi
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Separated from Rāma, the daughter of King Janaka was completely anxious, and
\nwith the form of Rāma within her heart, she cried, “O Raghunātha! Protect
\nme! O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(45)
\nprasīda viṣṇo raghu-vaṁśa-nātha
\nsurāsurāṇāṁ sukha-duḥkha-heto
\nruroda sītā tu samudra-madhye
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O Lord Viṣṇu, be gracious! Lord of the Raghu clan, cause of the happiness
\nand distress of gods and demons alike, O Govinda, Dāmoadara, Mādhava!” Thus
\nSītā cried, (by the time she had been carried) over the middle of the ocean.<\/p>\n

(46)
\nantar-jale grāha-gṛhīta-pādo
\nvisṛṣtā-vikliṣṭa-samasta-bandhuḥ
\ntadā gajendro nitarāṁ jagāda
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Caught by his foot and pulled into the water, Gajendra, his friends all
\nharassed and frightened away, then called out incessantly, “Govinda,
\nDāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(47)
\nhaṁsadhvajaḥ śaṅkhayuto dadarśa
\nputraṁ kaṭāhe prapatantam enam
\npuṇyāni nāmāni harer japantaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Along with his priest Śaṅkhayuta, King Haṁsadhvaja saw his son Sudhanvā
\nfalling into a vat, but the boy was chanting the transcendental names of
\nHari, Govinda, Dāmodara, and Mādhava.<\/p>\n

(48)
\ndurvāsaso vākyam upetya kṛṣṇā
\nsā cābravīt kānana-vāsinīśam
\nantaḥpraviṣṭaṁ manasājuhāva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Accepting Durvāsa Muni’s request (that she feed his thousands of disciples,
\neven though she hadn’t the means to do this) Draupadī mentally called out to
\nthe Lord within, the Lord of a forest dweller (like her), and she said,
\n“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(49)
\ndhyeyaḥ sadā yogibhir aprameyaḥ
\ncintā-haraś cintita-pārijātaḥ
\nkastūrikā-kalpita-nīla-varṇo
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

He is always meditated upon by the yogīs as being inscrutable. He is the
\nremover of all anxieties, and is the desire-tree of all that is desireable.
\nHis bluish complexion is as attractive as Kastūrikā. Govinda! Dāmodara!
\nMādhava!<\/p>\n

(50)
\nsaṁsāre-kūpe patito ‘tyagādhe
\nmohāndha-pūrṇe viṣayābhitapte
\nkarāvalambaṁ mama dehi viṣṇo
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

I am fallen into the deep, dark well of material life, which is full of
\nillusion and blind ignorance, and I am tormented by sensual existence. O my
\nLord, Viṣṇu, Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava, please grant me Your supporting
\nhand to uplift me.<\/p>\n

(51)
\ntvām eva yāce mama dehi jihve
\nsamāgate daṇḍadhare kṛtānte
\nvaktavyam evaṁ madhuraṁ su-bhaktyā
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O my tongue, I ask only this of you, that at my meeting the bearer of the
\nsceptre of chastisement (Yamarāja), you will utter this sweet phrase with
\ngreat devotion: “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(52)
\nbhajasva mantraṁ bhava-bandha-muktyai
\njihve rasaj\u00f1e su-labhaṁ manoj\u00f1am
\ndvaipāyanādyair munibhiḥ prajaptam
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O my tongue, O knower of rasa, for release from the hellish bondage of
\nmaterial existence, just worship the charming, easily obtainable mantra that
\nis chanted by Vedavyāsa and other sages: “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(53)
\ngopāla vaṁśīdhara rūpa-sindho
\nlokeśa nārāyaṇa dīna-bandho
\nucca-svarais tvaṁ vada sarvadaiva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

You should always and everywhere just loudly chant, “Gopāla, Vaṁśīdhara, O
\nocean of beauty, Lord of the worlds, Nārāyāṇa, O friend of the poor,
\nGovinda, Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(54)
\njihve sadaiva bhaja sundarāṇi
\nnāmāni kṛṣṇasya manoharāṇi
\nsamasta-bhaktārti-vināśanāni
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O my tongue, just always worship these beautiful, enchanting names of
\nKṛṣṇa,”Govinda, Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava,” which destroy all the obstacles of
\nthe devotees.
\n(55)
\ngovinda govinda hare murare
\ngovinda govinda mukunda kṛṣṇa
\ngovinda govinda rathāṅga-pāṇe
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O Govinda, Govinda, Hari, Murāri! O Govinda, Govinda, Mukunda, Kṛṣṇa! O
\nGovinda, Govinda! O holder of the chariot wheel! O Govinda! O Dāmodara! O
\nMādhava!”<\/p>\n

(56)
\nsukhāvasāne tv idam eva sāraṁ
\nduḥkhāvasāne tv idam eva geyam
\ndehāvasāne tv idam eva jāpyaṁ
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

This indeed is the essence (found) upon ceasing the affairs of mundane
\nhappiness. And this too is to be sung after the cessation of all sufferings.
\nThis alone is to be chanted at the time of death of one’s material
\nbody–“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(57)
\ndurvāra-vākyaṁ parigṛhya kṛṣṇā
\nmṛgīva bhītā tu kathaṁ katha\u00f1cit
\nsabhāṁ praviṣṭā manasājuhāva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Somehow or other accepting the unavoidable command of Duḥśāsana, Draupadī,
\nlike a frightened doe, entered the assembly of princes and within her mind
\ncried out to the Lord, “Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(58)
\nśrī kṛṣṇa rādhāvara gokuleśa
\ngopāla govardhana-nātha viṣṇo
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O tongue, drink only this nectar (of the names), “Śrī Kṛṣṇa, dearmost of
\nŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Lord of Gokula, Gopāla, Lord of Govardhana, Viṣṇu,
\nGovinda, Dāmodara,” and “Mādhava.”<\/p>\n

(59)
\nśrīnātha viśveśvara viśva-mūrte
\nśrī devakī-nandana daitya-śatro
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“Śrīnātha, Lord of the universe, form of the universe, beautiful son of
\nDevakī, O enemy of the demons, Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!” O my tongue,
\njust drink this nectar.<\/p>\n

(60)
\ngopīpate kaṁsa-ripo mukunda
\nlakṣmīpate keśava vāsudeva
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“Lord of the gopīs, enemy of Kaṁsa, Mukunda, husband of Lakṣmīdevī, Keśava,
\nson of Vasudeva, Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!” O my tongue, just drink this
\nnectar.<\/p>\n

(61)
\ngopī-janāhlāda-kara vrajeśa
\ngo-cāraṇāraṇya-kṛta-praveśa
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O You who give bliss to the gopīs! Lord of Vraja, You who have entered the
\nforest for herding the cows, O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!” O my tongue,
\njust drink this nectar.<\/p>\n

(62)
\nprāṇeśa viśvambhara kaiṭabhāre
\nvaikuṇṭha nārāyaṇa cakra-pāṇe
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O Lord of my life! Upholder of the universe, foe of Kaiṭabha, Vaikuṇṭha,
\nNārāyaṇa, holder of the Sudarśana-cakra! Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!” O my
\ntongue, just drink this nectar.<\/p>\n

(63)
\nhare murāre madhusūdanādya
\nśrī rāma sītāvara rāvaṇāre
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O Lord Hari, enemy of Mura, Madhusūdana, Śrī Rāma, dearmost of Sītā, enemy
\nof Rāvaṇa, Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!” O tongue, now just drink this
\nnectar.<\/p>\n

(64)
\nśrī yādavendrādri-dharāmbujākṣa
\ngo-gopa-gopī-sukha-dāna-dakṣa
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O best of the Yadus, O bearer of Govardhana hill, O lotus-eyed expert in
\ngiving happiness to the cows, the gopas, and the gopīs, Govinda, Dāmodara,
\nMādhava!” O tongue, please just drink this nectar.<\/p>\n

(65)
\ndharābharottāraṇa-gopa-veśa
\nvihāra-līlā-kṛta-bandhu-śeṣa
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O uplifter of the earth’s burdens in the guise of a cowherd boy, Lord of
\nsportive pastimes in which Ananta-śeṣa has become Your brother! O Govinda,
\nDāmodara, Mādhava!” O my tongue, just drink this nectar.<\/p>\n

(66)
\nbakī-bakāghāsura-dhenukāre
\nkeśī-tṛṇāvarta-vighāta-dakṣa
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O enemy of Bakī (Pūtanā), Bakāsura, Aghāsura, and Dhenuka, O Lord who
\nexpertly smashed Keśī and Tṛṇāvarta!” O tongue, just drink this
\nnectar–“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(67)
\nśrī jānakī-jīvana rāmacandra
\nniśācarāre bharatāgrajeśa
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O Rāmacandra, O life and soul of the beautiful daughter of Janaka Mahārāja,
\nenemy of the night-roving demons, O elder brother of Bhārata!” O my tongue,
\njust drink this nectar–“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(68)
\nnārāyaṇānanta hare nṛsiṁha
\nprahlāda-bādhāhara he kṛpālo
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“O Lord Nārāyaṇa, Ananta, Hari, Nṛsiṁhadeva, remover of the afflictions of
\nPrahlāda, O merciful Lord! Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!” O my tongue, simply
\ndrink this nectar.<\/p>\n

(69)
\nlīlā-manuṣyākṛti-rāma-rūpa
\npratāpa-dāsī-kṛta-sarva-bhūpa
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

O Lord who assumed the man-like form of Rāma, who by dint of Your prowess,
\nturned all other kings into Your servants! “O Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!” O
\ntongue, just drink this nectar.<\/p>\n

(70)
\nśrī kṛṣṇa govinda hare murāre
\nhe nātha nārāyaṇa vāsudeva
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

“Śrī Kṛṣṇa! Govinda! Hari! Murāri! O Lord, Nārāyaṇa, Vāsudeva!” O tongue,
\nplease drink only this nectar–“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

(71)
\nvaktuṁ samartho ‘pi na vakti kaścid
\naho janānāṁ vyasanābhimukhyam
\njihve pibasvāmṛtam etad eva
\ngovinda dāmodara mādhaveti<\/p>\n

Even though anyone is able to chant, still no one does. Alas! How determined
\npeople are for their own undoing! O tongue, just drink the nectar of these
\nnames–“Govinda, Dāmodara, Mādhava!”<\/p>\n

iti śrī bilvamaṅgalācārya-viracitaṁ
\nśrī govinda-dāmodara-stotraṁ saṁpūrṇam<\/p>\n

Thus the Śrī Govinda Dāmodara Stotram composed by Śrī Bilvamaṅgalācārya is
\ncompleted.
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