Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka
Flooding the world with the nectar of Your handsomeness, a million times You drown the happinesses of material love and at every moment increase the devotees thirst to see You with their eyes. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
Your handsomeness rebukes the blue lotus. The goddess of fortune performed severe austerities to attain a fragment of the good fortune of the gopis, who easily attained Your fragrance. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
The tala-raga and other melodies sung by Your voice and flute shine in the ear. What is nectar in comparison? What is impersonal Brahman? What is the happiness of Vaikuntha? O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
The breasts plunged into nectar by the touch of Your feet, the gopis attain a good fortune much greater than the goddess of fortune’s. The sound of the dundubhi drums of Your fame conquers all. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
Brahma, Siva and the other demigods taste the remnants of Your meals. They do not find nectar in the remnants from any other lips. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
Everyone proclaims that the all-attractive nectar of Your pastimes is greater than the impersonal Brahman. Vyasa’s son Sukadeva Gosvami is a testament to this. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
Your six wonderful opulences delight the hearts of the saintly devotees who meditate on them. O Lord, O ocean of nectar, O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You millions of times.
May he who regularly reads this Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka and yearns to attain pure love and service for Your feet find his desire to plunge his heart in the ocean of Your sweetness fulfilled.
About Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka
A hymn to Sri Gokulananda, "the joy of Gokula," a Deity form of Krishna among those installed by the Six Gosvamis in Vrindavana and later carried into worship in Bengal by their followers.
- Composer
- Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura · Read biography
- Songbook
- Stavamrita Lahari
- Verses
- 8
Frequently asked
Who wrote Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka?
Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka was composed by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. It appears in Stavamrita Lahari.
What is the meaning of Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka?
Flooding the world with the nectar of Your handsomeness, a million times You drown the happinesses of material love and at every moment increase the devotees thirst to see You with their eyes. O Govinda, O Gokulananda, I bow down before You.
How many verses does Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka have?
Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka has 8 verses.
Can I download Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Sri Gokulananda-Govindadevastaka — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.