pAhi krSNa - Lyrics

pAhi krSNa

raagam: behAg

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taaLam: rUpaka Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya Language:

pallavi

pAhi krSNa vAsudEva dEhi sadgatim mAdhava

anupallavi

IhitArthada su-vibhava drOhi kamsa hara kEshava

caraNam kandarAtala pari shObhita bandhura mNi bhUSaNa sata gandha vAhana suta pUjita sindhu shayana suguNa bharita kunda kusuma su-virAjita mandahAsa sura vandita mandarAdri dhara muninata nandagOpa suta sucarta

Meaning:

pallavi

pAhi - Protect (me) krSNa vAsudEva - O Krishna , son of vasudeva ! dEhi sadgatim - Give me Moksha, mAdhava - O husband of Lakshmi (Ma) !

anupallavi

Ihita arthada su-vibhava - O one who has the glory of giving desired results ! drOhi kamsa hara - O killer of the treacherous Kamsa ! kEshava - O killer of Keshi( the demonaic horse) !

caraNam

kandarAtala pari shObhita bandhura maNi bhUSaNa sata - O one who has many (lit. a hundred) beautiful gem-studded ornaments shining around the neck ! gandha vAhana suta pUjita - O one worshipped by Hanuman (son of Vayu) ! sindhu shayana - O one reclining on the (waves of the) ocean ! suguNa bharita - O one filled with good qualities ! kunda kusuma su-virAjita mandahAsa - O one with a smile(teeth) that shines like jasmine flowers ! sura vandita - O one saluted by the gods ! mandara adri dhara - O upholder of the Mandara mountain ! muni nata - O one saluted by the sages ! nandagOpa suta - O son of Nanda gopa ! sucarita - O one with good conduct !