Bhaja Govindam

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Bhaja govindam'

Bhaja govindam' bhaja govindam'
Govindam' bhaja mood'hamate |
Sampraapte sannihite kaale
Na hi na hi rakshati d'ukri'nj karane || 1 ||

Mood'ha jaheehi dhanaagamatri'shnaam'
Kuru sadbuddhim' manasi vitri'shnaam |
Yallabhase nijakarmopaattam'
Vittam' tena vinodaya chittam || 2 ||

Naareestanabharanaabheedesham'
Dri'sht'vaa maa gaa mohaavesham |
Etanmaam'savasaadivikaaram'
Manasi vichintaya vaaram' vaaram || 3 ||

Nalineedal'agatajalamatitaral'am'
Tadvajjeevitamatishayachapalam |
Viddhi vyaadhyabhimaanagrastam'
Lokam' shokahatam' cha samastam || 4 ||

Yaavadvittopaarjanasakta-
-staavannijaparivaaro raktah' |
Pashchaajjeevati jarjaradehe
Vaartaam' ko'pi na pri'chchhati gehe || 5 ||

Yaavatpavano nivasati dehe
Taavatpri'chchhati kushalam' gehe |
Gatavati vaayau dehaapaaye
Bhaaryaa bibhyati tasminkaaye || 6 ||

Baalastaavatkreed'aasakta-
-starunastaavattaruneesaktah' |
Vri'ddhastaavachchintaasaktah'
Pare brahmani ko'pi na saktah' || 7 ||

Kaa te kaantaa kaste putrah'
Sam'saaro'yamateeva vichitrah' |
Kasya tvam' kah' kuta aayaata-
-stattvam' chintaya yadidam' bhraantah' || 8 ||

Satsangatve nih'sangatvam'
Nih'sangatve nirmohatvam |
Nirmohatve nishchalatattvam'
Nishchalatattve jeevanmuktih' || 9 ||

Vayasi gate kah' kaamavikaarah'
Shushke neere kah' kaasaarah' |
Ksheene vitte kah' parivaaro
Jnyaate tattve kah' sam'saarah' || 10 ||

Maa kuru dhanajanayauvanagarvam'
Harati nimeshaatkaalah' sarvam |
Maayaamayamidamakhilam' hitvaa
Brahmapadam' tvam' pravisha viditvaa || 11 ||

Dinayaaminyau saayam' praatah'
Shishiravasantau punaraayaatah' |
Kaalah' kreed'ati gachchhatyaayu-
-stadapi na munchatyaashaavaayuh' || 12 ||

Kaa te kaantaadhanagatachintaa
Vaatula kim' tava naasti niyantaa |
Trijagati sajjanasangatirekaa
Bhavati bhavaarnavatarane naukaa || 13 ||

Jat'ilee mund'ee lunchitakeshah'
Kaashaayaambarabahukri'taveshah' |
Pashyannapi cha na pashyati mood'ho
Hyudaranimittam' bahukri'taveshah' || 14 ||

Angam' galitam' palitam' mund'am'
Dashanaviheenam' jaatam' tund'am |
Vri'ddho yaati gri'heetvaa dand'am'
Tadapi na munchatyaashaapind'am || 15 ||

Agre vahnih' pri'sht'he bhaanoo
Raatrau chubukasamarpitajaanuh' |
Karatalabhikshastarutalavaasa-
-stadapi na munchatyaashaapaashah' || 16 ||

Kurute gangaasaagaragamanam'
Vrataparipaalanamathavaa daanam |
Jnyaanavihinah' sarvamatena
Muktim' na bhajati janmashatena || 17 ||

Suramandiratarumoolanivaasah'
Shayyaa bhootalamajinam' vaasah' |
Sarvaparigrahabhogatyaagah'
Kasya sukham' na karoti viraagah' || 18 ||

Yogarato vaa bhogarato vaa
Sangarato vaa sangaveehinah' |
Yasya brahmani ramate chittam'
Nandati nandati nandatyeva || 19 ||

Bhagavadgeetaa kinchidadheetaa
Gangaajalalavakanikaa peetaa |
Sakri'dapi yena muraarisamarchaa
Kriyate tasya yamena na charchaa || 20 ||

Punarapi jananam' punarapi maranam'
Punarapi jananeejat'hare shayanam |
Iha sam'saare bahudustaare
Kri'payaapaare paahi muraare || 21 ||

Rathyaakarpat'avirachitakanthah'
Punyaapunyavivarjitapanthah' |
Yogee yoganiyojitachitto
Ramate baalonmattavadeva || 22 ||

Kastvam' ko'ham' kuta aayaatah'
Kaa me jananee ko me taatah' |
Iti paribhaavaya sarvamasaaram'
Vishvam' tyaktvaa svapnavichaaram || 23 ||

Tvayi mayi chaanyatraiko vishnu-
-rvyartham' kupyasi mayyasahishnuh' |
Sarvasminnapi pashyaatmaanam'
Sarvatrotsri'ja bhedaajnyaanam || 24 ||

Shatrau mitre putre bandhau
Maa kuru yatnam' vigrahasandhau |
Bhava samachittah' sarvatra tvam'
Vaanchhasyachiraadyadi vishnutvam || 25 ||

Kaamam' krodham' lobham' moham'
Tyaktvaatmaanam' bhaavaya ko'ham |
Aatmajnyaanaviheenaa mood'haa-
-ste pachyante narakanigood'haah' || 26 ||

Geyam' geetaanaamasahasram'
Dhyeyam' shreepatiroopamajasram |
Neyam' sajjanasange chittam'
Deyam' deenajanaaya cha vittam || 27 ||

Sukhatah' kriyate raamaabhogah'
Pashchaaddhanta shareere rogah' |
Yadyapi loke maranam' sharanam'
Tadapi na munchati paapaacharanam || 28 ||

Arthamanartham' bhaavaya nityam'
Naasti tatah' sukhaleshah' satyam |
Putraadapi dhanabhaajaam' bheetih'
Sarvatraishaa vihitaa reetih' || 29 ||

Praanaayaamam' pratyaahaaram'
Nityaanityavivekavichaaram |
Jaapyasametasamaadhividhaanam'
Kurvavadhaanam' mahadavadhaanam || 30 ||

Gurucharanaambujanirbharabhaktah'
Sam'saaraadachiraadbhava muktah' |
Sendriyamaanasaniyamaadeva
Drakshyasi nijahri'dayastham' devam || 31 ||

Iti shreematparamaham'saparivraajakaachaaryasya shreegovindabhagavatpoojyapaadashishyasya shreemachchhankarabhagavatah' kri'tau mohamudgarah' sampoornam |

Meaning

Bhaja Govindam, also known as Moha Mudgara (“Hammer that destroys delusion”), is one of Adi Shankaracharya’s most direct and compassionate teachings. It urges the seeker to worship Govinda, for grammar, scholarship, and worldly knowledge cannot save one at the time of death. Shankara points out the futility of greed, lust, and worldly attachments. Beauty, youth, and wealth are temporary; the body is made of flesh and will perish. Life is unstable like water on a lotus leaf.

People love us only as long as we are useful; when old age or death arrives, relationships vanish. A child is attached to play, a youth to passion, an old man to worries—yet none turn their mind toward the Supreme Brahman. The hymn teaches that satsanga leads to detachment, detachment to clarity, clarity to truth, and truth to liberation.

Time destroys everything—wealth, youth, relationships—so one must seek the eternal. Whether a yogi or a bhogi, only the one whose mind rests in Brahman attains true bliss. Even reading a little of the Gita, drinking a drop of Ganga water, or worshipping Murari once can uplift the soul. The verses describe the endless loop of birth and death, the need for dispassion, self-inquiry, devotion to the Guru, and constant remembrance of the Lord.

Ultimately, Bhaja Govindam awakens the seeker from ignorance, urges deep self-reflection, and guides toward inner liberation and divine bliss.

Benefits:
• Removes delusion, ignorance, and inner confusion
• Inspires detachment, clarity, and righteous living
• Reduces greed, anger, lust, and ego
• Leads to inner peace, devotion, and self-realization
• Strengthens discipline, satsanga, and spiritual reflection

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bhaja Govindam Stotram?

Bhaja Govindam is a famous devotional hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya. It teaches us to renounce worldly delusions and focus on chanting the Lord's name and self-knowledge. It is also known as 'Moha Mudgara,' meaning 'the hammer that destroys delusion.'

When should one recite Bhaja Govindam Stotram?

This stotram can be recited at any time, especially when one feels confusion or an increase in worldly desires. Reciting it daily after bathing in the morning or after lighting lamps in the evening is considered more beneficial.

What are the benefits of reciting Bhaja Govindam?

Reciting it removes delusion, illusion, and ignorance, bringing clarity about the impermanence of life. It reduces greed, anger, lust, and ego, leading to peace of mind, self-liberation, and spiritual clarity.

Who should recite Bhaja Govindam Stotram?

Anyone who wishes to understand the truth of life, desires liberation from worldly bonds, and seeks spiritual progress can recite this stotram.

How many times should Bhaja Govindam Stotram be recited?

There is no specific number. It is beneficial to recite the complete stotram with devotion at least once daily. If time is short, the first verse can be recited multiple times.

What is the origin of Bhaja Govindam Stotram?

This stotram was composed by Adi Shankaracharya, the great philosopher and proponent of Advaita Vedanta from the 8th century. He created it to convey spiritual truths simply to his disciples and common people.

Bhaja Govindam

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