Name of God in Hinduism

• Govinda is another name of Krishna or God and also appears as the 187th and 539th names in the Vishnu sahasranama.
• According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Govinda has three meanings:

1) 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.

2) The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as He pervades all the worlds giving them power.

3) 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.

Reference: Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, trasnlated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. available at India web site: http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org and US site: http://www.vedanta.com.

Adi Sankara wrote a poem called Bhaja_Govindam expressing his inner devotion to Krishna.

For more information, see the Wikipedia article on Krishna.

The Actor

Govinda Ahuja (born December 21, 1958), popularly known simply as Govinda, is an actor in Hindi films. He has acted in over 100 Hindi films starting with his debut in 1977.

He was born in Punjab. He is married to Sunita Ahuja. In 2004, he joined the Congress party.

Condensed filmography

• Hatiya (Murder) (1988)
• Swarg (Heaven) (1990)
• Shola aur Shabnam (1992)
• Aankhen (The Eyes) (1993)
• Dulaara (1994)
• Raja Babu (1994)
• Khuddaar (1994)
• Coolie No. 1 (1995)
• Saajan Chale Sasuraal (Darling is going to in-law's place) (1996)
• Hero No. 1 (1997)
• Aunty No. 1 (1998)
• Dulhe Raja (1998)
• Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan (1998)
• Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999)
• Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999)
• Hadh Kar Di Aapne (You have crossed the limit) (2000)
• Aamdani atthani Kharchaa Rupaiyaa (2001)

External links on the Actor

• Biography at www.apunkachoice.com
• Biography at IMDB.com