gOkula nilaya - Lyrics

gOkhula nileya

raagam: dEvagaandhaari

29 shankaraabharaNam janya Aa: S R2 M1 P D2 S Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

or aabhEri

22 karaharapriya janya Aa: S G2 M1 P N2 S Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya Language:

1

gOkula nilaya krupaalaya paalaka gOvardhana giri dhara muraLeedhara (gOkula)

2

shreekara kamalaarccita karuNaakaraa shreedhara kowstubha ratna vibhooshita (gOkula)

3

neeraja nayanaa keerati shayanaa naarada sannuta nirupama sucarita (gOkula)

4

boosura sura gaNO paasita murahara vaasava suta hita vaasudEva harE (gOkula)

Meaning: On Lord Krishna 1: The one who lived in GOkul, as a little boy, gives grace to all He is the one who lifted the GOvardhana mountain (giri) while playing his flute (muraLi) 2: Shreekaran (the one who belongs to Goddess Lakshmi, Shree), whom Lakshmi worships Shreedharam, the kaustubam jewel-wearer 3: The one with beautiful eyes of calm, who lies in the ocean (Sage) Naarada tells your stories and sings your praises 4: The one who destroyed demons and saved gods The one loved by Indra, VaasudEva (composer's mudra) oh Hari (another name for Krishna)!