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Shri Krishna Bhajan (Shri Krishna OST) LYRICS Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murare Jai Nath Narayan vasudeva श्री कृष्ण गोविंदा हरे मुरारे  जय नाथ नारायण वासुदेव

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 22) The 22nd shloka marks the end of 200 names of Lord Vishnu and the beginning of 201st. amrityuh sarvadrk simhah samdhAta sandhimAn sthirah ajo durmarshanah shAsta visrutAtma surAriha अमृत्यु: सर्वद्रक सिंहः संधाता संधिमान स्थिरः | अजो दुर्मरशन: शास्ता विश्रुतात्मा सुरारिहा || amrityuh The One who has no death, mrityuh means death sarvadrk  The One who is witnessing everything simhah  The One who is as powerful as the lion, the one who has the destructive power like that of a Lion. This is the 200th name and we enter into the next hundred names with samdhAta samdhAta  The One who gives the fruit of a man's doings, the Judiciary of Karma sandhimAn  The One who enjoys the fruit of all actions sthirah The One who is always constant ajah The One who throws away enemies and obstacles durmarshanah  The One who can't be defeated by asuras shAsta  The One who teaches or imparts knowledge to everyone through sruti s an

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 14) Today, I briefly translate the 14th shloka of SahasrAnAmam and this one actually deals a lot with the Vedas. We will see here, how Mahavishnu's names in these shlokas depict His immense knowledge in and about the vedas such that he himself has been refered to as the Vedas. sarvagah sarvavidbhAnurvishvakseno janArdhanah vedo vedavidvyango vedAngo vedavitkavih सर्वगः सर्वविध्भानुर्विश्वक्सेनो जनार्धन: वेदों वेदाविदव्यंगो वेदांगो वेदावित्कविः   sarvagah  The One who goes everywhere, omnipresent sarvavidbhAnu The One who knows everything and shines brightly with the possession of that knowledge of knowing it all vishvaksenah The One whose presence in a battle makes the enemy run away in different directions janArdhanah The One who oppresses the evil men and sends them to hell vedah The One who is the knowledge scripted in the heart vedavit   The One who is the true knower of all knowledge (Vedas) avyangah The One who is f

Mouliyil Mayilpeeli Charthee (Placing the Peacock feather on His hood) Singer: Chithra K S Music : Raveendran Lyrics: Girish Puthenchery MY RATING -10/10 Reflections   KS Chitra sings this song that has a fresh morning hue to it. Maybe it's the magic of Raveendran Maash's music or the lyrics penned down Girish Sir! Or maybe it's the mention of His Lord's name itself that makes this song so special. One of the best KRISHNA songs ever. LYRICS Mouliyil mayilpeeli chaarthee manja pattaambaram chaarthee guruvayoorambalam gokulamaakkunna gopakumaarane kani kaananam nenjil gorochana kuri kani kaananam nanda nandanam bhaje nanda nandanam bhaje nanda nandanam bhaje nanda nandanam Adorning the peacock feather on His hood... adorning the yellow silk around His chest The One who changed this Guruvayur temple into an institution of spiritual knowledge I want to see that Young Krishna panchavilochanam kannante kannile anjana neelima kani kaananam (pancha

ईश्वरो  विक्रमी धन्वी मेधावी विक्रमः क्रमः | अनुत्तमो दुराधर्शन: कृतज्ञन: कृतिरात्मवान ||   Isvaro vikramI dhanvI medhAvI vikramah kramah anuttamo durAdharshah kritajnah kritir-AtmavAn. Isvarah - The One who is omnipotent, the Lord vikramI - The One who is full of courage dhanvI - The One who has the mightiest bow is Mahavishnu or dhanvI medhAvI  - The One who can understand anything and everything vikramah - The One who is full of valour kramah - The One who extends beyond infinity anuttamah - The One who is incomparably great, who's greatness can't be measured durAdharshah - The One who cannot be attacked kritajnah - The One who knows all the activities of everyone kritir - The One who is behind all the actions of everyone AtmavAn - The One who is the self in all living beings Happy Durgasthami to all of you.

ईशानः प्रानाधः प्राणों ज्येष्ठ: प्रजापतिः हिरान्यगार्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूधन:  Ishanah prAnadah prAno jyeshtah shreshtah prajApatih hiranyagarbho bhUgarbho mAdhavo madhusUdhanah Ishanah - The One who controls all the five elements prAnadah - The One who gives PrAna (Life) to all prAno - The One who lives forever Jyeshtah - The One who is elder/older than all Shrestah - The One who is the greatest among all Prajapatih - The One who is the Lord of all Prajas or people hiranyagarbhO - The One who dwells in the womb of everything created bhUgarbhO - The One who is the womb of the world mAdhawo - The One who witnesses everything while it happens madhusUdhanah - The One who destroys madhuh or vAsanas, that is, sensuous feelings

अग्राह्यः शाश्वत: कृष्णो लोहिताक्ष: प्रतर्धन: |  प्रभुतस्त्रीककुब्धाम पवित्रं मगलं परम ||  agraahyah shAshvatah Krsno lohitAkshah pratardhanah... prabhutastrikakubdhAm pavitram mangalam param.......... agrAhyah - The One who cannot be grasped by the senses sAsvathah - The One who is ever-existing Krsnah - The One who is dark skinned or the existing heaven...Krs is Existence and sna is Bliss/Heaven LohitAkshah - The One who's eyes are red Pratardhanah - The One who causes ultimate Pralaya or Apocalypse Prabhutah - The One who is full of all qualities TrikakubdhAma - The One who resides in all three worlds, The Heaven, Earth and Nether world Pavitram - The One who is pure Mangalam Param - The One who gives Mangalam or benefits just by remembering Him

Wishing you all a very happy Sri Krsna Janmashtami (Ashtamirohini)   सर्व : शर्व: शिव: स्थानुर्भूतादिनिधिरव्यय: संभवो भावनो भरता प्रभव: प्रभुरीश्वर:    sarvas-sh arvas-sivah sthaan ur.. bhootaadir nidhir-avyayah sambhavo bhaavano bhartaa.. prabhavah prabhur-Ishvarah   सर्वः (Sarvah) - The One who is everyone...Omnipotent शर्वः  (Sharvah) - The Auspicious One शिव: (Shivah) - The One who is also Shiva..( Stating the unity of the Trinity....that God is one...The Creator...Preserver & the Destroyer ) स्थाणु: (Sthaanuh) - The One who is firm भूतादि: (Bhootadih) - The Creator of the five elements on BHOOMI (Earth) निधिरव्यय: (Nidhir Avyayah) - The Indestructible Treasure संभव: (Sambhavah) - The One who keeps Happening भावन: (Bhavanah) - The One who is all giver भरता  (Bharthaa) - The One who governs the entire world प्रभव: (Prabhavah) - The Womb of all five elements प्रभु: (Prabhuh) - The Almighty One ईश्वर: (Ishwarah) - The One who can perform on his own...The G