The "Goda Stuti", composed by Shri Vedanta Desika consists of 29 shlOkAs.
See a Summary of the composition.

The exploration here is to get at the meanings of each of the
words, investigate roots and related words.

Goda is often referred to in the invocative (sambOdhanA) and
subject (dvitiyA) forms (vibhakti:); The prosaical transformation
(anvaya:) is provided where unobvious.

[1] "The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary" by Vaman Shivram Apte, Revised and Enlarged Edition, Motilal Banarsidass Pub
[2] "Shri Desika Stotra Mala" by Shri Ramadesikachariar Swamy, 2003 Edition, Lifco
[3] Shri V.S.Sadagopan's english translation
[4] "A Sanskrit English Dictionary", M. Monier-Williams, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers

[Invocatory Tanian on Swami Desikan by Kumara Varadacharya]

    shrImAn vE~nkaTanAthArya:   kavi-tArkika-kEsarI
    vEdAntAcArya-varyO mE       sannidhattAm sadA hR^idi

[1.txt] Seeking refuge under Goda

    shrI-viShNucitta-kula-nandana-kalpavallIm
      shrI-ra~ngarAja-haricandana-yOga-dR^ishyAm
    sAkshAt kshamAm karuNayA kamalAmivAnyAm
      gOdAm ananya-sharaNa: sharaNam prapadyE

[2.txt] Goda's qualities exciting Desika

    vaidEshika: shruti-girAm api bhUyasInAm
      varNEShu mAti mahimA na hi mAdR^ishAm tE
    ittham vidantam api mAm sahasaiva gOdE
      mOuna-druhO mukharayanti guNAstvadIyA:

[3.txt] Seeking Goda's blessing for the composition

    tvat prEyasa: shravaNayOramR^itAyamAnAm
      tulyAm tvadIya maNi-nUpura-shi~NjitAnAm
    gOdE tvamEva janani tvadabhiShTavArhAm
      vAcam prasanna-madhurAm mama samvidhEhi

[4.txt] Goda's blessings are the cause of great poets' works

    kR^iShNAnvayEna dadhatIm yamunAnubhAvam
      tIrthairyathAvadavagAhya sarasvatIm tE
    gOdE vikasvara-dhiyAm bhavatI-kaTAkshAt
      vAca: sphuranti makaranda-muca: kavInAm

[5.txt] Goda's blessings cause Mukunda to show mercy on sinners like us

    asmAdR^ishAm apakR^itOu cira dIkshitAnAm
      ahnAya dEvi dayatE yadasOu mukunda:
    tannishcitam niyamitastava mOuLi-dAmnA
      tantrI-ninAdamadhuraishca girAm nigumbhai:

[6.txt] Describing Goda's qualities (punning with river names)

    shONAdharEpi kucayOrapi tu~ngabhadrA
      vAcAm pravAhanivahEpi sarasvatI tvam
    aprAkR^itairapi rasairvirajA svabhAvAt
      gOdApi dEvi kamiturnanu narmadAsi

[7.txt] Goda - Reason for Valmiki's greatness

    valmIkata: shravaNatO vasudhAtmanastE
      jAtO babhUva sa muni: kavi-sArvabhOuma:
    gOdE kimadbhutamidam yadamI svadantE
      vaktrAravinda-makarandanibhA: prabandhA:

[8.txt] Other Azhvars taking Goda-like positions (nAyikA bhAvam) for enjoying the Lord

    bhOktum tava priyatamam bhavatIva gOdE
      bhaktim nijAm praNaya-bhAvanayA gR^iNanta:
    uccAvacairviraha-sa~ngamajairudantai:
      shR^i~ngArayanti hR^idayam guravastvadIyA:

[9.txt] Why Goda is Sri Devi's sister

    mAta: samutthitavatIm adhiviShNucittam
      vishvOpajIvyamamR^itam vacasA duhAnAm
    tApacchidam himarucEriva mUrtimanyAm
      santa: payOdhi-duhitu: sahajAm vidustvAm

[10.txt] Goda - Reason why Vishnuchitta became Periazhvar

    tAtastu tE madhubhida: stutilEshavashyAt
      karNAmR^itai: stutishatairanavApta pUrvam
    tvanmOuLigandhasubhagAm upahR^itya mAlAm
      lEbhE mahattarapadAnuguNam prasAdam

[11.txt] Goda - Reason for the "southern direction" to get excellence

    dik dakshiNApi paripaktrimapuNyalabhyAt
      sarvOttarA bhavati dEvi tavAvatArAt
    yatraiva ra~ngapatinA bahumAnapUrvam
      nidrALunApi niyatam nihitA: kaTAkshA:

[12.txt] Goda - Reason for river Godavari's excellence

    prAyENa dEvi bhavatIvyapadEshayOgAt
      gOdAvarI jagadidam payasA punItE
    yasyAm samEtya samayEShu ciram-nivAsAt
      bhAgIrathI prabhR^itayOpi bhavanti puNyA:

[13.txt] How Goda's friends are teasing her on the qualities of her chosen-husband

    nAgEshaya: sutanu pakshiratha: katham tE
      jAta: svayamvarapati: puruSha: purANa:
    EvamvidhA: samucitam praNayam bhavatyA:
      sandarshayanti parihAsagira: sakhInAm

[14.txt] How the bees give greater importance to Goda's garland than Vijayanthi

    tvadbhuktamAlya-surabhIkR^ita-cArumOuLE:
      hitvA bhujAntaragatAm api vaijayantIm
    patyustavEshvari mitha: pratighAtalOlA:
      barhAtapatrarucim Aracayanti bhR^i~ngA:

[15.txt] Why Goda's garland is superior to Vijayanthi

    AmOdavatyapi sadA hR^idayamgamApi
      rAgAnvitApi laLitApi guNOttarApi
    mOuLisrajA tava mukundakirITabhAjA
      gOdE bhavatyadharitA khalu vaijayantI

[16.txt] How the bees are the musicians in Goda's marriage

    tvanmOuLidAmani vibhO: shirasA gR^ihItE
      svacchanda-kalpita-sapIti-rasa-pramOdA:
    ma~NjusvanA-madhulihO vidadhu: svayam tE
      svAyamvaram kamapi ma~ngaLa-tUrya-ghOSham

[17.txt] How the Lord respects Goda's garland

    vishvAyamAna-rajasA kamalEna nAbhOu
      vaksha:sthalE ca kamalA-stana-candanEna
    AmOditOpi nigamairvibhura~nghriyugmE
      dhattE natEna shirasA tava mOuLi-mAlAm

[18.txt] How the Lord becomes respected due to Goda's garment and garland

    cUDApadEna parigR^ihya tavOttarIyam
      mAlAmapi tvadaLakairadhivAsya dattAm
    prAyENa ra~ngapatirESha bibharti gOdE
      sOubhAgya-sampadabhiShEka-mahAdhikAram

[19.txt] How the Lord becomes fragrant with Goda's garland

    tu~ngairakR^itrimagira: svayamuttamA~ngai:
      yam sarvagandha iti sAdaramudvahanti
    AmOdamanyamadhigacchati mAlikAbhi:
      sOpi tvadIyakuTilALaka-vAsitAbhi:

[20.txt] Goda's view of the Lord's head has an extra halo

    dhanyE samasta-jagatAm pituruttamA~ngE
      tvanmOuLimAlyabhara-sambharaNEna bhUya:
    indIvara-srajamivAdadhati tvadIyAni
      AkEkarANi bahumAna-vilOkitAni

[21.txt] Exchange of garlands between the Lord and Goda

    ra~ngEshvarasya tava ca praNayAnubandhAt
      anyOnyamAlya-parivR^ittim abhiShTuvanta:
    vAcAlayanti vasudhE rasikAstrilOkIm
      nyUnAdhikatvasamatAviShayairvivAdai:

[22.txt] The Lord with Sri Devi and Goda looks like a peacock's throat

    dUrvA-daLa-pratimayA tava dEha-kAntyA
      gOrOcanA-rucirayA ca rucEndirAyA:
    AsIdanujjhita-shikhAvaLa-kaNTha-shObham
      mA~ngaLyadAm praNamatAm madhuvairi-gAtram

[23.txt] The kings enjoy sovereignity from Lord-with-SriDevi-and-Goda's blessings

    arcyam samarcya niyamairnigamaprasUnai:
      nAtham tvayA kamalayA ca samEyivAmsam
    mAtashciram niravishan nijamAdhirAjyam
      mAnyA manuprabhR^itayOpi mahIkshitastE

[24.txt] How Goda's presence with Sri Devi increases the chances of sinners in obtaining Lord's mercy

    ArdrAparAdhini janEpyabhirakshaNArtham
      ra~ngEshvarasya ramayA vinivEdyamAnE
    pArshvE paratra bhavatI yadi tatra nAsIt
      prAyENa dEvi vadanam parivartitam syAt

[25.txt] Goda's gentle twitching of the eye transforms Lord's free will

    gOdE guNairapanayan praNatAparAdhAn
      bhrUkshEpa Eva tava bhOgarasAnukUla:
    karmAnubandhi-phaladAna-ratasya bhartu:
      svAtantrya-durvyasana-marmabhidA-nidAnam

[26.txt] Goda is the river who destroys the world's miseries

    ra~ngE taTidguNavatO ramayaiva gOdE
      kR^iShNAmbudasya ghaTitAm kR^ipayA suvR^iShTyA
    dOurgatyadurviShavinAshasudhAnadIm tvAm
      santa: prapadya shamayantyacirENa tApAn

[27.txt] Goda is the world's mother

    jAtAparAdhamapi mAm anukampya gOdE
      gOptrI yadi tvamasi yuktam idam bhavatyA:
    vAtsalya-nirbharatayA jananI kumAram
      stanyEna vardhayati daShTa-payOdharApi

[28.txt] Dhyana Shlokam (Let Goda be in our hearts)

    shatamakha-maNi-nIlA cArukalhArahastA
      stana-bhara-namitA~ngI sAndra-vAtsalya-sindhu:
    aLaka-vinihitAbhi: sragbhirAkR^iShTanAthA
      vilasatu hR^idi gOdA viShNucittAtmajA na:

[29.txt] Phala Sruti (Benefit for those who recite Goda Stuti)

    iti vikasita-bhaktErutthitAm vE~nkaTEshAt
      bahuguNa-ramaNIyAm vakti gOdA-stutim ya:
    sa bhavati bahumAnya: shrImatO ra~ngabhartu:
      caraNa-kamala-sEvAm shAshvatIm abhyupaiShyan

[Valedictory Tanian on Swami Desikan by Kumara Varadacharya]

    kavi-tArkika-simhAya      kalyANa-guNa-shAlinE
    shrImatE vE~nkaTEshAya    vEdAnta-guravE nama: