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Klim Krishnaya, Govindaya, Gopi-Jana Vallabhaya, Swaha.
This mantra can be recited if you have a small or large problem during the day. It gives Krishna the option to respond either directly or through a demigod, as he chooses. It is said that those who chant it become attractive. Since the cow is the symbol of provision, gopi-jana (cowherd) represents the demigod who provides what is sought. Swaha is Krishna’s personal power, so to utter swaha properly is to bow to His will.
The quote below is from the book Concentration, by Ernest Wood.
“The following explanations are from the Gopalatapani and Krishna Upanishads.
‘Once the Sages came to the great Brahma and asked: Who is the Supreme God? Whom does Death fear? Through the knowledge of what does all become known? What makes this world continue on its course?
‘He replied: Shri Krishna verily is the Supreme God. Death is afraid of Govinda. By knowing the Lord of Gopi-jana the whole is known. By Swaha the world goes on evolving.
‘Then they questioned Him again: Who is Krishna? Who is Govinda? Who is the Lord of Gopi-jana? What is Swaha?
‘He replied: Krishna is He who destroys all wrong. Govinda is the Knower of all things, who, on earth, is known through the great teaching. The Lord of Gopi-jana is He who guides all conditioned beings. Swaha is his power. He who meditates on these, repeats the mantra, and worships him, becomes immortal.
‘Again they asked him: What is his form? What is his mantra? What is his worship?
‘He replied: He who has the form of a protector of cows. The cloud-coloured youth. He who sits at the root of the tree. He whose eyes are like the full-blown lotus. He whose raiment is of the splendor of lightning. He who is two-armed. He who is possessed of the sign of wisdom. He who wears a garland of flowers. He who is seated on the center of the golden lotus. Who meditates upon him becomes free. His is the mantra of five parts. The first is Klim Krishnaya. Klim is the seed of attraction. The second is Govindaya. The third is Gopi-jana. The fourth is Vallabhaya. The fifth and last is Swaha. Klim -- to Krishna -- to the Giver of Knowledge -- to the Lord of the Cowherds -- Swaha.
‘Om. Adoration to the Universal Form, the Source of all Protection, The Goal of Life, the Ruler of the Universe, and the Universe itself.
‘Om. Adoration to the Embodiment of Wisdom, the Supreme Delight, Krishna, the Lord of Cowherds! To the Giver of Knowledge, adoration!’”
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