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	"'''Govinda Jaya Jaya'''" is an ~~[[India]]n~~ devotional chant or song. It is often sung in the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness\|Krishna Consciousness]] movement founded by [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=George Harrison GOVINDA JAYA JAYA [Prabhupada] \|url=http://krishnabooks.brighterplanet.org/krishna-books/george-harrison-govinda-jaya-jaya-prabhupada \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725101924/http://krishnabooks.brighterplanet.org/krishna-books/george-harrison-govinda-jaya-jaya-prabhupada \|archive-date=25 July 2011 \|publisher=Krishna Books \|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> and by various other schools of yoga, and by Hindus in general. Prabhupada's devotees [[Radha Krishna Temple (London)]] recorded the chant as "'''Govinda Jai Jai'''" for their [[The Radha Krsna Temple (album)\|eponymous album]], produced by [[George Harrison]] and released on [[the Beatles]]' [[Apple Records\|Apple]] record label in 1971.<ref>{{cite book\| last=Winn\| first=John C.\| year=2009\| title=That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970\| publisher=Three Rivers Press\|location=New York \|isbn=978-0-307-45239-9\|pages=368–69}}</ref> The recording was first issued as the B-side of the devotees' 1970 single "[[Govinda (Radha Krishna Temple song)\|Govinda]]".<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Castleman\|first1=Harry\|last2=Podrazik\|first2=Walter J.\|title=All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975\|publisher=Ballantine Books\|location=New York\|year=1976\|isbn=0-345-25680-8\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/87 87, 101]\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/87}}</ref>		"'''Govinda Jaya Jaya'''" is an Indian devotional chant or song. It is often sung in the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness\|Krishna Consciousness]] movement founded by [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=George Harrison GOVINDA JAYA JAYA [Prabhupada] \|url=http://krishnabooks.brighterplanet.org/krishna-books/george-harrison-govinda-jaya-jaya-prabhupada \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725101924/http://krishnabooks.brighterplanet.org/krishna-books/george-harrison-govinda-jaya-jaya-prabhupada \|archive-date=25 July 2011 \|publisher=Krishna Books \|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> and by various other schools of yoga, and by Hindus in general. Prabhupada's devotees [[Radha Krishna Temple (London)]] recorded the chant as "'''Govinda Jai Jai'''" for their [[The Radha Krsna Temple (album)\|eponymous album]], produced by [[George Harrison]] and released on [[the Beatles]]' [[Apple Records\|Apple]] record label in 1971.<ref>{{cite book\| last=Winn\| first=John C.\| year=2009\| title=That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970\| publisher=Three Rivers Press\|location=New York \|isbn=978-0-307-45239-9\|pages=368–69}}</ref> The recording was first issued as the B-side of the devotees' 1970 single "[[Govinda (Radha Krishna Temple song)\|Govinda]]".<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Castleman\|first1=Harry\|last2=Podrazik\|first2=Walter J.\|title=All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975\|publisher=Ballantine Books\|location=New York\|year=1976\|isbn=0-345-25680-8\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/87 87, 101]\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/87}}</ref>

	In 1996, the English rock band [[Kula Shaker]] adapted "Govinda Jaya Jaya" into their hit song "[[Govinda (Kula Shaker song)\|Govinda]]". Their song remains the only British top-ten hit sung entirely in [[Sanskrit]]. Speaking in 2016, [[Alonza Bevan]], the bass player of Kula Shaker, said that it was "nice to get an ancient Indian hymn [played] on [[BBC Radio 1\|Radio 1]] in the UK".<ref>{{cite web \|title=Kula Shaker 20th Anniversary of K \|url=http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/event.php?id=667&d=2016-12-10 \|publisher=[[Albert Hall, Manchester\|alberthallmanchester.com]] \|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>		In 1996, the English rock band [[Kula Shaker]] adapted "Govinda Jaya Jaya" into their hit song "[[Govinda (Kula Shaker song)\|Govinda]]". Their song remains the only British top-ten hit sung entirely in [[Sanskrit]]. Speaking in 2016, [[Alonza Bevan]], the bass player of Kula Shaker, said that it was "nice to get an ancient Indian hymn [played] on [[BBC Radio 1\|Radio 1]] in the UK".<ref>{{cite web \|title=Kula Shaker 20th Anniversary of K \|url=http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/event.php?id=667&d=2016-12-10 \|publisher=[[Albert Hall, Manchester\|alberthallmanchester.com]] \|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>
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	{{poemquote\|[[Govinda]] (Krishna, ~~the~~ Divine Cow Finder), Glory, Glory		{{poemquote\|[[Govinda]] (Krishna, The Divine Cow Finder), Glory, Glory
	[[Gopal (Krishna)\|Gopala]] (Krishna, Protector ~~of cows~~), Glory, Glory		[[Gopal (Krishna)\|Gopala]] (Krishna, Protector Of Cows), Glory, Glory
	[[Radha Ramana]] (Krishna, Lover of Radha), [[Hari]] (Krishna or Vishnu)		[[Radha Ramana]] (Krishna, Lover Of Radha), [[Hari]] (Krishna/Vishnu)
	Govinda, Glory, Glory}}		Govinda, Glory, Glory}}

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"'''Govinda Jaya Jaya'''" is an [[India]]n devotional chant or song. It is often sung in the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Krishna Consciousness]] movement founded by [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Harrison GOVINDA JAYA JAYA [Prabhupada] |url=http://krishnabooks.brighterplanet.org/krishna-books/george-harrison-govinda-jaya-jaya-prabhupada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725101924/http://krishnabooks.brighterplanet.org/krishna-books/george-harrison-govinda-jaya-jaya-prabhupada |archive-date=25 July 2011 |publisher=Krishna Books |access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> and by various other schools of yoga, and by Hindus in general. Prabhupada's devotees [[Radha Krishna Temple (London)]] recorded the chant as "'''Govinda Jai Jai'''" for their [[The Radha Krsna Temple (album)|eponymous album]], produced by [[George Harrison]] and released on [[the Beatles]]' [[Apple Records|Apple]] record label in 1971.<ref>{{cite book| last=Winn| first=John C.| year=2009| title=That Magic Feeling: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966–1970| publisher=Three Rivers Press|location=New York |isbn=978-0-307-45239-9|pages=368–69}}</ref> The recording was first issued as the B-side of the devotees' 1970 single "[[Govinda (Radha Krishna Temple song)|Govinda]]".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Castleman|first1=Harry|last2=Podrazik|first2=Walter J.|title=All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=New York|year=1976|isbn=0-345-25680-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/87 87, 101]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/alltogethernowfi0000cast/page/87}}</ref>

In 1996, the English rock band [[Kula Shaker]] adapted "Govinda Jaya Jaya" into their hit song "[[Govinda (Kula Shaker song)|Govinda]]". Their song remains the only British top-ten hit sung entirely in [[Sanskrit]]. Speaking in 2016, [[Alonza Bevan]], the bass player of Kula Shaker, said that it was "nice to get an ancient Indian hymn [played] on [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] in the UK".<ref>{{cite web |title=Kula Shaker 20th Anniversary of K |url=http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/event.php?id=667&d=2016-12-10 |publisher=[[Albert Hall, Manchester|alberthallmanchester.com]] |access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>

==Composition==
The song's lyrics run:

{{poemquote|Govinda Jaya Jaya
Gopala Jaya Jaya
Radha Ramana Hari
Govinda Jaya Jaya}}

Literal meaning:

{{poemquote|[[Govinda]] (Krishna, the Divine Cow Finder), Glory, Glory
[[Gopal (Krishna)|Gopala]] (Krishna, Protector of cows), Glory, Glory
[[Radha Ramana]] (Krishna, Lover of Radha), [[Hari]] (Krishna or Vishnu)
Govinda, Glory, Glory}}

Recordings of the song have also been made by Prabhupada himself, and by [[Vishnujana Swami]], [[Jai Uttal]], [[Maki Asakawa]], [[Alice Coltrane]], and [[Donna De Lory]].

==References==
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