Govinda Damodara Madhaveti

Govinda Damodara Madhaveti is a famous prayer written by Bilvamangala Thakura, the famous blind Vaishnava saint. Bilvamangala was a devotee in his previous birth. But in his birth as Bilvamangala, he forgot devotional service and became completely engaged in sense-gratification. Completely attached to women, he had many mistresses.

On a stormy night, in torrential rain, he swam across a river, climbed across the compound wall and with great difficulty, managed to reach his mistress' chamber. His mistress, astounded that this man had come to visit her in such scray weather, exclaimed, "If only you had a bit of this attachement for Krishna......" On hearing this exclamation, Bilvamangala immediately had an awakening of senses. He left for holy places immediately, seeing his mistress as his first teacher. Because she was the one who taught him the first step to Krishna Consciousness in his present birth.

Even while worshipping Krishna in holy places, he could not control his attraction to women. He thus poked out both his eyes, blinded himself and for the rest of his life, lived happily as a Krishna-conscious saint. His famous prayer, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti is simply a classic. An artist's true talent comes out only when he is performing in front of a captive audience and this is such a recordings of Panditji. The doyen of the Mewati Gharana, Sangeet Martand, Pandit Jasraj is one of the foremost vocalists in the Indian classical music scene today.He has sung this Krishna stotra in an amazing way..........masterpiece