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Bhaja Govindam (Bhajan)

Composition by Shankaraacaarya

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Title: Bhaja Govindam (Bhajan)

Composer: Shankaraacaarya

Language: Sanskrit

Ragas: unknown

Talas: Adi

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bhajagovindam bhajagovindam govindam bhajamudhamate | samprapte sannihite kale nahi nahi raksati dukrnkarane 2 mudha jahihi dhanagamatrsnam kuru sadbuddhim manasi vitrsnam|h | yallabhase nijakarmopattam vittam tena vinodaya cittam|h 3 naristanabhara nabhidesam drstva magamohavesam|h | etanmamsavasadi vikaram manasi vicintaya varam varam|h 4 nalinidalagata jalamatitaralam tadvajjivitamatisayacapalam|h | viddhi vyadhyabhimanagrastam lokam sokahatam ca samastam|h 5 yavadvittoparjana saktah stavannija parivaro raktah | pascajjivati jarjara dehe vartam ko'pi na prcchati gehe 6 yavatpavano nivasati dehe tavatprcchati kusalam gehe | gatavati vayau dehapaye bharya bibhyati tasminkaye 7 balastavatkridasaktah tarunastavattarunisaktah | vrddhastavaccintasaktah pare brahmani ko'pi na saktah 8 kate kanta kaste putrah samsaro'yamativa vicitrah | kasya tvam kah kuta ayatah tattvam cintaya tadiha bhratah 9 satsangatve nissangatvam nissangatve nirmohatvam|h | nirmohatve niscalatattvam niscalatattve jivanmuktih 10 vayasigate kah kamavikarah suske nire kah kasarah | ksinevitte kah parivarah jnate tattve kah samsarah 11 ma kuru dhana jana yauvana garvam harati nimesatkalah sarvam|h | mayamayamidamakhilam hitva brahmapadam tvam pravisa viditva 12 dinayaminyau sayam pratah sisiravasantau punarayatah | kalah kridati gacchatyayuh tadapi na muncatyasavayuh 12a dvadasamanjarikabhirasesah kathito vaiyakaranasyaisah | upadeso bhudvidyanipunaih srimacchankarabhagavaccharanarih 13 kate kanta dhana gatacinta vatula kim tava nasti niyanta | trijagati sajjanasam gatiraika bhavati bhavarnavatarane nauka 14 jatilo mundi lunchitakesah kasayambarabahukrtavesah | pasyannapi cana pasyati mudhah udaranimittam bahukrtavesah 15 angam galitam palitam mundam dasanavihinam jatam tundam|h | vriddho yati grihitva dandam tadapi na muncatyasapindam|h 16 agre vahnih prsthebhanuh ratrau cubukasamarpitajanuh | karatalabhiksastarutalavasah tadapi na muncatyasapasah 17 kurute gangasagaragamanam vrataparipalanamathava danam|h | jnanavihinah sarvamatena muktim na bhajati janmasatena 18 sura mamdira taru mula nivasah sayya bhutala majinam vasah | sarva parigraha bhoga tyagah kasya sukham na karoti viragah 19 yogarato vabhogaratova sangarato va sangavihinah | yasya brahmani ramate cittam nandati nandati nandatyeva 20 bhagavad|h gita kincidadhita ganga jalalava kanikapita | sakridapi yena murari samarca kriyate tasya yamena na carca 21 punarapi jananam punarapi maranam punarapi janani jathare sayanam|h | iha samsare bahudustare kripaya'pare pahi murare 22 rathya carpata viracita kanthah punyapunya vivarjita panthah | yogi yoganiyojita citto ramate balonmattavadeva 23 kastvam ko'ham kuta ayatah ka me janani ko me tatah | iti paribhavaya sarvamasaram|h visvam tyaktva svapna vicaram|h 24 tvayi mayi canyatraiko visnuh vyartham kupyasi mayyasahisnuh | bhava samacittah sarvatra tvam vanchasyaciradyadi visnutvam|h 25 satrau mitre putre bandhau ma kuru yatnam vigrahasandhau | sarvasminnapi pasyatmanam sarvatrotsrja bhedajnanam|h 26 kamam krodham lobham moham tyaktva'tmanam bhavaya ko'ham|h | atmajnana vihina mudhah te pacyante narakanigudhah 27 geyam gita nama sahasram dhyeyam sripati rupamajasram|h | neyam sajjana sange cittam deyam dinajanaya ca vittam|h 28 sukhatah kriyate ramabhogah pascaddhanta sarire rogah | yadyapi loke maranam saranam tadapi na muncati papacaranam|h 29 arthamanartham bhavaya nityam nastitatah sukhalesah satyam|h | putradapi dhana bhajam bhitih sarvatraisa vihita ritih 30 pranayamam pratyaharam nityanitya vivekavicaram|h | japyasameta samadhividhanam kurvavadhanam mahadavadhanam|h 31 gurucaranambuja nirbhara bhaktah samsaradaciradbhava muktah | sendriyamanasa niyamadevam draksyasi nija hridayastham devam|h 32 mudhah kascana vaiyakarano dukrinkaranadhyayana dhurinah | srimacchamkara bhagavacchisyai bodhita asicchodhitakaranah 33 bhajagovindam bhajagovindam govindam bhajamudhamate | namasmaranadanyamupayam nahi pasyamo bhavatarane

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