Bhaja Govindam Lyrics in English

Bhaja Govindaṃ Bhaja Govindaṃ
Govindaṃ Bhaja Mūḍhamate |
Samprāpte Sannihite Kāle
Nahi Nahi Rakṣati Ḍukriṅkaraṇe || 1 ||

Mūḍha Jahīhi Dhanāgamatṛṣṇāṃ
Kuru Sadbuddhim Manasi Vitṛṣṇām |
Yallabhase Nija Karmopāttaṃ
Vittaṃ Tena Vinodaya Cittam || 2 ||

Nārī Stanabhara Nābhīdeśaṃ
Dṛṣṭvā Mā Gā Mohāveśam |
Etanmāṃsa Vasādi Vikāraṃ
Manasi Vicintayā Vāraṃ Vāram || 3 ||

Naḷinī Daḷagata Jalamati Taraḷaṃ
Tadvajjīvita Matiśaya Capalam |
Viddhi Vyādhyabhimāna Grastaṃ
Lokaṃ Śokahataṃ Ca Samastam || 4 ||

Yāvad-vittopārjana Saktaḥ
Tāvan-nijaparivāro Raktaḥ |
Paścājjīvati Jarjara Dehe
Vārtāṃ Kopi Na Pṛcchati Gehe || 5 ||

Yāvat-pavano Nivasati Dehe
Tāvat-pṛcchati Kuśalaṃ Gehe |
Gatavati Vāyau Dehāpāye
Bhāryā Bibhyati Tasmin Kāye || 6 ||

Bāla Stāvat Krīḍāsaktaḥ
Taruṇa Stāvat Taruṇīsaktaḥ |
Vṛddha Stāvat-cintāmagnaḥ
Parame Brahmaṇi Kopi Na Lagnaḥ || 7 ||

Kā Te Kāntā Kaste Putraḥ
Saṃsāroyamatīva Vicitraḥ |
Kasya Tvaṃ Vā Kuta Āyātaḥ
Tatvaṃ Cintaya Tadiha Bhrātaḥ || 8 ||

Satsaṅgatve Nissaṅgatvaṃ
Nissaṅgatve Nirmohatvam |
Nirmohatve Niścalatattvaṃ
Niścalatattve Jīvanmuktiḥ || 9 ||

Vayasi Gate Kaḥ Kāmavikāraḥ
Śuṣke Nīre Kaḥ Kāsāraḥ |
Kṣīṇe Vitte Kaḥ Parivāraḥ
Ṅñāte Tattve Kaḥ Saṃsāraḥ || 10 ||

Mā Kuru Dhanajana Yauvana Garvaṃ
Harati Nimeṣāt-kālaḥ Sarvam |
Māyāmayamidam-akhilaṃ Hitvā
Brahmapadaṃ Tvaṃ Praviśa Viditvā || 11 ||

Dina Yāminyau Sāyaṃ Prātaḥ
Śiśira Vasantau Punarāyātaḥ |
Kālaḥ Krīḍati Gacchatyāyuḥ
Tadapi Na Muñcatyāśāvāyuḥ || 12 ||

Dvādaśa Mañjarikābhira Śeṣaḥ
Kathito Vaiyā Karaṇasyaiṣaḥ |
Upadeśo Bhūd-vidyā Nipuṇaiḥ
Śrīmacchaṅkara Bhagavaccharaṇaiḥ || 13 ||

Kā Te Kāntā Dhana Gata Cintā
Vātula Kiṃ Tava Nāsti Niyantā |
Trijagati Sajjana Saṅgatirekā
Bhavati Bhavārṇava Taraṇe Naukā || 14 ||

Jaṭilo Muṇḍī Luñjita Keśaḥ
Kāṣāyānbara Bahukṛta Veṣaḥ |
Paśyannapi Ca Na Paśyati Mūḍhaḥ
Udara Nimittaṃ Bahukṛta Veṣaḥ || 15 ||

Aṅgaṃ Galitaṃ Palitaṃ Muṇḍaṃ
Daśana Vihīnaṃ Jātaṃ Tuṇḍam |
Vṛddho Yāti Gṛhītvā Daṇḍaṃ
Tadapi Na Muñcatyāśā Piṇḍam || 16 ||

Agre Vahniḥ Pṛṣṭhe Bhānuḥ
Rātrau Cubuka Samarpita Jānuḥ |
Karatala Bhikṣas-tarutala Vāsaḥ
Tadapi Na Muñcatyāśā Pāśaḥ || 17 ||

Kurute Gaṅgā Sāgara Gamanaṃ
Vrata Paripālanam-athavā Dānam |
Ṅñāna Vihīnaḥ Sarvamatena
Bhajati Na Muktiṃ Janma Śatena || 18 ||

Suramandira Taru Mūla Nivāsaḥ
Śayyā Bhūtalam-ajinaṃ Vāsaḥ |
Sarva Parigraha Bhogatyāgaḥ
Kasya Sukhaṃ Na Karoti Virāgaḥ || 19 ||

Yogarato Vā Bhogarato Vā
Saṅgarato Vā Saṅgavihīnaḥ |
Yasya Brahmaṇi Ramate Cittaṃ
Nandati Nandati Nandatyeva || 20 ||

Bhagavadgītā Kiñcidadhītā
Gaṅgā Jalalava Kaṇikā Pītā |
Sakṛdapi Yena Murārī Samarcā
Kriyate Tasya Yamena Na Carcā || 21 ||

Punarapi Jananaṃ Punarapi Maraṇaṃ
Punarapi Jananī Jaṭhare Śayanam |
Iha Saṃsāre Bahu Dustāre
Kṛpayāpāre Pāhi Murāre || 22 ||

Rathyā Carpaṭa Viracita Kanthaḥ
Puṇyāpuṇya Vivarjita Panthaḥ |
Yogī Yoga Niyojita Cittaḥ
Ramate Bālonmattavadeva || 23 ||

Kastvaṃ Kohaṃ Kuta Āyātaḥ
Kā Me Jananī Ko Me Tātaḥ |
Iti Paribhāvaya Nija Saṃsāraṃ
Sarvaṃ Tyaktvā Svapna Vicāram || 24 ||

Tvayi Mayi Sarvatraiko Viṣṇuḥ
Vyarthaṃ Kupyasi Mayyasahiṣṇuḥ |
Bhava Samacittaḥ Sarvatra Tvaṃ
Vāñchasyacirād-yadi Viṣṇutvam || 25 ||

Śatrau Mitre Putre Bandhau
Mā Kuru Yatnaṃ Vigraha Sandhau |
Sarvasminnapi Paśyātmānaṃ
Sarvatrot-sṛja Bhedāṅñānam || 26 ||

Kāmaṃ Krodhaṃ Lobhaṃ Mohaṃ
Tyaktvātmānaṃ Paśyati Soham |
Ātmaṅñnāna Vihīnā Mūḍhāḥ
Te Pacyante Naraka Nigūḍhāḥ || 27 ||

Geyaṃ Gītā Nāma Sahasraṃ
Dhyeyaṃ Śrīpati Rūpam-ajasram |
Neyaṃ Sajjana Saṅge Cittaṃ
Deyaṃ Dīnajanāya Ca Vittam || 28 ||

Sukhataḥ Kriyate Rāmābhogaḥ
Paścāddhanta Śarīre Rogaḥ |
Yadyapi Loke Maraṇaṃ Śaraṇaṃ
Tadapi Na Muñcati Pāpācaraṇam || 29 ||

Arthamanarthaṃ Bhāvaya Nityaṃ
Nāsti Tataḥ Sukha Leśaḥ Satyam |
Putrādapi Dhanabhājāṃ Bhītiḥ
Sarvatraiṣā Vihitā Rītiḥ || 30 ||

Prāṇāyāmaṃ Pratyāhāraṃ
Nityānitya Viveka Vicāram |
Jāpyasameta Samādhi Vidhānaṃ
Kurva Vadhānaṃ Mahad-avadhānam || 31 ||

Guru Caraṇāmbhuja Nirbharabhaktaḥ
Saṃsārād-acirād-bhava Muktaḥ |
Sendiya Mānasa Niyamādevaṃ
Drakṣyasi Nija Hṛdayasthaṃ Devam || 32 ||

Mūḍhaḥ Kaścina Vaiyākaraṇo
Ḍukṛṇkaraṇādhyayana Dhurīṇaḥ |
Śrīmacchaṅkara Bhagavacciṣyaiḥ
Bodhita Āsīcchodita Karaṇaiḥ || 33 ||

Bhaja Gōvindaṃ Bhaja Gōvindaṃ
Gōvindaṃ Bhaja Mūḍhamatē ।
Nāmasmaraṇādanyamupāyaṃ
Nahi Paśyāmō Bhavataraṇē ॥ 34 ॥