He Govinda He Gop

äl
“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.