Govinda

Govinda (or Govind) is another name of Krishna, or God, and also appears as the 187th and 539th names in the Vishnu sahasranama.
Govinda Ahuja is a Bollywood actor and politician, popularly known as Govinda.
According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Govinda has three meanings:
In another Hindu scripture Harivamsa, Indra praised Krishna as having attained to leadership of cows as He was a cowherd. So men shall praise Him as Govinda.
The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as He pervades all the worlds, giving them power.
The Shanti parva of the Mahabharata states that Vishnu restored the earth that had sunk into the netherword, or Patala, so all the Devas praised Him as Govinda.
Alternatively, it means He who is known by Vedic words alone. Adi Sankara wrote a poem called Bhaja Govindam expressing his inner devotion to Krishna.

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