Category
Group II
Audio
Jai Jai Jai Manamohana Bhajan – Audio
LYRICS
Jai Jai Jai Manamohana
Jai Jai Jai Madhusudana
Madhava Keshava
Keshava Madhava
Gopala Gopalana
MEANING
Glory to the enchanter of the mind, to the destroyer of the demon; Hail Krishna, who is lord of Lakshmi and the protector of cows.
Explanation
Jai Jai Jai Manamohana – Explanation
| Jai | Victory be to |
|---|---|
| Manamohana | Mana – mind; mohana – one who captivates or captures |
| Madhusudana | Madhu – A demon; sudana – to kill; Madhusudana – A name of Lord Krishna to indicate that He killed the demon named Madhu |
| 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. |
| Gopala | Go – cow; pala – protector; This name refers to the Krishna incarnation, because He played the role of a cowherd, tending to cows |
Activity
Jai Jai Jai Manamohana – Activity
Memory Game
Values Inculcated :
- Memory skills
- Concentration
- Learn different names of Krishna
- Understand the deeper significance of the different names of Krishna
- Devotion
Get Ready With :
- Write the different names of Krishna on the board
- Gurus to discuss different names of Krishna and the meaning with the children
Game :
- Ask the children to read all the names in one minute
- Erase the names from the board
- Now, ask the children to re-collect and write the names they just saw in one minute.
- The child with more names written is the winner
Further Reading