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This joyous chant gives us the opportunity to sing some of the many affectionate names of Lord Krishna. Govinda refers to lord Krishna as the "master of the senses." He is the one who helps us control the outgoing senses and turn within. Gopala is the "keeper of the cows." This is Krishna's youthful name, an epithet he received when he lived among the herdsmen of Vrindavan. Chanting this name honors his playful and endearing nature and his nature as the divine protector. Murali Manohara is the one "who steals our minds and hearts by playing his flute." The music of God is so enchanting that when the herdsmen and women who were his devotees heard Krishna's sweet flute, they would stop everything and run to be with him. Finally, Nandalala honors Krishna's family and heralds him as the son of the cowherd nanda.

This lilting version of Krishna Govinda is in the popular Indian raga Bhairavi, the "queen of ragas." Considered an early morning raga, it is often played at the end end of classical concerts which frequently last all night and conclude in the early morning hours.

This chant was recorded in South Fallsburg, New York in the summer of 1991.