Shloka of the day

Shloka of the day Wednesday, 20 May 2026

One Sanskrit verse a day from the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Vedas, subhashitas and well-known stotras, with transliteration and meaning. 132 verses in rotation.

Bhaja Govindam (Adi Shankaracharya) 1

भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं गोविन्दं भज मूढमते ।bhaja govindaṃ bhaja govindaṃ govindaṃ bhaja mūḍhamate |

सम्प्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले न हि न हि रक्षति डुकृञ्करणे ॥samprāpte sannihite kāle na hi na hi rakṣati ḍukṛñkaraṇe ||

Meaning

Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, worship Govinda, O foolish mind! When the appointed hour of death draws near, rules of grammar will not save you.

हे मूढ़ मन, गोविन्द को भजो, गोविन्द को भजो। जब अन्त समय निकट आएगा, तब व्याकरण के नियम तुम्हारी रक्षा नहीं करेंगे।

The meaning is our own short paraphrase, not a word-for-word translation.

Earlier verses

The verse of each of the previous days.

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