Govindha Rama

TeacherSudha ShyamkumarCategoryGroup II, Group Singing, Year I

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AUDIO

LYRICS

Govinda Rama Jai Jai Gopala Rama
Madhava Rama Jai Jai Keshava Rama
Durlabha Rama Jai Jai Sulabha Rama
Ek Tu Rama Jai Jai Anek Tu Rama

MEANING

Victory to Lord Rama, an incarnation of God and He is lord Krishna too. He is Madhava – the lord of Lakshmi and Keshava – who is trinity (Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara Himself). The Lord is very difficult to attain and also very easily attainable. He is the One and also the Many.

Explanation

Govindha	A name generally used for Lord Vishnu and specifically for the Krishna avatar. ‘Go’ means ‘cows’. Since Krishna played the role of a cowherd, He bears this name.
Rama	Lord Rama. Means ‘He who is pleasing
Jai	Victory to
Gopala	Go – cow; pala – protector; This name refers to the Krishna incarnation, because He played the role of a cowherd, tending to cows
Madhava	One more name of Lord Vishnu or Krishna. Ma + dhava (‘Ma’ refers to Lord Lakshmi and ‘dhava’ means ‘consort’)
Keshava	A name of Lord Vishnu or Krishna. One meaning of this word is ‘the one who destroys troubles or Klesha’. Another meaning is ‘the one who has lovely locks of dark and curly hair.’ This is derived from the word ‘kesa’, which means ‘hair’. The word ‘Keshava’ also signifies the slaying of a demon named Kesi in the Krishna avatar.
Durlabha	Very hard to attain
Sulabha	Very easy to attain
Eka	One
Tu	You
Aneka	Many