Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari Lyrics, With Meaning

Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari lyrics and meaning

Below are the 11 passages of Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters under the original script, and their meaning in English. The meaning of 1 passage is still being reviewed and is marked.

Words (original script and transliteration)	Meaning in English
श्री कृष्ण गोविंद हरे मुरारी Shri Krishna Govind Hare Muraari	O revered Krishna, Govinda, Hari, and Murari!
हे नाथ नारायण वासुदेवा He Naath Naaraayan Vaasudevaa	O Lord Narayana, O Vasudeva!
एक मात स्वामी सखा हमारे Ek maat swaami sakhaa hamaare	Meaning still under review.
हे नाथ श्री कृष्ण गोविंद हरे मुरारी He Naath Shri Krishna Govind Hare Muraari	O Lord, revered Krishna, Govinda, Hari, and Murari!
अधर में बंसी हृदय में राधे बँट गए दोनों में आधे आधे अधर में बंसी हृदय में राधे Adhar mein bansi hriday mein Radhe Bant gaye donon mein aadhe aadhe Adhar mein bansi hriday mein Radhe	Krishna, the flute is at your lips and Radha in your heart; each has half of you.
हे राधा नागर हे भक्त वत्सल सदैव भक्तों के काम साधे He Radha naagar He bhakt vatsal Sadaiv bhakton ke kaam saadhe	Krishna, Radha’s beloved, you cherish your devotees and always bring their undertakings to completion.
वहीं गए जहाँ गए पुकारे Vaheen gaye jahaan gaye pukaare	Krishna, you went wherever you were called.
राधे कृष्ण राधे कृष्ण राधे राधे कृष्ण कृष्ण Radhe Krishna Radhe Krishna Radhe Radhe Krishna Krishna	Calling again and again to Radha and Krishna.
राधे कृष्ण राधे कृष्ण राधे राधे राधे कृष्ण Radhe Krishna Radhe Krishna Radhe Radhe Radhe Krishna	Calling again and again to Radha and Krishna.
राधे कृष्ण Radhe Krishna	O Radha, O Krishna!
कृष्ण गोविंद हरे मुरारी Krishna Govind Hare Muraari	O Krishna, Govinda, Hari, and Murari!

Diya's English explains each passage in plain language; it is not a word-for-word translation.

About Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari

Its refrain is a devotional chant addressed to Krishna. In his book Self-Knowledge, Swami Sivananda recommends singing the refrain while walking or working.

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