Śrī Govardhanāṣṭakam (in English)
(1)
kṛṣṇa-prasādena samasta-śaila-
sāmrājyam āpnoti ca vairiṇo ’pi
śakrasya yaḥ prāpa baliḿ sa sākṣād
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(2)
sva-preṣṭha-hastāmbuja-saukumārya
sukhānubhūter ati-bhūmi-vṛtteḥ
mahendra-vajrāhatim apy ajānan
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(3)
yatraiva kṛṣṇo vṛṣabhānu-putryā
dānaḿ gṛhītuḿ kalahaḿ vitene
śruteḥ spṛhā yatra mahaty ataḥ śrī
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(4)
snātvā saraḥ svāśu samīra-hastī
yatraiva nīpādi-parāga-dhūliḥ
ālolayan khelati cāru sa śrī
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(5)
kastūrikābhiḥ śayitaḿ kim atrety
ūhaḿ prabhoḥ svasya muhur vitanvan
naisargika-svīya-śilā-sugandhair
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(6)
vaḿśa-pratidhvany-anusāra-vartma
didṛkṣavo yatra hariḿ hariṇyaḥ
yāntyo labhante na hi vismitāḥ sa
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(7)
yatraiva gańgām anu nāvi rādhām
ārohya madhye tu nimagna-naukaḥ
kṛṣṇo hi rādhānugalo babhau sa
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(8)
vinā bhavet kiḿ hari-dāsa-varya-
padāśrayaḿbhaktir ataḥ śrayāmi
yam eva saprema nijeśayoḥ śrī-
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
(9)
etat paṭhed yo hari-dāsa-varya-
mahānubhāvāṣṭakam ārdra-cetāḥ
śrī-rādhikā-mādhavayoḥ padābja-
dāsyaḿ sa vinded acireṇa sākṣāt
Audio
- Sung by Ramashraddha prabhu and team – ISKCON Bangalore