Govinda Namavali - A Garland of 108 Names in Worship of Govinda/Krishna/Venkateswara Swamy

Govinda is a name that applies to Sri Krishna and Sri Venkateswara Swamy.

 

To be more clear, it is one of the numerous names applicable to the Supreme Being Narayan who incarnated in various forms, from time to time, to save his devotees from miseries and bad elements. With that concept in mind, some exceptional devotees of Vishnu Bhagavan must have created this wonderful garland of 108 names in a lyrical form. The identity of that author is unknown to my perception. But these names of Govinda are trendy and get recited with amazing tunes by many devotees around us.

When we go through these names, it becomes evident that they are addressed to Venkateswara, Sri Rama, Sri Krishna, and many other forms of God.

And, let me say one more fact before starting with the names.

I was provided with a pamphlet containing these 108 names of Govinda by a temple priest in Andhra Pradesh when I visited the Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple in a village on the border of Kakinada City some 3 to 4 years ago. I started reciting these names every Saturday afternoon from that day onwards and still continuing this practice. It provides me much satisfaction and happiness.

Here are the Names in Govinda NaamaavaLi

1. Sri Srinivasa gOvinda
2. Sri VenkatEsa gOvinda
3. Bhaktavatsala gOvinda
4. Bhaagavata priya gOvinda
5. nitya nirmala gOvinda
6. neelamEghashyaama gOvinda
7. puraaNa purusha gOvinda
8. pundariikaaksha gOvinda || (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times) || 
9. nandanandana gOvinda
10. navaniita chOra gOvinda
11. pashupaalaka sri gOvinda
12. paapavimOchana gOvinda
13. dushta samhaara gOvinda
14. durita nivAraNa gOvinda
15. sishta paripaalaka gOvinda
16. kashta nivAraNa gOvinda || (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
17. vajramakuta dhara gOvinda
18. varaahamoorti gOvinda
19. gOpijana lOla gOvinda 
20. gOvardhana dhAra gOvinda
21. dashrath nandana gOvinda 
22. dashamukha mardana gOvinda
23. pakshivAhana gOvinda
24. paandava priya gOvinda || (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
25. matsya koorma gOvinda
26. madhusoodana hari gOvinda
27. varAha narasimha gOvinda
28. vAmana bhrigurAma govinda
29. balarAmAnuja gOvinda
30. boudhdha kalki dhara gOvinda
31. vEnugaana priya gOvinda
32. vEnkata ramaNA gOvinda ||  (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
33. siitaa nAyaka gOvinda
34. shrita paripaalaka gOvinda
35. daridrajana pOshaka gOvinda
36. dharma samsthaapaka gOvinda
37. anaatha rakshaka gOvinda
38. aapadbhAndava gOvinda
39. sharaNAgata vatsala gOvinda
40. karuNA saagara gOvinda ||  (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
41. kamala daLaaksha gOvinda
42. kaamitaphala dAta gOvinda
43. paapa vinAshaka gOvinda
44. paahi murArE gOvinda
45. sri mudrAnkita gOvinda
46. sri vastAnkita gOvinda
47. dharaNee nAyaka gOvinda
48. dinakara tEja gOvinda ||  (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
49. padmaavati priya gOvinda
50. prasanna moorati gOvinda
51. aashrita paksha gOvinda
52. abhayahasta pradarshana gOvinda
53. shankhchakra dhara gOvinda
54. shArNga gadAdhara gOvinda
55. virajaa tiirasta gOvinda
56. virOdhi mardana gOvinda ||  (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
57. saalagrAma dhara gOvinda
58. sahsra nAmA gOvinda
59. lakshmiivallabh gOvinda
60. lakshman agraja gOvinda
61. kastoori tilakaa gOvinda
62. kAnchanAmbara dhara gOvinda
63. garuda vAhana gOvinda
64. gaja rAja rakshak gOvinda ||  (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
65. vAnara sEvita gOvinda
66. vAradhi bandhana gOvinda
67. Edukondala vaada gOvinda
68. Eka svaroopa gOvinda
69. srirAmakrishNa gOvinda
70. raghukul bandana gOvinda
71. pratyaksha dEva gOvinda
72. paramdayAkara gOvinda ||  (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
73. vajrakavacha dhArA gOvinda
74. vyjayanti maalaa gOvinda
75. vaddiikAsula vaadaa gOvinda
76. vAsudEva tanayaa gOvinda
77. bilvapatrArchita gOvinda
78. bikshuka samstuta gOvinda
79. stree-pum roopA govinda
80. shivkEshav moorti gOvinda
81. brahmAnda roopA govinda
82. bhakta rakshaka gOvinda || (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
83. nitya kalyaaNa gOvinda
84. neeraja nAbhA gOvinda
85. haatiirAma priya gOvinda
86. hari sarvOttama gOvinda
87. janArdana moorti gOvinda
88. jagat-sAkshi roopa gOvinda
89. abhishEka priya gOvinda
90. aapannivAraNa gOvinda || (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
91. ratna kiriitaa gOvinda
92. rAmAnuja suta gOvinda      

    

    Last page of Govinda Namavali Pamphlet

    
    
93. svayamprakAsa gOvinda
94. sahasra aksha gOvinda
95. nitya subhaprada gOvinda
96. nikhila lOkEsha gOvinda
97. aananda roopA gOvinda
98. aadyanta rahitA gOvinda || (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)
99. ihapara dAyaka gOvinda
100. ibha rAja rakshaka gOvinda
101. parama dayALO gOvinda
102. padmanAbha hari gOvinda
103. tirumala vAsA gOvinda
104. tulasii vanamAlA gOvinda
105. shEshAdri nilaya gOvinda
106. shEsha shAyinii gOvinda
107. sri Srinivasa gOvinda
108. sri VenkatEsa gOvinda || (gOvindaa hari gOvindaa gOkulanandana gOvindaa - 2 times)

After chanting these names, it is a practice of expressing one's bhakti bhavana (devotional love) through this chant "Edu kondala vaadaa Venkata Ramana gOvindaa gOvindaa gOvinda" which gets translated into "O Lord Venkateswara residing on the seven hills, protect me, protect me, protect me. It is a Telugu-language devotional submission. Other devotees express their bhakti by simply repeating one name "Govinda" three or more times.