Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 Hare Krishna, On the suggestion of one of the list members, I'll be regularly posting (one verse at a time) the Govinda Damodara Stotra, by Srila Bilvamangala Thakura. If anyone would like the entire stotra, please just let me know. This is the first verse: (1) agre kurUNAm atha pANDavAnAM duHzAsanenAhRta-vastra-kezA kRSNA tadAkrozad ananya-nAthA govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti Before the assembled Kurus and pandavas, when DuHZAsana caught her hair and clothing, KRSNA (DraupadI), having no other Lord, cried out, " Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava!" MDd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2001 Report Share Posted June 26, 2001 2) zrI kRSNa viSNo madhu-kaiTabhAre bhaktAnukampin bhagavan murAre trAyasva mAM kezava lokanAtha govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti O Lord KRSNa, ViSNu, enemy of the Madhu and KaiTabha demons; O Supreme Personality of Godhead, enemy of Mura, merciful upon the devotees; O Kezava, Lord of the worlds, Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava, please deliver me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2001 Report Share Posted June 27, 2001 (3) vikretukAmA kila gopa-kanyA murAri-pAdArpita-citta-vRttiH dadhyAdikaM mohavazAd avocad govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti Though desiring to sell milk, dahI, butter, etc., the mind of a young gopI was so absorbed in the lotus feet of KRSNa that instead of calling out "Milk for sale," on account of her bewilderment, she said, "Govinda!", DAmodara!", and "MAdhava!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2001 Report Share Posted June 28, 2001 (4) ulUkhale sambhRta-tanDulAMz ca saghaTTayantyo musalaiH pramugdhAH gAyanti gopyo janitAnurAgA govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti Their grinding-mortars full of grains, the gopIs minds are overcome as they grind with their pestles; in natural loving attachment, they sing, "Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2001 Report Share Posted June 29, 2001 (5) kAcit karAmbhoja-puTe niSaNNaM krIDA-zukaM kiMzuka-rakta-tuNDam adhyApayAm Asa saroruhAkSI govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti A lotus-eyed girl taught the red-beaked, pet parrot seated in her lotuslike hand: "Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2001 Report Share Posted June 30, 2001 Haribol! I think that you've missed fourth stanza so please be so kind to send it. Thank you for sending it anyway! Nina (moderator note: Actually, it was posted on 6/28/01 and is available in the message archives. However, I have no objection to nectar being reposted again and again) Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2001 Report Share Posted July 1, 2001 (6) gRhe gRhe gopa-vadhU-samUhaH prati-kSaNaM piNjara-sArikAnAm skhalad-giraM vAcayituM pravRtto govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti In each and every house, a bevy of gopa-women is engaged in making the caged parrots constantly speak, with broken words, "Govinda," "DAmodara," and MAdhava." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2001 Report Share Posted July 2, 2001 7) paryyaNkikAbhAjam alam kumAraM prasvApayantyo 'khila-gopa-kanyAH jaguH prabandhaM svara-tAla-bandhaM govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti With the little boy esconced in the cradle, all of the gopIs used to expertly sing compositions set to musical notes and rhythm; they went, "Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava," while putting Him to rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 8) rAmAnujaM vIkSaNa-keli-lolaM gopI gRhItvA nava-nIta-golam AbAlakaM bAlakam AjuhAva govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti The younger brother of BalarAma, His eyes excited, was darting about while playing mischieviously. Taking a ball of fresh butter to lure Him over, a gopI called Him: "O Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava . . ." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 (10) aGkAdhirUDhaM zizu-gopa-gUDhaM stanaM dhayantaM kamalaika-kAntam sambodhayAm Asa mudA yazodA govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti The one and only Lord of LakSmIdevI, in His inconspicuous form as a baby cowherd, was seated upon the lap of mother YazodA, drinking her breast-milk. Merged in bliss, she addressed Him as "Govinda,DAmodara," and "MAdhava." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 (11) krIDantam antar-vrajam AtmanaM svaM samaM vayasyaiH pazu-pAla-bAlaiH premNA yazodA prajuhAva kRSNaM govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti In Vraja-dhAma, KRSNa was sporting with His playmates, the boys of own His age who look after the animals. With great love, mother YazodA called out to KRSNa, "O Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2001 Report Share Posted July 8, 2001 (12) yazodayA gADham ulUkhalena go-kaNTha-pAzena nibadhyamanam ruroda mandaM navanIta-bhojI govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti Being firmly tied up to the grinding mortar with a cow's rope by mother YazodA, the plunderer of butter quietly whimpered. "Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 Dear Mukunda Datta Prabhu, Dandavat pranams. Jay Srila Prabhupada! Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful nectar of this Govinda-damodar Stotra! Who is Bilvamangalacarya? If I overlooked some comments you posted on this vaishnava poet in some previous text I beg apology. Your servant, Madhavananda Das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 (13) nijAGgaNe kaGkaNa-keli-lolaM gopI ghItvA navanIta-golam Amardayat pANi-talena netre govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti In His own courtyard, KRSNa was carelessly playing with a [costly] bracelet. So the gopI took a ball of butter to Him, and covering His eyes with her palm, she diverted Him, "O Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava . . . [Guess what I have for you!]" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 (14) gRhe gRhe gopa-vadhU-kadambAH sarve militvA samavAya-yoge puNyAni nAmAni paThanti nityaM govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti In house after house, groups of cowherd ladies gather on various occasions, and together they always chant the transcendental names of KRSNa--"Govinda, DAmodara, and MAdhava." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 (15) mandAra-mUle vadanAbhirAmaM bimbAdhare pUrita-veNu-nAdam go-gopa-gopI-jana-madhya-saMsthaM govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti His face is pleasing, and the flute at His lips is filled with Divine sound. Amidst the cows, gopas, and gopIs, He stands at the base of a coral tree. Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava! Elsewhere, the last line of this verse is: gopaM bhaje gokula-pUrNa-candram "I worship that cowherd boy, veritably the full-moon of Gokula." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 (16) utthAya gopyo 'para-rAtra-bhoge smRtvA yazodA-suta-bAla-kelim gAyanti proccair dadhi-manthayantyo govinda dAmodara mdhaveti Having risen early in the Brahma-muhUrta, and remembering the childhood activities of the Son of mother YazodA, the gopIs loudly sing while churning butter--"Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2001 Report Share Posted July 13, 2001 (17) jagdho 'tha datto navanIta-piNDo gRhe yazodA vicikitsayantI uvAca satyaM vada he murAre govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti Having churned and then set aside a fresh lump of butter in the house, mother YazodA was now suspicious--it had been eaten. She said, "Hey MurAri! Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava, now tell me the truth . . ." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 (18) abhyarcya gehaM yuvatiH pravRddha- -prema-pravAhA dadhi nirmamantha gAyanti gopyo 'tha sakhI-sametA govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti Having finished worship at home, a young gopI, (like) a strong current of love for KRSNa, churned the butter. Then she joins together with all her gopI friends; asma group they sing, "Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 (19) kvacit prabhAte dadhi-pUrNa-pAtre nikSipya manthaM yuvatI mukundam Alokya gAnaM vividhaM karoti govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti One time, early in the morning, just as a girl had put aside her churn in a pot full of butter--she saw Mukunda. She then began to sing songs in various ways, about Govinda, DAmodara, and MAdhava. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 (20) krIDAparaM bhojana-majjanArthaM hitaiSiNI strI tanujaM yazodA AjUhavat prema-pariplutAkSI govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti (Without having even bathed or eaten,) KRSNa was absorbed in play. With overwhelming affection, mother YazodA, who thought only of her son's welfare, called out, "Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava! Come, take your bath and eat something." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 (21) sukhaM zayAnaM nilaye ca viSNuM devarSi-mukhyA munayaH prapannAH tenAcyute tanmayatAM vrajanti govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti DevarSi NArada and other Munis are always surrendered to Lord ViSNu, who rests upon His couch in His abode. They always chant the names of "Govinda,DAmodara," and "MAdhava," and thus they attain spiritual forms similar to His. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 Hare Krishna. A short biography of Srila Bilvamangala Thakura has been uploaded to the file area on achintya (www.achintya.org/files). It is in Microsoft Word format and requires the Balaram font in order to view it. The Balaram font is also available from the files/fonts directory. Members are free to download it at any time. Thanks are due to Mukunda Datta dasa for having contributed it. yours, Krishna Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful nectar of this Govinda-damodar Stotra! Who is Bilvamangalacarya? If I overlooked some comments you posted on this vaishnava poet in some previous text I beg apology. Your servant, Madhavananda Das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2001 Report Share Posted July 16, 2001 ~(22) vihAya nidrAm aruNodaye ca vidhAya kRtyAni ca vipramukhyAH vedAvasAne prapaThanti nityaM govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti After giving up sleep at dawn, having completed their ritualistic duties, and at the end of their Vedic chanting, the best of the learned brAhmaNas always loudly chant, "Govinda, DAmodara, MAdhava!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2001 Report Share Posted July 16, 2001 (23) vRndAvane gopa-gaNAz ca gopyo vilokya govinda-viyoga-khinnam rAdhAM jaguH sAzru-vilocanAbhyAM govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti In VRndAvana, seeing ZrImatI RAdhArANI overwhelmed with separation from Govinda, groups of gopas and gopIs sang, with tears in their lotus eyes, "Govinda! DAmodara! O MAdhava!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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