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'''Govind''' may refer to:
*An alternate spelling of [[Religion:Govinda|Govinda]], which is a name in Hinduism given to the god [[Religion:Krishna|Krishna]]. It means "cowherd."
*The name '''Govind''' is commonly used in [[Religion:Sikhism|Sikhism]] to refer to God. It is derived from "Gobinda" which means '''Preserver of the World''' in Gurmukhi. In the [[Biography:Guru Granth Sahib|Guru Granth Sahib]], the Sikh Scripture there are many reference of this word. One example is: "''Every day, hour and moment, I continually sing and speak of Govind, Govind, the Lord of the Universe. ||1||''" ([http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=404&english=t&id=18587#l18587 Guru Granth Sahib Page 404]).
*'''Govind''' is sometime the name used to refer to the Tenth Sikh Guru, [[Biography:Guru Gobind Singh|Guru Gobind Singh]]. Although, this is more commonly written as 'Gobind'. The [[Religion:Dasam Granth|Dasam Granth]], which is the second Sikh Scripture written by the Tenth Guru, has two references to 'Govind':
**On Page 643, Line 3: "''O Lord! I have forsaken all other doors and have caught hold of only Thy door. O Lord! Thou has caught hold of my arm; I, Govind, am Thy serf, kindly take (care of me and) protect my honour. 864.''"
**On Page 728, Line 4: "''All the gods, taking permission of Krishna, bowed their heads and went back to their abodes; in their delight, they have named Krishna as `Govind`.''"

== See also ==
* Govinda (disambiguation)

== References ==
* ''[[Biography:Guru Granth Sahib|Guru Granth Sahib]]''
* ''[[Religion:Dasam Granth|Dasam Granth]]''
* ''Dictionary of [[Biography:Guru Granth Sahib|Guru Granth Sahib]]'' by S S Kohli

[[Category:Sikh terminology]]

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