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Cartoonist

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Sat Jun 30, 2018, 12:17 AM Jun 2018

A song in Sanskrit

Govinda Jaya Jaya is an Indian devotional chant or song. It is often sung in the Krishna Consciousness movement founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, 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 eponymous album, produced by George Harrison and released on the Beatles' Apple record label in 1971. An edited version of this recording was first issued as the B-side of the devotees' 1970 single "Govinda".

In 1996, the English rock band Kula Shaker adapted "Govinda Jaya Jaya" into their hit 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 Radio 1 in the UK".



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A song in Sanskrit (Original Post) Cartoonist Jun 2018 OP
Hi Cartoonist - thank you for posting this! Pendrench Jul 2018 #1

Pendrench

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1. Hi Cartoonist - thank you for posting this!
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 02:15 PM
Jul 2018

I never heard this before - I love it!

I'll have to listen to some of their other songs

Tim

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