Govinda
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- Govinda is another name of Krishna, or God, and also appears as the 187th and 539th names in the Vishnu sahasranama.
- According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Govinda has three meanings:
- In another Hindu scripture Harivamsa, Indra praised Krishna as having attained to leadership of cows as He was a cowherd. So men shall praise Him as Govinda.
- The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as He pervades all the worlds, giving them power.
- The Shanti parva of the Mahabharata states that Vishnu restored the earth that had sunk into the netherword, or Patala, so all the Devas praised Him as Govinda.
- Alternatively, it means He who is known by Vedic words alone. Adi Sankara wrote a poem called Bhaja_Govindam expressing his inner devotion to Krishna.
References
Reference: Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. Available at India web site: http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org and US site: http://www.vedanta.com.
For more information, see the Wikpedia article on Krishna.
- Govinda Ahuja is a Bollywood actor and politician, popularly known as Govinda.
External links
- Krishna.com (http://www.krishna.com) All about Krishna.