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Podcast: Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants
Episode: Krishna Govinda with Sumukhi
Description: Sumukhi sings in a Saturday evening satsang at Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg, Germany, the kirtan Krishna Govinda. Here is the text to sing along to:
Krishna Govinda Govinda Gopala
Krishna Murari Manohara Nandalala
Krishna Govinda is aimed at Krishna. Krishna, literally "the mysterious", literally "the black", "the dark". That is, Krishna, God, cannot really be experienced, he cannot really be understood intellectually, he remains mysterious, it is a mystery. He is Govinda, the good shepherd, he cares for us, we can trust him completely. Further explanations about this Kirtan can be found in the online Yoga Vidya kirtan booklet...