Song: gOkula nilaya
gOkhula nileya
raagam: dEvagaandhaari
29 shankaraabharaNam janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P D2 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
or aabhEri
22 karaharapriya janya
Aa: S G2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya
Language:
1
gOkula nilaya krupaalaya paalaka
gOvardhana giri dhara muraLeedhara
(gOkula)
2
shreekara kamalaarccita karuNaakaraa
shreedhara kowstubha ratna vibhooshita
(gOkula)
3
neeraja nayanaa keerati shayanaa
naarada sannuta nirupama sucarita
(gOkula)
4
boosura sura gaNO paasita murahara
vaasava suta hita vaasudEva harE
(gOkula)
Meaning:
On Lord Krishna
1: The one who lived in GOkul, as a little boy, gives grace to all
He is the one who lifted the GOvardhana mountain (giri) while playing his flute (muraLi)
2: Shreekaran (the one who belongs to Goddess Lakshmi, Shree), whom Lakshmi worships
Shreedharam, the kaustubam jewel-wearer
3: The one with beautiful eyes of calm, who lies in the ocean
(Sage) Naarada tells your stories and sings your praises
4: The one who destroyed demons and saved gods
The one loved by Indra, VaasudEva (composer's mudra) oh Hari (another name for Krishna)!