Govinda
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
veṇuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam-
barhāvataṁsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgam
kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaṁ
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti
paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṁ jaganti
ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord.
Who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord.
Whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself, the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord.
I used to hear and recite this song since I was 4. Although it's just a small part of the original text, Sri Brahma Samhita that is spoken in the Sanskrit language by Lord Brahma himself, glorifying the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna at the beginning of material creation, after Krishna gave Brahma a divine vision of the spiritual world. And translated by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur.
The track was produced and performed by George Harrison featuring the London Radha Krishna Temple rose to number 16 in the UK singles record chart in 1970 and has become a timeless classic played daily in thousands of temples worldwide to greet the deities of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna in the morning.
The matchless beauty of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord of Goloka, is being described. Kṛṣṇa, the all-pervading cognition, has a spiritual form of His own. The form of Kṛṣṇa is not a fanciful creation of imagination formed after visualizing the beautiful things of the world. What Lord Brahma saw in his ecstatic trance of pure devotion, is being described. Kṛṣṇa is engaged in playing upon His flute, the enchanting musical sound attracts the hearts of all living beings. The loveliness that adorns His head with peacock feather figures, the corresponding feature of the spiritual beauty of Kṛṣṇa. Just as a mass of blue clouds offers a specifically soothing, pleasant view, the complexion of Kṛṣṇa is analogously tinged with a spiritual dark-blue color. The beauty and loveliness of Kṛṣṇa are far more enchanting than that of Cupid multiplied a millionfold.
Brahmā wants to say that the form of Kṛṣṇa is all "existence, all-knowledge and all-bliss, whereas all mundane experiences are full of palpable ignorance. Although there is a specific difference between the two, the fundamental truth is that spiritual affairs constitute the absolute source. Specification and variegatedness are ever-present in it. By them are established the transcendental abode, form, name, quality, and sports of Kṛṣṇa are all spiritual.
It is very difficult to understand this song and Krishna perfectly, one has to become purified and qualified, and I’m not that pure and qualified.
Ref : Vedabase
song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3fDKGjJQSs
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