He Govinda He Gopala He Govinda

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Song Name: He Govinda He Gopala He Govinda

Official Name: Gajendra Moksana

Author:

Sura Dasa

Book Name: None

Language:

Braja Bhasa

अ

LYRICS:

(refrain)

he govinda he gopāla

he govinda rākho śarana

ab to jīvana hāre

(1)

nīra pīvana hetu gayo

sindhu ke kināre

sindhu bīca basata grāha

caraṇa dhari pachāre

(2)

cāra prahara yuddha bhayo

lai gayo mañjhadhāre

nāka kāna ḍubana lāge

kṛṣṇa ko pukāre

(3)

dvārakā meń śabda bhayo

śora bhayo bhāre

sańkha cakra gadā padma

garuḍa leyiń sidhāre

(4)

sūra kaha śyāma suno

śaraṇa hai tihāre

ab ki bāra pāra karo

nanda ke dulāre

TRANSLATION

Refrain: Oh Lord of Cows, Govinda! O Protector of Cows, Gopala! O Govinda! Please protect me, for I have lost the battle of my life.

1. For the sake of drinking water, I went to the banks of a river. In the middle of the river resides a crocodile. The crocodile grabbed my feet with his sharp teeth.

2. I have battled with the crocodile for four hours and he dragged in the middle of the river.  As my nose and ears are being submerged into the water, I immediately call for Lord Krsna for help.

3. My cry and words reached Dvarka, and as a result, great commotion and noise resulted. But at once, with His conchshell, cakra, His mace, and the lotus flower, He immediately comes by with His vehicle Garuda.

4. Sura Dasa says, “Oh Lord Syama! Please hear my humble request. I surrender to Your lotus feet. Please deliver me, Oh Darling of Nanda Maharaja!”

Remarks/ Extra Information

Bhakti Caru Swami and Laksmi Shankar popularized this bhajan through their albums “Krsna Bhavanamrta Volume 1” in 1996 and “Mira Bhajans” in 1979, respectively. They both rendered it in Raga Ragesri in Dadra Tala.

A variation of Verse 3 is:

“ dvāraka se cale gopāla

garuḍa ke bichāre

cakra se grahu ko māri

gajarāja ko uddhāre ”

From the Dvarka, Gopala arrives on the back of his vulture-vehicle, Garuda. With His sudarsana disc, He killed the crocodile and redeemed the elephant, Gajendra.

This is sung as the elephant, Gajendra, per the pastime in the Srimad Bhagavatam.

UPDATED: October 13, 2015