गोपी-वल्लभ gōpī-vallabh

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

(Hindu mythology) epithet of Krishna who enchants the gōpī by playing the flute (murli).
(Bābā) Epithet of God who enchants lovers (brothers and sisters) with the murli (or flute of knowledge).
(Bābā) The Beloved or the Father of gōp and gōpī.

Usual translation

  1. Gopi Vallabh

Origin of the definition

गोप gōp (sanskrit)

A caste of Hindūs who are cow-herds ; a man of that caste; a cow-herd, herdsman; a dairyman, a milkman.

गोपी, गोपिका gōpī, gōpikā (sanskrit)

The wife of a gop or cow-herd.
A cowherdess (esp. applied to the cowherdesses of Vrindā-van, the companions of Krishṇa's juvenile sports).
A milk-maid, dairy-maid.

Gopivallabh. Father of gops and gopis.

वल्लभ vallabh (sanskrit)

Dear one, beloved, lover.
(Hinduism) myth. n.p. of Vallabha, epith. of Kṛṣṇa “Beloved”.
(Bābā) Father (God).

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

18 occurrences

In 12 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

7 occurrences

In 6 on 1112 murlis

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Created
Friday 19 May 2023
Updated
Tuesday 24 October 2023