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Gubbiyāḷo Gubbiyāḷo Gōvinda Gōvindā / ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ಗೋವಿಂದ ಗೋವಿಂದಾ

ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ಗೋವಿಂದ ಗೋವಿಂದಾ – A Devotional Bhajan by Śrī Vādirājaru




Kannada Lyrics

ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ಗೋವಿಂದ ಗೋವಿಂದಾ

ಗೋವಿಂದ ಗೋವಿಂದಾನೆಂದು ಗೋವಿಂದ ನೆನೆಯಿರೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ॥ಪ॥

ಕೇಶವನ್ನ ನೆನೆದರೆ ಕ್ಲೇಶ ಪರಿಹಾರವು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ಕೇಶವ
ನಾರಾಯಣನ ಧ್ಯಾನದಿಂದ ನರಕಭಯವಿಲ್ಲವೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ 
ಮಾಧವನ್ನ ನೆನೆದರೆ ಮನೋಭೀಷ್ಟ ಕೊಡುವೊನು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ 
ಗೋವಿಂದನ್ನ ದಯದಿಂದ ಘೋರದುರಿತ ನಾಶನವು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ  
ವಿಷ್ಣುಭಜನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದವಗೆ ವೈಷ್ಣವರ ಜನ್ಮವುಂಟೇ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ 
ಮಧುಸೂದನನ ಧ್ಯಾನದಿಂದ ಅತಿಶಯವು ಇಹುದೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮನ ನೆನೆದರೆ ಸಾವಿತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿಹರೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ವಾಮನದೇವರು ನಮಗೆ ವರಗಳ ಕೊಡುವೋರು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ||1||

ಶ್ರೀಧರನ್ನ ನೆನೆದರೆ ಸಿರಿ ನಮಗೆ ಒಲಿವಳೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶನ ಧ್ಯಾನದಿಂದ ಹೃದಯ ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧವೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಪದ್ಮನಾಭ ನಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಪಾಲಿಸಿ ರಕ್ಷಿಪನೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ದಾಮೋದರನ ನೆನೆದರೆ ಪಾಮರತ್ವ ಬಿಡಿಸುವನೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಸಂಕರ್ಷಣನ ಧ್ಯಾನದಿಂದ ಸಂತಾನ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ವಾಸುದೇವನ ದಯದಿಂದ ವಂಶ ಉದ್ಧಾರವೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನನ ನೆನೆದರೆ ಭೂಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಫಲವು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಅನಿರುದ್ಧನ ಸೇವಿಸೆ ಪುನೀತರಹೆವೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ||2||

ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮನ್ನ ಪುರಾಣಪುರುಷನೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಿರೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಅಧೋಕ್ಷಜ ನಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರಿಗಾಧಾರವಾಗಿಹನೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ನಾರಸಿಂಹದೇವರು ನಮ್ಮ ಕುಲದೈವವೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಅಚ್ಯುತ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಕೂಡಿ ಸಚ್ಚಿದಾನಂದನೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಜನಾರ್ದನದೇವರು ಜಗಕೆಲ್ಲ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಉಪೇಂದ್ರನು ನಮ್ಮ ಅಪರಾಧವ ಕ್ಷಮಿಸುವನೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಹರಿನಾಮಾಮೃತಕೆ ಸರಿ ಧರೆಯೊಳಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲವೊ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ರಂಗೇಶಯೆಂಬೊ ಸಿದ್ಧಕ್ರಿಯ ಬಲ್ಲರೆ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ||3||

 ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ಪಾಡುವರಿಗೆ ಇಹ ಪರವು ಸಂತತವು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೋ
ಧರಣಿಯೊಳು ಆಚಂದ್ರಾರ್ಕ ತಾರಕವಾಗಿಹರು ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ
ಹಯವದನನ್ನ ಪಾದಧ್ಯಾನ ನಿತ್ಯ ಮರೆಯದೆ ನೀ ನೆನೆ ಮನವೆ
ನಮ್ಮ ಹಯವದನನ್ನ ಪಾದವೇ ನಿತ್ಯ ಮನವೆ ಗುಬ್ಬಿಯಾಳೊ ||4||

English Transliteration

Gubbiyāḷo Gubbiyāḷo Gōvinda Gōvindā

Gōvinda Gōvindānendu Gōvindana  neneyiro gubbiyāḷo pa

Kēśavanna nenedare klēśa parihāravu gubbiyāḷo
Nārāyaṇana dhyānadiṁda narakabhayavillavo gubbiyāḷo
Mādhavanna neneyadare manōbhīṣṭa koḍuvonu gubbiyāḷo
Gōvindanna dayadiṁda ghōradurita nāśanavu gubbiyāḷo
Viṣṇubhajaneyilladavage Vaiṣṇavara janmavuṇṭē gubbiyāḷo
Madhusūdanana dhyānadiṁda atiśayavu ihudo gubbiyāḷo
Trivikramana neneyadare Sāvitrīyāgiharo gubbiyāḷo
Vāmanadēvaru namage varagala koḍuvōru gubbiyāḷo ||1||

Śrīdharanna neneyadare siri namage olivaḷo gubbiyāḷo
Hṛṣīkēśana dhyānadiṁda hṛdaya pariśuddhavo gubbiyāḷo
Padmanābha nammellarā pālisi rakṣipano gubbiyāḷo
Dāmōdarana neneyadare pāmaratva biḍisuvano gubbiyāḷo
Sankarṣaṇana dhyānadiṁda santāna abhivr̥ddhiyu gubbiyāḷo
Vāsudēvana dayadiṁda vaṁśa uddhāravo gubbiyāḷo
Pradyumnana neneyadare bhūpradakṣiṇe phalavu gubbiyāḷo
Aniruddhana sēvise punītarahēvo gubbiyāḷo ||2||

Puruṣōttamanna purāṇapuruṣanendu tiḷiyiro gubbiyāḷo
Adhōkṣaja nammellarigādhāravāgihano gubbiyāḷo
Nārasiṁha dēvaru namma kuladaivavo gubbiyāḷo
Acyuta Lakṣmiyā kūḍi saccidānandano gubbiyāḷo
Janārdana dēvaru jagakella śrēṣṭharo gubbiyāḷo
Upēndra namma aparādhava kṣamisuvano gubbiyāḷo
Harināmāmṛtake sari dhareyoḷage illavo gubbiyāḷo
Śrīkṛṣṇa raṅgēśayeyembo siddhakriya ballare gubbiyāḷo ||3||

Ī gubbi pāḍuvarige iha paravu santatavu gubbiyāḷo
Dharaṇiyoḷu ācandrar̥ka tārakavāgiharu gubbiyāḷo
Hayavadananna pādadhyāna nitya mareyade nī nene manave
Namma Hayavadananna pādave nitya manave gubbiyāḷo ||4||


English Meaning

Chorus: O little bird, sing "Govinda Govinda"—may your heart dwell always on the Lord!

Remembering Keshava removes all suffering. Meditating on Narayana removes fear of hell.
Thinking of Madhava grants cherished desires. With Govinda's grace, miseries vanish.
Without devotion to Vishnu, how can one attain a Vaishnava birth? Meditation on Madhusudana brings great merit.
Trivikrama’s memory sanctifies like the Gayatri mantra. Vamana blesses us with divine boons.

Reflecting on Sridhara brings wealth. Dhyana on Hrishikesha purifies the heart.
Padmanabha protects and sustains us. Damodara frees us from ignorance and ego.
Sankarshana blesses with progeny. Vasudeva uplifts the lineage.
Pradyumna grants the merit of circumambulating the earth. Aniruddha’s service sanctifies us.

Recognize Purushottama as the primordial being. Adhokshaja is our foundation.
Narasimha is our family deity. Achyuta, united with Lakshmi, is bliss incarnate.
Janardana is supreme in the universe. Upendra forgives all our faults.
Nothing on earth compares to the nectar of Hari's name. Sri Krishna, the Lord of Rangas, is realized by the wise.

Those who sing like this bird will attain joy here and beyond. They become a guiding star on earth.
O mind, never forget to meditate on Hayavadana’s feet. His feet are our eternal refuge.

Reflective Commentary

Once Sri Vadirajaru visited Andhra, and heard a folk song called ‘gubellu’ in which people sing and clap in a circle. He decided to adapt that and created the song “Gubbiyalo gubbiyalo gubbiyalo Govinda,” which includes the 24 names of the Lord and how to worship Him. He even used the shobane songs sung at weddings like the Lakshmi Swayamvara song. Another song “Kolu Kolenna Kole” for instance spoke about the Dashavataras. The repetition of "Gubbiyāḷo" is both poetic and philosophical—reminding us to stay joyful and light-hearted while constantly chanting the Lord’s name. As we sing with devotion, we too can transcend fear, karma, and ego, just as the bird soars free in the sky.

Composer: Śrī Vādirājaru

Singer : Sri Vidhyabhushana

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