taaLam:
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Language: Tamil

pallavi

rAgA: yadukulakAmbhOji

mArajanaka madhusUdana yadukulAmbOdhi candra mAmava

anupallavi

nIrada sundra nIrajAkSa navanIta vadana karuNArasa sadana

caraNam 1

gAna vilOla sumRduLa karAnguLi pallava lALita muraLI suSira
Anakadundubhi nandana gOpavadhU jAracOra nigamAnta cara


caraNam 2

rAgA: sAvEri

Aa:S R1 M1 P D1 S
Av: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

pArthasArathE naravara bhAmA rukmiNIpatE surapati vandita-
tIrtha caraNa shakaTAdi niSUdana dIna janAvana dhrta kara kankaNa


caraNam 3

rAgA: bEgaDa

Aa:S G3 R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2 D2 P S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

dhAtrI pArArOpaNa krtAvatAra jagadAdhAra nija-
dhAtrI krta yashOdA nayana sudhA-syandi vividha nirupama lIla


caraNam 4

rAgA: sarasvati

Aa:S R2 M2 P D2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M2 R2 S

shrI garuDAsana sanakAdi priya dEvatA sArvabhauma shESa vara-
bhOga shayana nArAyaNa mAdhava puruSOttama rAmadAsa vandita.

Meaning:

pallavi

mArajanaka - O Father of Manmatha !
madhusUdana - O Destroyer of (the Asura) Madhu !
yadukula ambhOdhi candra - O Moon rising from the ocean of Yadu's dynasty!
mAmava - Protect me.

anupallavi

nIrada sundara - O One beautiful as a cloud !
nIrajAkSa - O Lotus-eyed one!
navanIta vadana - O one whose mouth is full of butter!
karuNA rasa sadana - O abode of mercy!

caraNam 1

gAna vilOla - O One desirous of music !
lALita muraLI suSira - O One caressing the holes of the flute
sumRduLa karAnguLi pallava - with your tender shoot-like fingers of your very soft hands !
Anakadundubhi nandana - O Son of Anakadundubhi (another name of Vasudeva)!
gOpavadhU jAracOra - O Beloved of the Gopikas!
nigamAnta cara - O One treading the Upanishads! (i.e. one whose description is found in Upanishads)

caraNam 2

pArthasArathE - O Charioteer of Arjuna !
naravara - O King!
bhAmA rukmiNI patE - O Lord of Rukmini and Satyabhama!
surapati vandita tIrtha caraNa - O One whose sacred feet are saluted by Indra!
shakaTAdi niSUdana - O Slayer of evil-doers like Shakatasura!
dIna janAvana - O Protector of the poor and weak!
dhrta kara kankaNa -O One bearing bracelets in your arm!

caraNam 3

krta avatAra - O One who incarnated (as a boar)
dhAtrI pAra ArOpaNa - for lifting the earth onto the shore (from the waters of Pralaya) !
jagad AdhAra - O Basis of the worlds!
vividha nirupama lIla - O One with various matchless sports,
nayana sudhA-syandi - that were like a stream of Amrita
nija dhAtrIkrta yashOdA - to Yashoda who became your foster-mother!

caraNam 4

shrI garuDAsana - O One seated on Garuda!
sanakAdi priya - O One dear to sages like Sanaka !
dEvatA sArvabhauma - O Emperor of all gods!
shESa vara bhOga shayana - O One reclining on the eminent hoods of Adisesha!
nArAyaNa mAdhava - O Narayana, Lord of Laskhmi !'
puruSOttama - O Best among men!
rAmadAsa vandita - O One saluted by Ramadasa!

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Corrections and meaning by Rajani Arjun Shankar.