![]() ![]() The former is a set of verses verses while the rest of the verses form govindma. It is divided into dvAdashamanjarikA and charpaTapanjarikA for this purpose. Bhaja govindaM has been set to musical tones and sung as prayer songs by children. The last two verses in this version is not found in all editions. INDIASPIRITUALITY: English Translation of Bhaja Govindam by Adi Shankara Shankara added the finishing touches by adding five of his own stanzas at the last bringing the total to The combined 31 are also termed as mohamudgaraH by some. There are no evidences to prove the exact individual authorship of these 14 verses, we have some traditional hearsay eviences as attribution. Inspired by the extempore recital by Shankara, each of his 14 disciples composed a verse and the 14 verse compendium is called chaturdashamanjarika stotram. Thus stanzas with 1st as refrain are called dvAdashmanjarika stotram. At the end of composing the first stanza, it is said that Shankara burst forth with the next 12 stanzas of bhaja govindam. ![]() Bhaja govindaM is divided into dvAdashamanjarikA stotram and chaturdashamanjarika stotram. Shankara meaninf, nay chides, us for spending our time in useless trivia like amassing wealth, lusting after wo men and requests us to discriminate and cultivate the knowledge to learn the difference between the real and the unreal. Thus bhaja govindaM was originally known as moha mudgAra, the remover of delusions. In 31 verses, he, like bhajs other, explains our fallacies, our wrong outlook for life, and dispels our ignorance and delusions. Bhaja Govindam in English Verse, by Girdhar Gopal | Sulekha Creative Seeing this, he burst forth with the verses of Bhaja govindaM. Shankara understood that the majority of the world was also engaged in mere intellectual, sense pleasures and not in the divine contemplation. Shankara was touched with pity at seeing the plight of the old man spending his years at a mere intellectual accomplishment while he would be better off praying and spending time to control his mind. During his stay in Kashi, Adi Shankaracharya noticed a very old man studying the rules of Sanskrit by Panini. The background of Bhaja GovindaM is worth examining. The person thus awakened gets set on a path to the inner road back to the God principle. Though sung as a bhajan, it contains the essence of Vedanta and implores the man to think, Why am I here in this life? Why am I amassing wealth, family, but englizh no peace? What is the Truth? What is the purpose of life? It is classified as a prakaraNa grantha, a primer to the major works. Bhaja govindaM is one of the minor compositions of the spiritual giant, Adi Shankaracharya. A biography of Shankara and his other compositions of Vedic literature can be found in the shankara. Please help to maintain respect for volunteer spirit. The file is not to be copied or reposted for promotion of any website or individuals or for commercial purpose without permission. This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study and research. भज गोविन्दं Introduction Bhaja Govindam was written by much deeper and contains a well defined philosophy of attaining salvation. This English translation of Bhaja Govindam was found in a magazine published in Autumn by the Sivananda Ashram. Bhaja govindam sloka 1 bhajagovindam bhajagovindam govindam bhaja moodhamathe samprapte meaning: bhaja – seek, govinda – the lord govinda, moodhamathe – o fool, o ignoramus, Bhajagovindam Lyrics Meaning English. ![]()
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