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

taaLam: Adi
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:

pallavi

sArasa samamukha paramava mAm sanaka mukha vinuta

anupallavi

pAra rahita bhava ghOra kaluSataravArirAshi paripatitam ayi sadaya

caraNam 1

kuTila bhujaga varaphaNakrta surucira naTana dEva gOkula kalasha payOnidhi
pUrNa shashAnka niTila tala lasita mrgamada tilaka nIla vArida sharIra yadu tilaka

caraNam 2

madana janaka navamaNimaya su-lalita hAra shaurE manjuLa vacana vimOhita
vibudha nikAya padanata nikhila manOratha dAyaka pApajAla giri kulisha sarasatara

caraNam 3

sakala bhuvana bhaya haraNa paTu carita jAlAmEya santatam vihara mEmanasIha
dayALO prakaTa bala danuja bhEdanalOlupa padmanAbha bhujagAdi patishayana

Meaning:

pallavi

sArasa samamukha - O one with a lotus-like face!
sanaka mukha vinuta - praised by Sanaka etc.,
paramava mAm - protect me well!

anupallavi

ayi sadaya - O merciful one, (protect me)
pAra rahita bhava ghOra kaluSatara vArirAshi paripatitam - fallen into the terrible, sinful, boundless ocean of worldly existence

caraNam 1

kuTila bhujaga varaphaNakrta surucira naTana - O one who danced on the vicious king of snake's(kaliya's) hoods!
dEva - O lord!
gOkula kalasha payOnidhi-pUrNa shashAnka - O full-moon that rose in the milk-ocean that is Gokula !
niTila tala-lasita mrgamada tilaka - O one with the Kasturi tilaka shining on your forehead's surface!
nIla vArida sharIra - O one with a blue cloud-like body!
yadu tilaka - O foremost of the Yadu clan!

caraNam 2

madana janaka - O father of Manmatha !
navamaNi maya su-lalita hAra - O one wearing lovely necklaces made of the nine precious gems !
shaurE - O grandson of Shura!
manjuLa vacana - O one of sweet words !
vimOhita vibudha nikAya - O one who charms/deludes the groups of Devas !
padanata nikhila manOratha dAyaka - O granter of all wishes to those who bow at your feet !
pApajAla giri kulisha - O thunderbolt to the mountains of sins ( like the Vajra of Indra that slashed the wings of mountains and grounded them) !
sarasatara - O most delightful one!

caraNam 3

sakala bhuvana bhaya haraNa paTu carita jAla - O one with a history of expertise in removing the fears of all the worlds !
amEya - O immeasurable one!
santatam - Always
vihara mEmanasi iha - sport here in my heart!
dayALO - O merciful one !
prakaTa bala danuja bhEdanalOlupa - O one eager to destroy the Asuras of evident strength !
padmanAbha - O one with a lotus emerging from your navel !
bhujagAdhi patishayana - O one reclining on the king of snakes !

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.