Govind 4557834 203564533 2008-04-05T18:20:56Z Anthony Appleyard 119438 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/218.248.68.63|218.248.68.63]] ([[User talk:218.248.68.63|talk]]) to last version by Koavf '''Govind''' can mean:- *A form of [[Govinda]], which see, including an alternative name in Hinduism given to the god [[Krishna]]. *The name '''Govind''' is commonly used in [[Sikhism]] to refer to God. It is derived from "Gobinda" which means '''Preserver of the World''' in [[Gurmukhi]]. In the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the [[Sikh Scripture]] there are many reference of this word. One example is: "''Every day, hour and moment, I continually sing and speak of Govind, Govind, the Lord of the Universe. ||1||''" ([http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=404&english=t&id=18587#l18587| Guru Granth Sahib Page 404]) *'''Govind''' is sometime the name used to refer to the Tenth [[Sikh]] Guru, [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. Although, this is more commonly written as '[[Gobind]]'. The [[Dasam Granth]], which is the second [[Sikh Scripture]] written by the Tenth Guru, has two references to 'Govind': **On Page 643, Line 3: "''O Lord! I have forsaken all other doors and have caught hold of only Thy door. O Lord! Thou has caught hold of my arm; I, Govind, am Thy [[serf]], kindly take (care of me and) protect my honour. 864.''" **On Page 728, Line 4: "''All the gods, taking permission of Krishna, bowed their heads and went back to their abodes; in their delight, they have named Krishna as `Govind`;''" == References == * [[Guru Granth Sahib]] * [[Dasam Granth]] * Dictionary of [[Guru Granth Sahib]] by S S Kohli {{disambig}} [[Category:Sikhism]] [[Category:Sikh terms]]