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   Dear devotees, 
  I would like to add  a liitle from my collections on Govindanama.The learned 
scholars construe the nama in various ways as mentioned by Sri Sadagopan 
Iyengar and here is the etymological interpretations of the name as explained 
by great souls like Sri Mukkur swami.
  The word 'go' has several meanings in sanskrit such as earth, 
indriya,svargaor mokshaastraCow, veda etc. Based on that the scholars explain 
the name thus:
  1.Gaam(second case singular of 'go') , svargam or moksham vindhayathi,secures 
ithi govindhah. He is govindha because He bestows mukthi.
  2.Gaam, ishum, meaning astras vindhathi - He acquired the astras from 
Visvamithra in Ramavathara.
  3.Gaah(accusative plural of 'go', pasu.) vindhathi. He knew the cows, that 
is, He knew them to be the rshis of dandakaaranya in His 
krishnavathara.Balarama is also implied by the word cow as He went with Krishna 
for gorakshaNa
  4.Gobhih (instrumental plural of 'go'meanind veda.) vindhyathe. He is known 
through the vedas.
  5Gaam, vajram, vindhayathi. He made it possible for indra to get vajrayudha 
by instructing him to approach Dhadheechi  and beg him to give his backbone.
  6.Gavaa (instrumental singular of 'go'meaning dhrk, look) dhrsaa vindhathi. 
He knows all by His dhrk or appropriate kataksha.Her knows how to look at every 
one and when.
  7.Gaah nethraaNi vindhathi- He has thrinethra, three eyes as Nrsimha, and 
also eyes everywhere, 'sahasraakshassahasrapath'
  8. Gaah, jwaalaah, vindhathi, has fiery form, being Suryamandala madhya 
varthi.Chandhogya upanishad describes Brahman as 'Ya eshahantharaadhithye 
hiraNmayah purushah dhrsyathe hiranyasmasru hiranya kesa aapraNakhaath sarva 
Eva suvarNah'. The purusha seen inside the orb of the Sun with golden beard, 
golden hair andexceedingly effulgent even to the very tips of His nails. The 
purusha here is paramaathman or Narayana.This is the passage where the 
famous'kapyaasam pundarikam' occurs eferred to in the charitra of Bhashyakaara.
  9.Gaam ,bhoomim vindhathi, brought the earth fronm the depth of the ocean, 
Vatrahavathara and also Parsurama as He wandered all over the earth and 
trivikrama as He measured the earth with His feet.
  10. Gaam , jalam vindhathi. resorts to the waters, Mathsya and Koorma.
  11. Gaam vedam vindhathi. He alone knows the real purport of the vedas. 
Refers to Hayagrivaavathara.
  12. Gaam ,indhriyam vindhathi .The Lord of the indhriyas, Hrishikesah. Makes 
the indhriyas enter into appropriate vishaya.
   There are even more meanings mentioned by the saintly commentators but These 
are the generally quoted meanings. Andal was fond of this nama is also shown by 
her mentioning it in the threwe of her main pasurams.
  Srivilliputhur is referred to as Govindhan vaazumoor.Commentators say that 
Andal being the avathara of Bhudevi had more love for govindha nama as the Lord 
saved her in Varahavathara. Gaam vindhathi.Govindha pattabhishekam is extolled 
as being even superior than that of Rama because Valmiki says 'vasavo vaasavam 
yathaa', of the coronation of Rama comparing it to that of Indra but here Indra 
himself did the abhisheka of Krishna as Govinda.
  There may be more to this thqn what meagre knowledge I have acquired and the 
rudite scholars and devotees may tell more about this.
  Saroja Ramanujam
  
         



                  May god bless you,
        
                 Dr.  Saroja Ramanujam, M.A., Ph.D, Siromani in sanskrit.
  










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