Gobind (name)
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Gobind also spelled Govind is a gunwachak (put translation of gunwachak here) name of god which means the sustainer of the world. ਗਊ ਪਰਿਥਵੀ ਦਾ ਪਾਲਣਹਾਰ, ਪਰਭੂ। ਦੇਖੋ, ਗੋਵਿੰਦ. "ਸਤਿਗਰੂ ਗਬਿੰਦ ਜੀਉ". (ਸਵੈਯੇ ਮਃ ੪. ਕੇ), ਗਣ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਨਿਤ ਗਾਵਣੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ॥
- Gobind was also a sikh of Guru Arjun dev of Gheyi clan.
- Gobind was name of 10th Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh ji
- The sixth Guru's name also makes use of the name - Guru Hargobind ji
- Govind is one of the many names used to refer to Krishna by Hindus (ਕਰਿਸ਼ਨ): ਉਦਾਹਰਣ: ਆਖਹਿ ਗੋਪੀ ਤੈ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ॥ {ਜਪ ੧, ੨੬:੧੪ (6)
