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AuthorRūpa Gosvāmī

Govindasyottamsita Vamsi

Volume 6; Prathama Govardhanastakam

1

govindāsyottaṁsita-vaṁśī-kvaṇitodyal
- lāsyotkaṇṭhā-matta-mayūra-vraja-vīta
rādhā-kuṇḍottuṅga-taraṅgāṅkuritāṅga
praty-āśām ́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O hill filled with peacocks madly dancing to the musi of the flute on Lord Govinda's mouth, O hill splashed by the high waves of Radha'-kunda, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

2

yasyotkarṣād vismita-dhībhir vraja-devī -
vṛndair varyam ́ varṇitam āste hari-dāsyam
citrair yuñjan sa dyuti-puñjair akhilāśām ́
praty-āśām ́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O hill the goddesses of Vraja, astonished by your glory, described as the best servant of Lord Hari, O hill that fills all directions with the most wonderful splendor, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

3

vindadbhir yo mandiratām ́ kandara-vṛndaih
̣ kandaiś cendor bandhubhir ānandayatīśam
vaidūryābhair nirjhara-toyair api so 'yaṁ
praty-āśām ́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O hill that with your palatial caves and clouds that are the moon's friends pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead, O hill the water of whose swiftly-flowing streams is the color of lapis lazuli, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

4

śaśvad-viśvālaṅkaraṇālaṅkṛti-medhyaih ̣
premṇā dhautair dhātubhir uddīpita-sāno
nityākrandat-kandara veṇu-dhvani-harṣāt
praty-āśām ́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O hill whose peaks are splendid with mineral colors washed with love and suitable to decorate the Supreme Lord who is the Himself the eternal decoration of all the worlds, O hill whose valley eternally resounds with the joyful sound of the flute, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

5

prājyā rājir yasya virājaty upalānām ́
kṛṣṇenāsau santatam adhyāsita-madhyā so
'yaṁ bandhura-dharmo surabhīṇām ́ praty-āśām
́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O hill whose rocks are the regular sitting place of Lord Krsna, O charming friend of the surabhi cows, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

6

nirdhunvānah ̣ saṁhṛti-hetum ́ ghana-vṛndam
́ jitvā jambhārātim asambhāvita-bādham svānām
́ vairam ́ yaḥ kila niryāpitavān sah ̣
praty-āśām ́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O hill that stopped the destructive clouds, O hill that defeated Indra and made him harmless, O hill that ended Indra's hatred of your relatives, the hills and mountains, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

7

bibhrāṇo yaḥ śrī-bhuja-daṇḍopari bhartuś
chatrī-bhāvam ́ nāma yathārtham ́ svam akarṣīt
kṛṣṇopajñam ́ yasya makhas tiṣṭhati so 'yaṁ
praty-āśām ́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O hill that became an umbrella above the handle of the Supreme Lord's arm, O hill very appropriately named, O hill Lord Krsna ordered to be worshipped in a Vedi yajna, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

8

gāndharvāyāh ̣ keli-kalā-bāndhava kuñje
kṣunnais tasyāh ̣ kaṅkana-hāraih ̣ prayatāṅga
rāsa-krīḍā-maṇḍitayopatyakāḍhya praty-āśām
́ me tvam ́ kuru govardhana pūrṇām

O friend of Srimati Radharani's transcendental pastimes, O hill in whose forest groves She dropped Her necklaces and bracelets, O hill decorated with the rasa-lila, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

9

adri-śreṇi-śekhara padyāṣṭakam etat
kṛṣṇāmbhoda-preṣṭha paṭhed yas tava dehī
premānandam ́ tundilayan kṣipram amandam
́ taṁ harṣeṇa svī-kurutām ́ te hṛdayeśa

O king of hills, O dear friend of the black cloud Krsna, I pray that to whoever reads these eight verses glorifying you, the Lord of your heart (Sri Krsna, will, quickly granting the intense bliss of pure love, happily accept among His associates.

Translation

1

O hill filled with peacocks madly dancing to the musi of the flute on Lord Govinda's mouth, O hill splashed by the high waves of Radha'-kunda, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

2

O hill the goddesses of Vraja, astonished by your glory, described as the best servant of Lord Hari, O hill that fills all directions with the most wonderful splendor, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

3

O hill that with your palatial caves and clouds that are the moon's friends pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead, O hill the water of whose swiftly-flowing streams is the color of lapis lazuli, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

4

O hill whose peaks are splendid with mineral colors washed with love and suitable to decorate the Supreme Lord who is the Himself the eternal decoration of all the worlds, O hill whose valley eternally resounds with the joyful sound of the flute, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

5

O hill whose rocks are the regular sitting place of Lord Krsna, O charming friend of the surabhi cows, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

6

O hill that stopped the destructive clouds, O hill that defeated Indra and made him harmless, O hill that ended Indra's hatred of your relatives, the hills and mountains, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

7

O hill that became an umbrella above the handle of the Supreme Lord's arm, O hill very appropriately named, O hill Lord Krsna ordered to be worshipped in a Vedi yajna, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

8

O friend of Srimati Radharani's transcendental pastimes, O hill in whose forest groves She dropped Her necklaces and bracelets, O hill decorated with the rasa-lila, O Govardhana, please fulfill my desires.

9

O king of hills, O dear friend of the black cloud Krsna, I pray that to whoever reads these eight verses glorifying you, the Lord of your heart (Sri Krsna, will, quickly granting the intense bliss of pure love, happily accept among His associates.