Bhaja Govindam
Bhaja Govindam
Bhaja Govindam
bhaja govindam (moha mudgaram)
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM
govindaM bhaja mUDhamate |
samprApte sannihite kAle
nahi nahi rakShati DukRRi~NkaraNe || 1 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
mUDha jahIhi dhanAgamatRRiShNAM
kuru sadbuddhiM manasi vitRRiShNAm |
yallabhase nijakarmopAttaM
vittaM tena vinodaya chittam || 2 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
nArIstanabhara-nAbhIdeshaM
dRRiShTvA mA gA mohAvesham |
etanmAMsavasAdivikAraM
manasi vichintaya vAraM vAram || 3 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
nalinIdala-gatajalamatitaralaM
tadvajjIvitamatishaya-chapalam |
viddhi vyAdhyabhimAnagrastaM
lokaM shokahataM cha samastam || 4 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
yAvadvittopArjanasaktaH
tAvannijaparivAro raktaH |
pashchAjjIvati jarjaradehe
vArtAM ko.api na pRRichChati gehe || 5 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
yAvatpavano nivasati dehe
tAvatpRRichChati kushalaM gehe |
gatavati vAyau dehApAye
bhAryA bibhyati tasminkAye || 6 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
bAlastAvatkrIDAsaktaH
taruNastAvattaruNIsaktaH |
vRRiddhastAvachchintAsaktaH
parame brahmaNi ko.api na saktaH || 7 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kA te kAntA kaste putraH
saMsAro.ayamatIva vichitraH |
kasya tvaM kaH kuta AyAtaH
tattvaM chintaya tadiha bhrAtaH || 8 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
satsaNgatve nissaNgatvaM
nissa~Ngatve nirmohatvam |
nirmohatve nishchalatattvaM
nishchalatattve jIvanmuktiH || 9 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
vayasi gate kaH kAmavikAraH
shuShke nIre kaH kAsAraH |
kShINe vitte kaH parivAraH
j~nAte tattve kaH saMsAraH || 10 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
mA kuru dhana-jana-yauvana-garvaM
harati nimeShAtkAlaH sarvam |
mAyAmayamidamakhilaM hitvA
brahmapadaM tvaM pravisha viditvA || 11 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
dinayAminyau sAyaM prAtaH
shishiravasantau punarAyAtaH |
kAlaH krIDati gachChatyAyuH
tadapi na mu~nchatyAshAvAyuH || 12 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kA te kAntA dhanagatachintA
vAtula kiM tava nAsti niyantA |
trijagati sajjanasa~NgatirekA
bhavati bhavArNavataraNe naukA || 13 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
dvAdasha-ma~njarikAbhirasheShaH
kathito vaiyAkaraNasyaiShaH |
upadesho.abhUdvidyA-nipuNaiH
shrImachCha~Nkara-bhagavachCharaNaiH || 14 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
jaTilo muNDI lu~nChitakeshaH
kAShAyAmbara-bahukRRitaveShaH |
pashyannapi cha na pashyati mUDhaH
udaranimittaM bahukRRitaveShaH || 15 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
a~NgaM galitaM palitaM muNDaM
dashanavihInaM jAtaM tuNDam |
vRRiddho yAti gRRihItvA daNDaM
tadapi na mu~nchatyAshApiNDam || 16 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
agre vahniH pRRiShThe bhAnuH
rAtrau chubuka-samarpita-jAnuH |
karatala-bhikShastarutalavAsaH
tadapi na mu~nchatyAshApAshaH || 17 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kurute ga~NgAsAgaragamanaM
vrata-paripAlanamathavA dAnam |
j~nAnavihInaH sarvamatena
bhajati na muktiM janmashatena || 18 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
suramandira-taru-mUla-nivAsaH
shayyA bhUtalamajinaM vAsaH |
sarva-parigraha-bhogatyAgaH
kasya sukhaM na karoti virAgaH || 19 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
yogarato vA bhogarato vA
saNgarato vA saNgavihInaH |
yasya brahmaNi ramate chittaM
nandati nandati nandatyeva || 20 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
bhagavadgItA ki~nchidadhItA
ga~NgAjala-lavakaNikA pItA |
sakRRidapi yena murArisamarchA
kriyate tasya yamena na charchA || 21 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
punarapi jananaM punarapi maraNaM
punarapi jananIjaThare shayanam |
iha saMsAre bahudustAre
kRRipayA.apAre pAhi murAre || 22 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
rathyAcharpaTa-virachita-kanthaH
puNyApuNya-vivarjita-panthaH |
yogI yoganiyojita-chittaH
ramate bAlonmattavadeva || 23 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kastvaM ko.ahaM kuta AyAtaH
kA me jananI ko me tAtaH |
iti paribhAvaya sarvamasAraM
vishvaM tyaktvA svapnavichAram || 24 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
tvayi mayi chAnyatraiko viShNuH
vyarthaM kupyasi mayyasahiShNuH |
bhava samachittaH sarvatra tvaM
vA~nChasyachirAdyadi viShNutvam || 25 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
shatrau mitre putre bandhau
mA kuru yatnaM vigrahasandhau |
sarvasminnapi pashyAtmAnaM
sarvatrotsRRija bhedAj~nAnam || 26 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
kAmaM krodhaM lobhaM mohaM
tyaktvA.a.atmAnaM pashyati so.aham |
Atmaj~nAnavihInA mUDhAH
te pachyante narakanigUDhAH || 27 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
geyaM gItA-nAmasahasraM
dhyeyaM shrIpati-rUpamajasram |
neyaM sajjana-sa~Nge chittaM
deyaM dInajanAya cha vittam || 28 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
sukhataH kriyate kAmAbhogaH
pashchAdanta sharIre rogaH |
yadyapi loke maraNaM sharaNaM
tadapi na mu~nchati pApAcharaNam || 29 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
arthamanarthaM bhAvaya nityaM
nAstitataH sukhaleshaH satyam |
putrAdapi dhanabhAjAM bhItiH
sarvatraiShA vihitA rItiH || 30 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
prANAyAmaM pratyAhAraM
nityAnitya vivekavichAram |
jApyasametasamAdhividhAnaM
kurvavadhAnaM mahadavadhAnam || 31 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
gurucharaNAmbuja-nirbharabhaktaH
saMsArAdachirAdbhava muktaH |
sendriyamAnasa-niyamAdevaM
drakShyasi nijahRRidayasthaM devam || 32 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
mUDhaH kashchana vaiyAkaraNo
DuHkRRi~NkaraNAdhyayanadhurINaH |
shrImachCha~Nkara-bhagavachChiShyaiH
bodhita AsIchChodhita-karaNaH || 33 ||
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM ...
bhaja govindaM bhaja govindaM
govindaM bhaja mUDhamate |
nAmasmaraNAdanyamupAyaM
nahi pashyAmo 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