Translation for Bhaja Govindam
Gowrishankar Nagarajan
I have this cassette of Bhaja Govindam sung by MSS. ( actually this is the one
which starts with an introduction by Rajaji ). It appears that I can better
appreciate the music if I can also understand the hymns.
It would be great if someone can either point out a source where I can look
for the translation or post it in the net.
Thanks,
Gowrishankar.N
-SRINIVAS.R.KADABA
There is an old book called "Hymns of Sankara" that I am currently
reading. I forget who the author is but I can look it up and tell you.
It has the hymns to Dakshinamurthy composed by Sankara and his disciples.
The second part of the book is the complete 18 verses of Bhaja Govindam
with translations. Some of those verses were composed by his disciples.
MS does not sing all the verses in her rendition, though whatever she has
is divine. The whole set of verses is too long to post but I will be glad
to do it given time. I can surely give you the reference though.
Cheeni
--
Srinivas R. Kadaba
School of EE | Network Systems
Purdue University | AT&T Bell Labs
West Lafayette, IN 47907 | Whippany, NJ 07981
Harinarayanan Balakrishnan
Got this off this newsgroup sometime back.
Hope this helps,
Hari
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Here is a mixure of
(1) Lyrics and rAgAs for M S's "bhaja
govindam" posted by Srini Pichumani
and
(2) Translation obtained from the book:
Hymns of Sankara. The book gives detailed
explanation of the verses, for those
interested. Thanks to Uma Maheswari who
sent me a copy of this the translation.
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Transliteration scheme:
a A i I u U e ai o au am :
k kh g gh ng
c ch j jh gn
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l v
sh Sh s h
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rAgam: yamankalyANI
bhaja govindam bhaja govindam
govindam bhaja mUDhamate
samprApte sannihite kAle
nahi nahi rakShati dukrunjkaraNe
--
Tr: Adore the lord, adore the lord,
Adore the lord O fool,
When the appointed time (for departure) comes,
the repetition of grammatical rules will not indeed save you.
--
rAgam: brndAvana sAranga
mUDha jahihi dhanAgamatrshNAm
kuru sadbuddhim manasi vitrshNam
yallabhase nija karmopAttam
vittam tena vinodaya cittam
--
Tr: O fool, leave off the desire of wealth;
create in the mind thoughts about reality, devoid of passion.
what you get -i.e., what you have achieved through your past deeds
-with that, satisfy your mind.
--
rAgam: pantuvarAlI
yavadvittopArjana saktah:
tAvannija parivAro raktah:
pashcAt jIvati jarjara dehe
vArtAm kopi na prcchati gehe
--
Tr: As long as you have the ability to earn money,
so long will your dependents be attached to you.
After that, when you live with an infirm body,
no one will even speak to you a word.
--
rAgam: bAgEshrI
mA kuru dhana jana youvana garvam
harati nimeShAt kala: sarvam
mAyAmayam idam akhilam hitvA
brahma padam tvam pravisha vidhitvA
--
Tr: Do not be proud of wealth, kindred and youth;
Time takes away all these in a moment.
Leaving aside this entire (world) which is of the nature of
an illusion, and knowing the state of brahman, enter into it.
--
rAgam: behAg
sura mandira taru mUla nivAsa:
shayyA bhUtalam ajinam vAsa:
sarva parigraha bhoga tyAga:
kasya sukham na karoti virAga:
--
Tr: Living in temples or at the foot of the trees,
sleeping on the ground, wearing deer-skin, renouncing all possession
and thier enjoyment - to whom will not dispassion bring happiness?
--
rAgam: nAdanAmakriyA
bhagavat gIta kincitadhItA
gangAjalalava kaNikApitA
sahrdapi yena murAri samarca
kriyate tasya yamena na carcA
--
Tr: For him, who has studied the Bhagavatgita, even a little,
who has drunk a drop of the Gangawater, and who has performed
the worship of the destroyer of the demon Mura (viz Srikrishna)
at least once, there is no tiff with Yama
--
rAgam: kApi
punarapi jananam punarapi maraNam
punarapi jananI jaTare shayanam
iha samsAre bahudustAre
krpayA pAre pAhi murAre
--
Tr: Repeated birth, repeated death and repeated lying in
mother's womb - this transmigratory process is extensive and
difficult to cross; save me, O destroyer of Mura, through your grace.
--
rAgam: senjurutti
artham anartham bhavaya nityam
nAstitata: sukhalesha: satyam
putrAdapi dhana bhArjAm bhItih:
sarvatraiShA vihitA rIti:
--
Tr: Wealth is no good: thus reflect always; there is not the
least happiness there from; this is the truth.
For the wealthy there is fear even from a son;
everywhere this is the regular mode.
--
rAgam: mohanam
geyam gItA nAma sahasram
dhyeyam shrIpati rUpamajashram
neyam sajjana sange cittam
deyam dInajanAya ca vittam
--
Tr: The Bhagavatgita and the Sahasranama should be sung;
the form of the lord of Lakshmi ( Vishnu) should be always meditated on;
the mind should be led to the company of the good;
and wealth should be distributed among the indigent.
--
rAgam: sindubhairavI
gurucharaNambuja nirbhara bhakta:
samsAradacIradbhava mukta:
sendriyamAnasa niyAmAdevam
drakShyasi nija hrdayastam devam
--
Tr: Being devoted completely to the lotus-feet of the Master,
become released soon from the transmigratory process.
Thus, through the discipline of sense and mind-control,
you will behold the deity that resides in your heart.
--
--
-Harinarayanan Balakrishnan (ha...@cc.gatech.edu)
College of Computing
Georgia Tech, Atlanta
Puduhai Sreeram
> Hi,
> I have this cassette of Bhaja Govindam sung by MSS. ( actually this is the one
> which starts with an introduction by Rajaji ). It appears that I can better
> appreciate the music if I can also understand the hymns.
> It would be great if someone can either point out a source where I can look
> for the translation or post it in the net.
> Thanks,
> Gowrishankar.N
Hi : Srini Pichumani posted this a while ago. I am reposting this. Enjoy.
-Sreeram
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vidya kaushik
Sreeram) writes:
> Hi : Srini Pichumani posted this a while ago. I am reposting this.
> Enjoy.
>
> -Sreeram
>
I just wanted to add one minor change to this translation that I'm sure the
listener will notice. The Senjurutti verse "artham anartham" is sung AFTER
the Mohanam "geyam geeta" (and just before Sindhubhairavi) in the MS version
that I have. I really do appreciate the ragam id and the lyrics/meanings from
the original posting. Thanks!
Vidya Kaushik
kau...@io.com
Sri Gopalakrishna
: It would be great if someone can either point out a source where I can look
: for the translation or post it in the net.
This is from an earlier posting on RMIC by a netter. I am just reposting it.
It contains only the 8-9 verses sung in the cassette while there are
actually 31 verses in Bhaja Govindam. If you need them all - I can send it
to you directly by e-mail. Enjoy !!!
Srikumar