Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs)
Śrī Nām-Kīrtan
(Chanting of the Holy Names) – Song 5
(1)
(hare) haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa yādavāya namaḥ
yādavāya mādhavāya keśavāya namaḥ
gopāla govinda rām śrī-madhusūdan
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
1) I offer my respectful obeisances unto Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the descendant of the Yadu dynasty, husband of the goddess of fortune and the killer of the demon Keśī, the protector of the cows, the pleaser of the cows, the supreme enjoyer, and the slayer of the demon Madhu. Chant the holy names “Rādhā-Govinda!”
(2)
govinda govinda govinda bolo
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
guru-kṛpā jale nāśi’ viṣaya-anala
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
2) Chant “Govinda! Govinda! Govinda!” Chant “Rādhā-Govinda!” Now that the waters of the spiritual master’s mercy have extinguished the blazing fire of worldly existence, chant “Rādhā-Govinda!”
(3)
kṛṣṇaete arpiyā deha-gehādi sakal
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
ananya-bhāvete citta koriyā saral
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
3) Offering body, home, family and all to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, chant “Rādhā-Govinda!” In a mood of unalloyed determination, becoming simple and straightforward in your heart, chant “Rādhā-Govinda!”
(4)
rūpānuga vaiṣṇavera piyā pada-jal
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
dāśa aparādha tyaji’ bhukti-mukti-phal
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
4) Drinking the water that has washed the feet of a Vaiṣṇava who follows in the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī, chant “Rādhā-Govinda!” Giving up the ten offenses to the holy name, as well as the alluring fruits of material enjoyment and liberation, chant “Rādhā-Govinda!”
(5)
sakhīra caraṇa-reṇu koriyā sambal
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
swarūpete braja-bāse hoiyā śītal
rādhā-govinda bolo (4 times)
5) Making the dust from the feet of a gopī your only means of support, chant “Rādhā-Govinda!” Feeling relieved by living in Vraja in your eternal spiritual form, chant “Rādhā-Govinda!”