Bhaja Govindam
Bhaja Govindam
bhaja govindam (moha mudgaram)
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM
govindaM bhaja mUDhamate |
samprApte sannihite kAle
nahi nahi rakSati DukRGkaraNe || 1 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
mUDha jahIhi dhanAgamatRSNAM
kuru sadbuddhiM manasi vitRSNAm |
yallabhase nijakarmopAttaM
vittaM tena vinodaya cittam || 2 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
nArIstanabhara-nAbhIdezaM
dRSTvA mA gA mohAvezam |
etanmAMsavasAdivikAraM
manasi vicintaya vAraM vAram || 3 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
nalinIdala-gatajalamatitaralaM
tadvajjIvitamatizaya-capalam |
viddhi vyAdhyabhimAnagrastaM
lokaM zokahataM ca samastam || 4 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
yAvadvittopArjanasaktaH
tAvannijaparivAro raktaH |
pazcAjjIvati jarjaradehe
vArtAM ko'pi na pRcchati gehe || 5 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
yAvatpavano nivasati dehe
tAvatpRcchati kuzalaM gehe |
gatavati vAyau dehApAye
bhAryA bibhyati tasminkAye || 6 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
bAlastAvatkrIDAsaktaH
taruNastAvattaruNIsaktaH |
vRddhastAvaccintAsaktaH
parame brahmaNi ko'pi na saktaH || 7 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kA te kAntA kaste putraH
saMsAro'yamatIva vicitraH |
kasya tvaM kaH kuta AyAtaH
tattvaM cintaya tadiha bhrAtaH || 8 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
satsaGgatve nissaGgatvaM
nissaGgatve nirmohatvam |
nirmohatve nizcalatattvaM
nizcalatattve jIvanmuktiH || 9 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
vayasi gate kaH kAmavikAraH
zuSke nIre kaH kAsAraH |
kSINe vitte kaH parivAraH
jJAte tattve kaH saMsAraH || 10 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
mA kuru dhana-jana-yauvana-garvaM
harati nimeSAtkAlaH sarvam |
mAyAmayamidamakhilaM hitvA
brahmapadaM tvaM praviza viditvA || 11 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
dinayAminyau sAyaM prAtaH
ziziravasantau punarAyAtaH |
kAlaH krIDati gacchatyAyuH
tadapi na muJcatyAzAvAyuH || 12 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kA te kAntA dhanagatacintA
vAtula kiM tava nAsti niyantA |
trijagati sajjanasaGgatirekA
bhavati bhavArNavataraNe naukA || 13 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
dvAdaza-maJjarikAbhirazeSaH
kathito vaiyAkaraNasyaiSaH |
upadezo'bhUdvidyA-nipuNaiH
zrImacchaGkara-bhagavaccharaNaiH || 14 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
jaTilo muNDI luJchitakezaH
kASAyAmbara-bahukRtaveSaH |
pazyannapi ca na pazyati mUDhaH
udaranimittaM bahukRtaveSaH || 15 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
aGgaM galitaM palitaM muNDaM
dazanavihInaM jAtaM tuNDam |
vRddho yAti gRhItvA daNDaM
tadapi na muJcatyAzApiNDam || 16 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
agre vahniH pRSThe bhAnuH
rAtrau cubuka-samarpita-jAnuH |
karatala-bhikSastarutalavAsaH
tadapi na muJcatyAzApAzaH || 17 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kurute gaGgAsAgaragamanaM
vrata-paripAlanamathavA dAnam |
jJAnavihInaH sarvamatena
bhajati na muktiM janmazatena || 18 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
suramandira-taru-mUla-nivAsaH
zayyA bhUtalamajinaM vAsaH |
sarva-parigraha-bhogatyAgaH
kasya sukhaM na karoti virAgaH || 19 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
yogarato vA bhogarato vA
saGgarato vA saGgavihInaH |
yasya brahmaNi ramate cittaM
nandati nandati nandatyeva || 20 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
bhagavadgItA kiJcidadhItA
gaGgAjala-lavakaNikA pItA |
sakRdapi yena murArisamarcA
kriyate tasya yamena na carcA || 21 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
punarapi jananaM punarapi maraNaM
punarapi jananIjaThare zayanam |
iha saMsAre bahudustAre
kRpayA'pAre pAhi murAre || 22 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
rathyAcarpaTa-viracita-kanthaH
puNyApuNya-vivarjita-panthaH |
yogI yoganiyojita-cittaH
ramate bAlonmattavadeva || 23 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kastvaM ko'haM kuta AyAtaH
kA me jananI ko me tAtaH |
iti paribhAvaya sarvamasAraM
vizvaM tyaktvA svapnavicAram || 24 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
tvayi mayi cAnyatraiko viSNuH
vyarthaM kupyasi mayyasahiSNuH |
bhava samacittaH sarvatra tvaM
vAJchasyacirAdyadi viSNutvam || 25 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
zatrau mitre putre bandhau
mA kuru yatnaM vigrahasandhau |
sarvasminnapi pazyAtmAnaM
sarvatrotsRja bhedAjJAnam || 26 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kAmaM krodhaM lobhaM mohaM
tyaktvA''tmAnaM pazyati so'ham |
AtmajJAnavihInA mUDhAH
te pacyante narakanigUDhAH || 27 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
geyaM gItA-nAmasahasraM
dhyeyaM zrIpati-rUpamajasram |
neyaM sajjana-saGge cittaM
deyaM dInajanAya ca vittam || 28 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
sukhataH kriyate kAmAbhogaH
pazcAdanta zarIre rogaH |
yadyapi loke maraNaM zaraNaM
tadapi na muJcati pApAcaraNam || 29 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
arthamanarthaM bhAvaya nityaM
nAstitataH sukhalezaH satyam |
putrAdapi dhanabhAjAM bhItiH
sarvatraiSA vihitA rItiH || 30 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
prANAyAmaM pratyAhAraM
nityAnitya vivekavicAram |
jApyasametasamAdhividhAnaM
kurvavadhAnaM mahadavadhAnam || 31 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
gurucaraNAmbuja-nirbharabhaktaH
saMsArAdacirAdbhava muktaH |
sendriyamAnasa-niyamAdevaM
drakSyasi nijahRdayasthaM devam || 32 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
mUDhaH kazcana vaiyAkaraNo
DuHkRGkaraNAdhyayanadhurINaH |
zrImacchaGkara-bhagavacchiSyaiH
bodhita AsIcchodhita-karaNaH || 33 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM
govindaM bhaja mUDhamate |
nAmasmaraNAdanyamupAyaM
nahi pazyAmo bhavataraNe || 34 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
About This Stotram
Overview
Bhaja Govindam is a 34-verse Sanskrit stotram attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, also known by its alternate title Mohamudgara (the hammer that crushes delusion). The text addresses Govinda, a name of Lord Vishnu/Krishna, and presents core Advaita Vedanta teachings on the impermanence of worldly life and the primacy of devotion and detachment.
What are the benefits of chanting Bhaja Govindam?
- Cultivation of detachment from transient worldly concerns
- Development of spiritual knowledge and philosophical clarity
- Peace of mind through reflection on life's impermanence
- Guidance toward liberation from the cycle of birth and death
When is the best time to recite this?
Bhaja Govindam may be recited during morning or evening practice. It is particularly useful during periods of doubt, anxiety, or philosophical reflection, as its verses directly address the tendency to become absorbed in worldly pursuits at the expense of spiritual progress.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Bhaja Govindam is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century philosopher credited with consolidating the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy and establishing monastic centers across India. The text is considered an independent didactic composition rather than a chapter from a larger Purana or Upanishad. Its verses are sung as devotional songs across many traditions, and its accessibility has made it one of the most widely recognized compositions in the Vedantic canon.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Vivekachudamani — a longer Advaita Vedanta treatise also attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Atmabodha — a short Sanskrit text by Shankaracharya on self-knowledge and non-duality