nandagOpAla mukunda gOkula

Abstracted from: Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar by Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. K. Govinda Rao, published in Chennai 1997 (No. 455). English edited by me.

Raga: yamunA kalyANi / Tala: Adi

P: nandagOpAla mukunda gOkula nandana yamunAtIra vihAra

A: mandaragiridhara mAmava mAdhava muraLIdhara madhusUdana harE

C: mandahAsavadana maHnjuLa caraNa aravinda lOcana Ashrita rakSaNa pItAmbaradhara pannagashayana kali kalmaSa haraNa karuNApUraNa vandita munibRnda guruguhAnanda vaikuNThasthitAnanda kanda gOvarddhanOddhara gOpastrIjAra gOvinda

English

Oh Lord Nandagopala, Mukunda, Gokula Nandana, you sported on the banks of the river Yamuna.

Oh Madhava, you are the one who held the Mandara mount. Oh Muralidhara, Madhusudana, oh Hari, protect me.

He has a smiling face, beautiful feet, lotus-like eyes, and protects those who seek refuge in him. He is adorned with yellow silk, and reclines on a serpent couch. He eradicates the evils of the Kali age, and is the fountain of mercy. He is worshipped by a host of sages, and gives joy to Guruguha. He has Vaikuntha as his abode, and is steeped in bliss forever. He held aloft the Govarddhana mountain, and is paramour of the Gopikas. He is Govinda.


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