Radha Madhava Mana Mohana

Shyama Mukunda Madhusudhana [ Radha Madhava ... ]

Krishna Murari Yadu Nandana

Mandara Giridhari Gopalana

Madhuvana Sanchari Janardhana

Sing the praises of Lord Madhava (Krishna) who regales the mind of devotees, the dark complexioned Lord of the Yadu clan, the slayer of demons Mura and Madhu. He is the protector who held aloft the Mandara mountain and moves about in the forests of Madhu (Madhuvan - Brindavan).

Deity

Krishna

Language

Sanskrit / Hindi

Raga

Kapi

Beat

8 Beat / Keherwa / Adi

Level

Advanced

Reference Gents Pitch

1 Pancham / C

Reference Ladies Pitch

5 Pancham / G

Glossary Terms

Song Glossary

giridhar:

one who lifted the mountain - refers to lord krishna who lifted the govardhana peak; (var) giridhara, giridhari

gopal:

name of krishna which means protector of the cowherd; (var) gopala, gopalana, gopalam

janardhana:

one who protects the people - refers to lord vishnu

krishna:

name of the eighth incarnation of lord vishnu, son of devaki and vasudeva

madhava:

name of krishna which means very sweet like madhu-honey; (var) madhavam, madhavaya

madhusudhana:

slayer of the demon madhu - lord krishna

madhuvana:

forest inhabited by the demon ‘madhu’

mana:

mind; (var) man, mano

mandara:

name of a mountain, a type of flower

mohana:

attractive, beautiful, enchanting; (var) mohanam, mohini (f) - also refers to an incarnation of lord vishnu

mukunda:

refers to krishna, the one who grants liberation

murare:

one who killed the demon ‘mura’ – lord krishna; (var) murari, murarey

nandana:

son, also the name of a forest; (var) nandan, nandanam

radha:

one of the gopikas and the beloved of lord krishna; (var) radhe, radhey, radhika

sanchari:

one who wanders; (var) sanchara, sancharam

sham:

dark hued, a reference to lord krishna; evening time; (var) shyam, shyama, shyamala

yadu:

name of the dynasty in which lord krishna was born; (var) yaduvara, yadukula

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