by Damodara Rao Dasu

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konDa vEla - kEdAragowLa

P konDa vEla nettinaTTi gOvindA ninnu
konDinchEru yaSOdaku gOvindA ||
Oh Govinda, you lifted Govardhana hill with your little finger and saved cowherd community but Gopikas are complaining about you to Mother Yasoda.
C 1 golletalu mokkEru gOvindA nee
kollala cheera limmani gOvindA
golla venna dongiliga gOvindA ninnu
kolluva navvEru veerE gOvindA ||
Oh Govinda, Gopikas pray to you to return their clothes, stolen by you. When you stole butter the Gopikas laughed heartily.
C 2 gOvula gAchE vELa gOvindA pillan
gOvini valachiri gOvindA
gOvALulai yamunalO gOvindA neeku
kOvaramunnArurA gOvindA ||
Oh Govinda, when you played flute melodiously while tending cows, villagers loved to hear. Young wives of Kaliya serpent stood on the bank of Yamuna river and prayed to you to save their husband 'Kaliya'.
C 3 koTTETI vuTlakinda gOvindA neetO
goTTevATai penagEru gOvindA
guTTutO Sri vEnkaTAdri gOvindA kooDi
goTTAna beTTEru baTTi gOvindA ||
Oh Govinda, during 'vutla' festival many boys tried to push you aside to hit curd pot in sling net. You established well on Venkatadri much to the delight of all devotees.