.. g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr st::ð*: ..


Ag:Òð kÙ-n:am:Î AT: p:aNRv:an:aö dÙHS:as:n:ðn:aÆt: v:s*:kñS:a .
ká\N:a t:da#:ðS:dn:ny:n:aT: g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


agre kurUnAm.h atha pANDavAnAM
          duHshAsanenAhR^ita vastrakeshA .
kR^ishhNA tadAkroshadananyanAtha
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

krshNA (draupadI, the dark beauty) was pulled by her robes and hair
and dragged by duhSAsana, in front of the kuru and the pANdava;
with none to protect her, she wailed then, gOvinda! dAmOdara! mAdhava!                             .

Â:iká\N: ev:\N::ð m:D:ØkóXB:arð B:Vt:an:Økemp:n:Î B:g:v:n:Î m:Ørarð .
*:ay:sv: m:am:Î kñS:v: l::ðkn:aT: g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


shrIkR\^ishhNa vishhNo madhukaiTabhAre
          bhaktAnukampin.h bhagavan.h murAre .
trAyasva mAm.h keshava lokanAtha
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

SrI krshNa! vishNu! O the foe of madhu and
kaiTabha! you verily are compassionate unto
 your devotee!   Rescue me, O bhagavan!
Enemy of mura, kESava, lord of the worlds!
gOvinda! dAmOdara! mAdhava!

bhagavaan - characterised by 'bhaga', the combination of
the qualities of jnAnam, Sakti, balam, aiSvaryam,
 vIryam and tejas, as defined in vishNu purANam .                             .


ev:#ñt:Økam: AeK:l: g::ðp:kny:a m:Ørari p:daep:üt: ec:¶:v:à¶y:H .
dDy::ðdkö m::ðhv:s:adv::ðc:dÏ g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


vikretukAma akhila gopakanyA murArI
          padArpita chittavR^ittyaH .
dadhyodakaM mohavasAdavochad.h
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

The gOpa lass had forfeited her heart
to the feet of murAri;  and
wanting to sell yogurt,
she called out absent-mindedly,
gOvinda! dAmOdara! mAdhava!                             .


j:g:D::ðy: d¶::ð n:v:n:it: ep:NRH g:àhð y:S::ðda ev:ec:ekts:y:aen: .
uv:ac: s:ty:ö v:d hð m:Ørarð g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


jagadhoya datto navanIta piNDaH
          gR^ihe yashodA vichikitsayAni .
uvAcha satyaM vada he murAre
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

yaSOdA said, Tell me the truth, murAri!
gOvinda! dAmOdara! mAdhava!

*the first 2 pAda of the Slokam are garbled;
I could not guess this either .                             .


ej:Íð rs:ag:Òð m:D:Øra e)y:a tv:ö s:ty:ö eht:ö tv:ö p:rm:ö v:daem: .
Av:N:üy:ðt: m:D:Ørax:raeN: g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


jihve rasAgre madhurA priyA tvaM
          satyaM hitaM tvaM paramaM vadAmi .
avarNayeta madhurAxarANi
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

These verily are very euphonious syllables,
they constitute Truth,
they are the supreme comfort,
they are dear to us,
 repeat them to savour on the tip of the tongue,
gOvinda! dAmOdara! mAdhava!                             .


g::ðev:öd g::ðev:öd hrð m:Ørarð g::ðev:öd g::ðev:öd m:ØkÙöd ká\N: .
g::ðev:öd g::ðev:öd rT:aög:p:aN:ð g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


govi.nda govi.nda hare murAre
          govi.nda govi.nda muku.nda kR^ishhNa .
govi.nda govi.nda rathA.ngapANe
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

chakrapANi, one adorning the chakra-discus;
 the divyAyudham, the divine weaponry, is
 borne by him as trinket, divyAbharaNam!                              .


s:ØK:av:s:an:ð etv:dm:ðv: s:arö dÙHK:av:s:an:ð etv:dm:ðv: g:ðy:m:Î .
dðhav:s:an:ð etv:dm:ðv: j:py:ö g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


sukhAvasAne tvidameva sAraM
          duHkhAvasAne tvidameva geyam.h .
dehAvasAne tvidameva japyaM
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

This the essence and ultimate of happiness;
this is what one would chant at the height of grief;
and gOvinda ... this is what one would utter when
departing from hither.
gOvinda! dAmOdara! mAdhava!                             .


v:Vt:Øö s:m:T::ðüep: n:v:eVt: keÁ:t:Î Ah:ð j:n:an:aö vy:s:n:aeB:m:ØKy:m:Î .
ej:Íð ep:b:sv:m:àt:m:ðt:dðv: g::ðev:öd dam::ðdr m:aD:v:ðet: ..  ..


vaktuM samarthopi na vakti kashchit.h
          aho janAnAM vyasanAbhimukhyam.h .
jihve pibasvamR^itametadeva
          govi.nda dAmodara mAdhaveti ..  ..

He who speaks can tell these Names, but few do it!
thus, alas, is men's orientation towards suffering.
But, my lips, drink of this and this very elixir,
 gOvinda, dAmOdara, mAdhava!                              .

Translation by T.S . Sundara Rajan (usdeiva@ix.netcom.com) of Bhakti-List.