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BhajansTraditional VaishnavaMurali Manohara Gopala
AuthorTraditional Vaishnava

Murali Manohara Gopala

1

(Refrain) murali
manohara gopālā govinda
rādhe gopālā

Word for word

(Refrain) murali - flute; manohara - enchanting; gopālā - maintainer of cows; govinda - the One who gives pleasure to the cows' senses; rādhe - O Radha!; gopālā - Gopala!

(Refrain) Glories to the One who enchants the world with His flute, Gopala! Govinda! Radhe Gopala!

2

paṇḍhari
nāthā jaya hari viṭhṭhalā jaya
govardhana gopālā

Word for word

paṇḍhari nāthā - Lord of Pandari; jaya hari viṭhṭhalā - all glories to the Hari Vitthala (form of Lord Panduranga); jaya - all glories; govardhana - Govardhana Hill; gopālā - Gopala

Lord Pandari Nath! All Glories to Hari, who has a form of Sri Panduranga Vitthala! All Glories to the lifter of Govardhana Hill, Gopala!

3

jaya
giridhāri kuñjabihāri śyāma
murāri gopālā

Word for word

jaya - all glories; giridhāri - lifter of Govardhana Hill; kuñjabihāri - the one who wanders through the forest; śyāma - dark complexioned; murāri - killer of the demon Mura; gopālā - Gopala

All Glories to Giridhari, the One who roams through the forests of Vraja. All Glories to Syama, the killer of Mura, Gopala!

4

gopī
vallabha dīna dayālā devakī
nandana gopālā

Word for word

gopī vallabha - the lover of the cowherd girls; dīna dayālā - the merciful one to the fallen souls; devakī nandana - son of the Mother Devaki; gopālā - Gopala

All Glories to the lover of gopis, the redeemer of the fallen. All Glories to the son of Mother Devaki, Gopala!

Translation

1

(Refrain) Glories to the One who enchants the world with His flute, Gopala! Govinda! Radhe Gopala!

2

Lord Pandari Nath! All Glories to Hari, who has a form of Sri Panduranga Vitthala! All Glories to the lifter of Govardhana Hill, Gopala!

3

All Glories to Giridhari, the One who roams through the forests of Vraja. All Glories to Syama, the killer of Mura, Gopala!

4

All Glories to the lover of gopis, the redeemer of the fallen. All Glories to the son of Mother Devaki, Gopala!

Notes

This song is popular through Jagjit Singh's rendition of this song in a live performance for ISKCON Bombay in 1995. It is rendered in Raga Bhairavi.