sArasa samamukha - Lyrics

sArasa samamukha

raagam: khamAs

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 !