M S Subbulakshmi::Bhaja Govindam (w. Eng. subtitles)

Bhaja Govindam - from the immortal composition of Adi Sankaracharya, 10 verses of this hymn divinely rendedered by MS Subbulakshmi.
It is said that Adi Shankaracharya, accompanied by his disciples, was walking along a street in Varanasi one day when he came across an aged scholar teaching the rules of Sanskrit grammar to his students by rote. Taking pity on him, Adi Shankaracharya went up to the scholar and advised him not to waste his time on grammar at his age but to turn his mind to God in worship and adoration, which became the origin for this hymn.

Song: Bhaja Govindam
Author: Adi Sankaracharya
Singer: M S Subbulakshmi

Following 10 verses (with English subtitles):

bhajagovindaM bhajagovindaM
govindaM bhajamuuDhamate .
saMpraapte sannihite kaale
nahi nahi rakshati DukR^iJNkaraNe

2

mUDha jahiihi dhanaagamatR^ishhNaaM
kuru sadbuddhiM manasi vitR^ishhNaam.h .
yallabhase nijakarmopaattaM
vittaM tena vinodaya chittam.h

5

yaavadvittopaarjana saktaH
staavannija parivaaro raktaH .
pashchaajjiivati jarjara dehe
vaartaaM ko.api na pR^ichchhati gehe

11

maa kuru dhana jana yauvana garvaM
harati nimeshhaatkaalaH sarvam.h .
maayaamayamidamakhilaM hitvaa
brahmapadaM tvaM pravisha viditvaa

18

sura ma.ndira taru muula nivaasaH
shayyaa bhuutala majinaM vaasaH .
sarva parigraha bhoga tyaagaH
kasya sukhaM na karoti viraagaH

20

bhagavad.h giitaa kiJNchidadhiitaa
gaNgaa jalalava kaNikaapiitaa .
sakRidapi yena muraari samarchaa
kriyate tasya yamena na charchaa

21

punarapi jananaM punarapi maraNaM
punarapi jananii jaThare shayanam.h .
iha saMsaare bahudustaare
kRipayaa.apaare paahi muraare

27

geyaM gita naama sahasraM
dhyeyaM shriipati ruupamajasram.h .
neyaM sajjana saNge chittaM
deyaM diinajanaaya cha vittam.h

29

arthamanarthaM bhaavaya nityaM
naastitataH sukhaleshaH satyam.h .
putraadapi dhana bhaajaaM bhiitiH
sarvatraishhaa vihiaa riitiH

31

gurucharaNaambuja nirbhara bhakataH
saMsaaraadachiraadbhava muktaH .
sendriyamaanasa niyamaadevaM
drakshyasi nija hRidayasthaM devam.h

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Adi
• Sankarachrya
• Subbulakshmi
• Bhaja
• Govindam
• Varanasi
• bhajan
• hymn
• Sanskrit
• devotional
• Hindu

[kartiknagarkatti]

14 people are moodhamati :)

[stopwarstartmetal]

brilliant! the whole world is explained in 11 minutes.

[shinivik]

How can people dislike this? This is divine !

[sudarshanchakra]

[Born again, death again, birth again to stay in the mother's womb ! It is indeed hard to cross this boundless ocean of samsara. Oh Krishna ! Redeem me through Thy mercy]

punarapi jananaM punarapi maraNaM

punarapi jananii jaThare shayanam.h .

iha saMsaare bahudustaare

kRipayaa.apaare paahi muraare

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@tarasnake

hey!! Did you see amma performing this in her last concert? swaralaya puraskaram video? you can c the lip movement! how incredibly awesome she sung even at that age!!

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@nandhanps

my most favorite shloka :-)))

thanks!

[take2flite]

@MsEnigma123

I'm sure someone has noticed this before, but this gal can really sing...l

[randhar1]

28 people are MooDamati now :-)

[anngop26]

can anybody pls write the lyrics here....to learn..

[tarasnake]

wish there was lip sync, english lyrics, lip movement and translation also

hence all moo damate cant understand

[viswanathj2]

Hats off to Bharat ratna MS Subbalakhmi.. An awesome composition.

[nandhanps]

Artha - wealth, Anartham - (is) calamitous or ruinous, Bhaavaya - (thus) reflect, Nityam - constantly, Na asti - there is no, Tatah - from it, Sukhalesah - (even) a little happiness, Satyam - truth, Putraat api -  even from his own son, Dhanabhaajam - to the rich, Bheetih - there is fear, Sarvatra - everywhere, Eshaa - this, Vihitaa - is (the ordained), Reetih - the way.