(Excerpts from Sri Gopala-Tapani Upanishad)
1. Obeisances to Lord Govinda, handsome with a peacock-feather crown, identical with Balarama, His
intelligence sharp, and He the swan in the Manasa lake of the goddess of fortune's thoughts.
2. Obeisances to Him, the death of Kamsa and his allies, the killer of Kesi and Canura, the object of worship
for Siva, and the chariot-driver of Arjuna.
3. Obeisances to Him, the cowherd boy fond of playing the flute, the crusher of Kaliya, t

