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Krishna / Adi Shankara · Wake up and worship

भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं गोविन्दं भज मूढमते

Bhaja Govindam Bhaja Govindam, Govindam Bhaja Mudhamate

Meaning

Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, worship Govinda, O foolish mind.

Why chant this

Adi Shankara's wake-up call — the mind cannot be saved by grammar, only by remembrance.

Pronunciation

Bha-ja — Go-vin-dam — Bha-ja — Go-vin-dam