Krsna's name is Govinda. Go means cows, land and ones senses. Vinda means protector. Therefore Govinda means Krsna who is the protector the cows, land and ones sense. The devas or heavenly beings were inspired to give Krsna this name after Sri Krsna lifted the Govardhan hill for the protection of the Brajbasis or inhabitants of Vrndanvana. A famous prayer is given by Sankaracharya named bhaja Govinda which means; just worship Sri Govinda and one can easily cross this great ocean of birth and death.

• Govinda (or Govind) is another name of Krishna, or God, and also appears as the 187th and 539th names in the Vishnu sahasranama.
• Govinda Ahuja is a Bollywood actor and politician, popularly known as Govinda.
• According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Govinda has three meanings:
  • In another Hindu scripture Harivamsa, Indra praised Krishna as having attained to leadership of cows as He was a cowherd. So men shall praise Him as Govinda.
  • The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as He pervades all the worlds, giving them power.
  • The Shanti parva of the Mahabharata states that Vishnu restored the earth that had sunk into the netherword, or Patala, so all the Devas praised Him as Govinda.
  • Alternatively, it means He who is known by Vedic words alone. Adi Sankara wrote a poem called Bhaja Govindam expressing his inner devotion to Krishna.
• Govinda is a single by British band Kula Shaker released in 1996, and is unique in being the only British Top Ten hit to be sung entirely in Sanskrit.

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References

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. Available at India web site: http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org and US site: http://www.vedanta.com.

Srimad Bhagavatam

External links

• Krishna.com All about Krishna.
• Govinda WEB Site inspired on Govinda