Bhaja Govindam

bhaja gōvindaṃ bhaja gōvindaṃ gōvindaṃ bhaja mūḍhamatē । samprāptē sannihitē kālē nahi nahi rakṣati ḍukṛṅkaraṇē ॥ 1 ॥ mūḍha jahīhi dhanāgamatṛṣṇāṃ kuru sadbuddhiṃ manasi vitṛṣṇām । yallabhasē nijakarmōpāttaṃ vittaṃ tēna vinōdaya chittam ॥ 2 ॥ nārīstanabhara-nābhīdēśaṃ dṛṣṭvā mā gā mōhāvēśam । ētanmāṃsavasādivikāraṃ manasi vichintaya vāraṃ vāram ॥ 3 ॥ nalinīdala-gatajalamatitaralaṃ tadvajjīvitamatiśaya-chapalam । viddhi vyādhyabhimānagrastaṃ lōkaṃ śōkahataṃ cha samastam ॥ 4 ॥ yāvadvittōpārjanasaktaḥ tāvannijaparivārō raktaḥ । paśchājjīvati jarjaradēhē vārtāṃ kō'pi na pṛchChati gēhē ॥ 5 ॥ yāvatpavanō nivasati dēhē tāvatpṛchChati kuśalaṃ gēhē । gatavati vāyau dēhāpāyē bhāryā bibhyati tasminkāyē ॥ 6 ॥ bālastāvatkrīḍāsaktaḥ taruṇastāvattaruṇīsaktaḥ । vṛddhastāvachchintāsaktaḥ paramē brahmaṇi kō'pi na saktaḥ ॥ 7 ॥ kā tē kāntā kastē putraḥ saṃsārō'yamatīva vichitraḥ । kasya tvaṃ kaḥ kuta āyātaḥ tattvaṃ chintaya tadiha bhrātaḥ ॥ 8 ॥ satsaṅgatvē nissaṅgatvaṃ nissaṅgatvē nirmōhatvam । nirmōhatvē niśchalatattvaṃ niśchalatattvē jīvanmuktiḥ ॥ 9 ॥ vayasi gatē kaḥ kāmavikāraḥ śuṣkē nīrē kaḥ kāsāraḥ । kṣīṇē vittē kaḥ parivāraḥ jñātē tattvē kaḥ saṃsāraḥ ॥ 10 ॥ mā kuru dhana-jana-yauvana-garvaṃ harati nimēṣātkālaḥ sarvam । māyāmayamidamakhilaṃ hitvā brahmapadaṃ tvaṃ praviśa viditvā ॥ 11 ॥ dinayāminyau sāyaṃ prātaḥ śiśiravasantau punarāyātaḥ । kālaḥ krīḍati gachChatyāyuḥ tadapi na muñchatyāśāvāyuḥ ॥ 12 ॥ kā tē kāntā dhanagatachintā vātula kiṃ tava nāsti niyantā । trijagati sajjanasaṅgatirēkā bhavati bhavārṇavataraṇē naukā ॥ 13 ॥ dvādaśa-mañjarikābhiraśēṣaḥ kathitō vaiyākaraṇasyaiṣaḥ । upadēśō'bhūdvidyā-nipuṇaiḥ śrīmachChaṅkara-bhagavachCharaṇaiḥ ॥ 14 ॥ jaṭilō muṇḍī luñChitakēśaḥ kāṣāyāmbara-bahukṛtavēṣaḥ । paśyannapi cha na paśyati mūḍhaḥ udaranimittaṃ bahukṛtavēṣaḥ ॥ 15 ॥ aṅgaṃ galitaṃ palitaṃ muṇḍaṃ daśanavihīnaṃ jātaṃ tuṇḍam । vṛddhō yāti gṛhītvā daṇḍaṃ tadapi na muñchatyāśāpiṇḍam ॥ 16 ॥ agrē vahniḥ pṛṣṭhē bhānuḥ rātrau chubuka-samarpita-jānuḥ । karatala-bhikṣastarutalavāsaḥ tadapi na muñchatyāśāpāśaḥ ॥ 17 ॥ kurutē gaṅgāsāgaragamanaṃ vrata-paripālanamathavā dānam । jñānavihīnaḥ sarvamatēna bhajati na muktiṃ janmaśatēna ॥ 18 ॥ suramandira-taru-mūla-nivāsaḥ śayyā bhūtalamajinaṃ vāsaḥ । sarva-parigraha-bhōgatyāgaḥ kasya sukhaṃ na karōti virāgaḥ ॥ 19 ॥ yōgaratō vā bhōgaratō vā saṅgaratō vā saṅgavihīnaḥ । yasya brahmaṇi ramatē chittaṃ nandati nandati nandatyēva ॥ 20 ॥ bhagavadgītā kiñchidadhītā gaṅgājala-lavakaṇikā pītā । sakṛdapi yēna murārisamarchā kriyatē tasya yamēna na charchā ॥ 21 ॥ punarapi jananaṃ punarapi maraṇaṃ punarapi jananījaṭharē śayanam । iha saṃsārē bahudustārē kṛpayā'pārē pāhi murārē ॥ 22 ॥ rathyācharpaṭa-virachita-kanthaḥ puṇyāpuṇya-vivarjita-panthaḥ । yōgī yōganiyōjita-chittaḥ ramatē bālōnmattavadēva ॥ 23 ॥ kastvaṃ kō'haṃ kuta āyātaḥ kā mē jananī kō mē tātaḥ । iti paribhāvaya sarvamasāraṃ viśvaṃ tyaktvā svapnavichāram ॥ 24 ॥ tvayi mayi chānyatraikō viṣṇuḥ vyarthaṃ kupyasi mayyasahiṣṇuḥ । bhava samachittaḥ sarvatra tvaṃ vāñChasyachirādyadi viṣṇutvam ॥ 25 ॥ śatrau mitrē putrē bandhau mā kuru yatnaṃ vigrahasandhau । sarvasminnapi paśyātmānaṃ sarvatrōtsṛja bhēdājñānam ॥ 26 ॥ kāmaṃ krōdhaṃ lōbhaṃ mōhaṃ tyaktvā''tmānaṃ paśyati sō'ham । ātmajñānavihīnā mūḍhāḥ tē pachyantē narakanigūḍhāḥ ॥ 27 ॥ gēyaṃ gītā-nāmasahasraṃ dhyēyaṃ śrīpati-rūpamajasram । nēyaṃ sajjana-saṅgē chittaṃ dēyaṃ dīnajanāya cha vittam ॥ 28 ॥ sukhataḥ kriyatē kāmābhōgaḥ paśchādanta śarīrē rōgaḥ । yadyapi lōkē maraṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ tadapi na muñchati pāpācharaṇam ॥ 29 ॥ arthamanarthaṃ bhāvaya nityaṃ nāstitataḥ sukhalēśaḥ satyam । putrādapi dhanabhājāṃ bhītiḥ sarvatraiṣā vihitā rītiḥ ॥ 30 ॥ prāṇāyāmaṃ pratyāhāraṃ nityānitya vivēkavichāram । jāpyasamētasamādhividhānaṃ kurvavadhānaṃ mahadavadhānam ॥ 31 ॥ gurucharaṇāmbuja-nirbharabhaktaḥ saṃsārādachirādbhava muktaḥ । sēndriyamānasa-niyamādēvaṃ drakṣyasi nijahṛdayasthaṃ dēvam ॥ 32 ॥ mūḍhaḥ kaśchana vaiyākaraṇō ḍuḥkṛṅkaraṇādhyayanadhurīṇaḥ । śrīmachChaṅkara-bhagavachChiṣyaiḥ bōdhita āsīchChōdhita-karaṇaḥ ॥ 33 ॥ bhaja gōvindaṃ bhaja gōvindaṃ gōvindaṃ bhaja mūḍhamatē । nāmasmaraṇādanyamupāyaṃ nahi paśyāmō bhavataraṇē ॥ 34 ॥

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