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गीत गोविन्द - प्रमुख गीत
About Gita Govinda - Key Songs
Gita Govinda - Key Songs (गीत गोविन्द - प्रमुख गीत) is a sacred prayer dedicated to Lord Krishna. This sacred composition is sourced from Gita Govinda by Jayadeva (12th Century) and continues to inspire devotees worldwide. Devotees recite this prayer to traditionally sung in Jagannath Puri and Vaishnavite temples and bring divine love and surrender to Lord Krishna. It is also said to recitation purifies the heart and fills it with divine love. This prayer is traditionally recited on Wednesday (Budhvar) and during Janmashtami, Holi, and Sharad Purnima to invoke divine grace. At 10 verses long, the recitation takes roughly 8 minutes, making it accessible for regular devotional use. On this page, you can read the complete Gita Govinda - Key Songs in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
मेघैर्मेदुरमम्बरं वनभुवः श्यामास्तमालद्रुमैः
नक्तं भीरुरयं त्वमेव तदिमं राधे गृहं प्रापय।
इत्थं नन्दनिदेशतश्चलितयोः प्रत्यध्वकुञ्जद्रुमं
राधामाधवयोर्जयन्ति यमुनाकूले रहःकेलयः॥१॥
ललितलवङ्गलतापरिशीलनकोमलमलयसमीरे।
मधुकरनिकरकरम्बितकोकिलकूजितकुञ्जकुटीरे॥
विहरति हरिरिह सरसवसन्ते
नृत्यति युवतिजनेन समं सखि विरहिजनस्य दुरन्ते॥२॥
चन्दनचर्चितनीलकलेवरपीतवसनवनमाली।
केलिचलन्मणिकुण्डलमण्डितगण्डयुगस्मितशाली॥
हरिरिह मुग्धवधूनिकरे
विलासिनीविलसति केलिपरे॥३॥
धीरसमीरे यमुनातीरे वसति वने वनमाली।
गोपीपीनपयोधरमर्दनचञ्चललोचनचाली॥
नमामि कृष्णतनुं प्रभविष्णुम्
विलासिनमनुपममधुरिपुम्॥४॥
प्रलयपयोधिजले धृतवानसि वेदम्।
विहितवहित्रचरित्रमखेदम्॥
केशव धृतमीनशरीर जय जगदीश हरे॥५॥
क्षितिरतिविपुलतरे तव तिष्ठति पृष्ठे।
धरणीधरणकिणचक्रगरिष्ठे॥
केशव धृतकच्छपरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥६॥
वसति दशनशिखरे धरणी तव लग्ना।
शशिनि कलङ्ककलेव निमग्ना॥
केशव धृतसूकररूप जय जगदीश हरे॥७॥
तव करकमलवरे नखमद्भुतशृङ्गं
दलितहिरण्यकशिपुतनुभृङ्गम्॥
केशव धृतनरहरिरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥८॥
छलयसि विक्रमणे बलिमद्भुतवामन।
पदनखनीरजनितजनपावन॥
केशव धृतवामनरूप जय जगदीश हरे॥९॥
श्रितकमलाकुचमण्डलधृतकुण्डले
ए कलये वकुलाधरं विपुलमुखम्।
जय जय देव हरे॥१०॥
॥ इति श्री जयदेव कृत गीत गोविन्द प्रमुख गीत सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★One of the greatest devotional-poetic works in Sanskrit literature
- ★Deepens Krishna Bhakti through Shringar Rasa
- ★The Dashavatara Stotra section praises all ten incarnations
- ★Brings divine love and surrender to Lord Krishna
- ★Traditionally sung in Jagannath Puri and Vaishnavite temples
- ★Recitation purifies the heart and fills it with divine love