Vishnu

rAma nAmam jabitthE

ராம நாமம் ஜபித்தே

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Ragam: Hamsanandi Talam: Adi

Pallavi

ராம நாமம் ஜபித்தே பழகு அந்திம

rAma nAmam jabitthE pazhagu anthima

ஜாமத்தில் ஏதவகாசம் என்றே இன்றே

jAmatthil EdhavakAsam endRE indRE

Anupallavi

பற்றை விட்ட துறவியும் பரவிடும் நாமம்

patRAi vitta thuRaviyum paravidum nAmam

மற்றைப் பிறவி நீக்கி மாயனடி சேர்க்கும்

matRaip piRavi nIkki mAyanadi sErkkum

Charanam

சிந்தையில் தெளிவு தந்திடும் சீரிய நாமம்

sindhaiyil theLivu thandhidum sIriya nAmam

விந்தையாய் வினை களைந்திடும் விமலன் நாமம்

vindhaiyAy vinai kaLaindhidum vimalan nAmam

மனப்பூசலை மாற்றிடும் மாதவ நாமம்

manappUsalai mAtRidum mAthava nAmam

அனுசரணையாய்த் துயர் அகற்றித் துணை வரும்

anusaraNaiyAyth thuyar agatRith thuNai varum

Translation

Pallavi

Start chanting the divine name of Rama now, realizing that you may not have time when your end is in sight.

Anupallavi

His name is the favorite form of worship for saints who have renounced all earthly desires. The same name will take you to the lotus feet of the immaculate Lord, Sri Rama, and will end your birth cycles.

Charanam

This divine name will offer clarity of thought. Lord Rama’s name will remove all of a person’s evil deeds or karma like magic. The name, worthy of penance, will resolve issues for a troubled mind. Lord Rama’s name will accompany you and remove all obstacles in your way. Get accustomed to chanting Lord Rama’s name now.

Ezhumalai ERi vandhEn

ஏழுமலை ஏறி வந்தேன்

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Ragam: Senjurutti Talam: Eka Tisra Gati

Pallavi

ஏழுமலை ஏறி வந்தேன் எம்பெருமானே எந்தன்

Ezhumalai ERi vandhEn emperumAnE endhan

ஊழுவினை தீர்த்திடுவாய் சீனிவாசப் பெருமானே

Uzhuvinai thIrtthiduvAi sInivAsap perumAnE

Anupallavi

மஞ்சத் துணியில் காசு முடிஞ்சு வந்தேன் எந்தன்

manjath thuNiyil kAsu mudinju vandhEn endhan

நெஞ்சில் நிறஞ்சதெல்லாம் நல்லா நடக்குமுன்னு

nenjil niRanjadhellAm nallA nadakkumunnu

Charanam

பிடிச்சிப்போன நம்ம அம்மா கையைப் பிடிச்சிடவே

pidicchippOna namma ammA kaiyaip pidicchidavE

காசில்லாம நீ தவிச்ச கதையைக் கேட்டுப்புட்டேன்

kAsillAma nI thaviccha kadhaiyaik kettupputtEn

அடச்சீ நமக்கு மட்டும் இம்மாம் பணம் ஏதுக்கின்னு

adacchI namakku mattum immAm paNam Edhukkinnu

உடமை எல்லாம் வித்துப்புட்டு உன் கடனடைக்க நானும்

udamai ellAm vitthupputtu un kadanadaikka nAnum

Translation

Pallavi

Lord Srinivasa, I climbed all seven hills to reach you. Please remove all my past sins.

Anupallavi

I brought coins packaged in a traditional turmeric-soaked cloth, as well as my prayers to have my wishes fulfilled.

Charanam

I just heard about your predicament. I heard that you did not have enough money to marry the lady that you liked at first sight. I understood the gravity of your plight and wondered why I am holding on to this much property while you suffer. So I sold all my property to settle your loans and climbed the seven hills to reach you.

Author’s Note

Venkateswara borrowing money from Kubera, the god of wealth, to wed Padmavathi in the Tirumala Hills, is a well-known story. In brief, based on the commitment that Venkateswara made with the lender, he must pay back the entire amount with interest before he is allowed to return to his abode, Vaikuntam. This is the reason why devotees to this day offer their wealth to the Lord in Thiruppathi.

It is also a tradition to pray to Venkateswara after a bath, and tie some coins in a turmeric soaked cloth, and deposit the money in a vault within the Tiruppathi shrine. This is typically done when a family member is in ill health, or to pray that a joyous event such as a wedding goes without obstacles. For details, see:

Devotees offer gold and cash to Srinivasa to pay off His loan

sindhaiyellAm niRaindhAy

சிந்தையெல்லாம் நிறைந்தாய்

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Ragam: Valachi Talam: Adi

Pallavi

சிந்தையெல்லாம் நிறைந்தாய் நாராயணா

sindhaiyellAm niRaindhAy nArAyaNA

முந்தை வினையும் வந்த வினையும் களைந்தே என்

mundhai vinaiyum vandha vinaiyum kaLaindhE en

Anupallavi

விந்தையே வடிவானாய் விண்ணுலகின் அரசே

vindhaiyE vadivAnAy viNNulagin arasE

எந்தையே நிகரானாய் பரிந்து தயையும் புரிந்து

endhaiyE nigarAnAy parindhu dhayaiyum purindhu

Charanam

கந்தை அணிந்தவன் கைபிடி அவலுக்கடிமையானாய்

kandhai aNindhavan kaippidip avalukkadimaiyAnAy

நிந்தை செய்தவன் மகன் சொல் காக்க இரு உருவானாய்

nindhai seidhavan magan sol kAkka iru uruvAnAy

பந்தை ஒத்த அளவு வெண்ணை திருடவென்றே நீயும்

pandhai ottha aLavu veNNai thirudavendRE nIyum

மந்தை மேய்ப்பவன் போல் வந்தாய் உருகியே கண்ணீர் பெருகி நின்ற என்

mandhai mEyppavan pOl vandhAy urugiyE kaNNIr perugi nindRa en

Translation

Pallavi

Lord Narayana, you removed all of my past and present sins and have pervaded my mind.

Anupallavi

Oh, supreme Lord of the heavens, you are the personification of wonderment. You are like my father, acting with empathy and compassion and helping me each step of the way.

Charanam

You became enamored with a fistful of flattened rice from the poor soul with tattered clothes; you transformed yourself to a half-man, half-lion form to protect the word of the young son of a fellow who constantly insulted you; you appeared as a cowherd just to steal a ball of butter. My mind softened upon hearing all these stories, and my eyes welled with tears.

Author’s Note

The charanam of this song describes three tales from Sriman Narayana’s incarnations as Narasimha and Krishna. All three episodes are detailed in the Srimad Bhagavatam. As a young boy, Krishna had a close friend named Sudama, also known as Kuchela. They received their early scriptural education together under the same teacher. During their gurukula days in Sage Sandipani’s ashram, Sudama was devoted to his divine friend.

As life progressed, their paths diverged. Sudama continued his Vedic duties as a traditional Brahmin, and many times his wife urged him to visit Krishna. Knowing that Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, was Krishna’s consort, she hoped that if Sudama explained his poverty and difficult circumstances, Krishna might provide the means for them to live comfortably.

Kuchela finally agreed to travel to Dwaraka to meet his old friend. He carried a small bundle of flattened rice wrapped in a cloth and slung it over his shoulder. Upon his arrival, Krishna embraced him warmly and reminisced about their school days. Sudama felt hesitant to offer the humble gift of flattened rice, but Krishna joyfully seized the bundle and ate it with delight. Sudama could not bring himself to ask Krishna for a favor. He returned home with only the memory of Krishna’s affection and hospitality. To his astonishment, his modest hut had transformed into a mansion, and his wife was adorned with gold jewelry, attended to by maids. Sudama was deeply moved by Krishna’s compassion and grace.

For details, see:

ஶ்ரீமத் பாகவத ஸாரம், இரண்டாம் பாகம், உரை ஆசிரியர் “அண்ணா”, ஶ்ரீ ராமகிருஷ்ண மடம், மயிலாப்பூர், சென்னை 4, குசேலோபாக்கியானம், பக்கம் 255-268. For more detail about this epic friendship, see Narayaneeyam Dasakam 87.

Kuchelopakyanam, Krishna’s grace

The demon Hiranyakasipu performed intensive penance while chanting the name of the creator, Lord Brahma. Brahma appeared and granted him a boon that he could not be killed by a human, a beast, or a celestial, and also not be killed during the morning or night. Armed with this boon, the demon became tyrannical, attacking the celestials and proclaiming himself to be God, insisting that no one needed to worship any other deity.

Hiranyakasipu had a son named Prahladha, who was born a devoted follower of Lord Vishnu. Prahladha constantly chanted the Lord’s name and spent every moment absorbed in thoughts of Him. Hiranyakasipu became enraged that he could not alter his son’s devotion and tried many times to kill him. One day, in a fit of fury, he drew his sword intending to kill Prahladha. He mockingly asked his son whether his Lord would come to save him. Striking a pillar in anger, he was shocked when Mahavishnu emerged from it in the form of Narasimha—half-lion and half-man. The divine being seized Hiranyakasipu, placed him on His thigh near a doorway at dusk, and tore open his heart with His sharp claws, thus ending the tyrant’s reign on earth.

For details, see:

ஶ்ரீமத் பாகவத ஸாரம், முதல் பாகம், உரை ஆசிரியர் “அண்ணா”, ஶ்ரீ ராமகிருஷ்ண மடம், மயிலாப்பூர், சென்னை 4, பிரஹ்லாத சரித்திரம், பக்கம் 334-377, more specifically பக்கம் 357-361.

A well-known story in the Bhagavatham is about the child Krishna stealing butter during his childhood in ஆயர்பாடி (shepherd’s village or town). As a toddler, he was very interested in playful acts such as eating sand, or drinking milk and curd. His mischievous acts, such as breaking pots to eat oozing butter is part of folklore. One such incident during his childhood in Gokulam with his mother Yasoda is described in Bhagavatham 10.9-8.

For details see:
ஶ்ரீமத் பாகவத ஸாரம், இரண்டாம் பாகம், உரை ஆசிரியர் “அண்ணா”, ஶ்ரீ ராமகிருஷ்ண மடம், மயிலாப்பூர், சென்னை 4, கோகுல லீலை பக்கம் 3- 21, more specifically பக்கம் 10 -13.

edhugaiyum mOnaiyum

எதுகையும் மோனையும்

Ragam: Atana Talam: Adi

Pallavi

எதுகையும் மோனையும் வேண்டுவதோ எம்பெருமான்

edhugaiyum mOnaiyum vENduvadhO emperumAn

திருவருள் நினைந்து துதிபாடத் துணிந்தார்க்கே

thiruvaruL ninaindhu thudhipAdath thuNindhArkkE

Anupallavi

பாதம் பட்ட இடமெல்லாம் சாபம் நலியும்

pAdham patta idamellAm sAbam naliyum

திரு உறங்கும் பெரு நகரினிலோ வளம் மலியும்

thiru uRangum peru nagarinilO vaLam maliyum

Charanam

காலணியும் அரசாளும் கார்முகிலும் ஒரு திரண்டு

kAlaNiyum arasALum kArmugilum oru thiraNdu

பாரெல்லாம் தழைத்திடவே கரைந்து நிற்கும்

pArellAm thazhaitthidavE karaindhu niRkum

செம்மண் வயலெல்லாம் செழித்து ஓங்கும்

semmaN vayalellAm sezhitthu Ongum

சீர்மிகு சான்றோரும் மறை முறையே நடந்திடுவார்

sIrmigu sAndROrum maRai muRaiyE nadandhiduvAr

Translation

Pallavi

Does anyone who contemplates the grace and compassion of the Lord, and decides to sing His glory, truly need rhymes and alliterations in music?

Anupallavi

All curses will be annihilated wherever the Lord’s feet touch. Prosperity will overflow in the city where Goddess Lakshmi resides.

Charanam

Even a mere pair of sandals will rule such a blessed land. Dark clouds will gather and dissolve to bring abundant rainfall, making the earth fertile. The farmlands will yield rich harvests, and the nation will flourish. Noble elders and learned scholars will live guided by the righteous path prescribed in the scriptures, without deviating from orthodoxy.

Author’s Note

The anupallavi of the song is based on the episode of Ahalya’s sapa vimochanam (release from her curse). This event occurred when Lord Rama’s feet touched the uninhabited hermitage of Sage Gautama. Ahalya, his wife, had once been deceived by Lord Indra and thus incurred Sage Gautama’s wrath. He cursed her to become an inanimate stone, devoid of contact with any living being. Before departing, however, Sage Gautama granted her the boon that she would regain her original form when Lord Rama’s feet touched the hermitage. He also blessed her, saying she could reunite with him after worshipping Lord Rama. For details, see:

ஶ்ரீமத் வால்மீகி ராமாயண ஸாரம், உரை ஆசிரியர் அண்ணா, ஶ்ரீ ராமகிருஷ்ணமடம், மயிலாப்பூர், சென்னை 4, இரண்டாம் பதிப்பு, அஹல்யா சாப விமோசனம், பக்கம் 82-90.

The phrase “kalaniyum arasalum” in the charaṇam refers to an episode from the Ramayana, where Bharata placed Lord Rama’s sandals on the throne and ruled the kingdom as Rama’s representative until His return from exile. It is universally believed that any place where Goddess Lakshmi resides is blessed with boundless prosperity. The author further suggests that the presence of both Rama and Sita together in any place brings an even greater abundance of prosperity.

nAnmaRaich chAran

நான்மறைச் சாரன்

Pallavi

நான்மறைச் சாரன் நவநீதச் சோரன்

nAnmaRaich chAran navanIthach chOran

நான்முகன் மூலன் நாரணன் தாள் பணி

nAnmugan mUlan nAraNan thAL paNi

Anupallavi

வாமனனாய் வந்தே வான்புகழ் கொண்டவன்

vAmananAy vandhE vAnpugazh koNdavan

வாரணன் நேயன் வாஞ்சையில் தாயவன்

vAraNan nEyan vAnjchaiyil thAyavan

Charanam

வினைகளின் விநாசகன் விநயன் விமலன்

vinaigaLin vinAsakan vinayan vimalan

பயஹரன் பத்மநாபன் அபராதிக்கு அபயன்

bhayaharan padhmanAbhan aparAdhikku abhayan

ஹரிஹரன் அடியார் ஹ்ருதயவாசன்

hariharan adiyAr hrudhayavAsan

ஸ்ரீதரன் ஸ்ரீகரன் சீர்தரும் சீனிவாசன்

srIdharan srIkaran sIrtharum sInivAsan

Translation

Pallavi

He is the quintessence of the four Vedas. As little Krishna, he stole butter with playfulness. He is the source of the four-faced Lord Brahma. Worship the feet of the supreme Lord Narayana.

Anupallavi

He once incarnated as the Brahmin dwarf, Vamana, yet his glory is as vast as the sky. He is the friend and protector of the elephant Gajendra. His compassion and affection are unmatched, like that of a loving mother.

Charanam

He is the destroyer of sins and bad karma, flawless and modest. He is a terror to fear itself. He is Padmanabha, the Lord who bears a lotus upon his navel. He offers refuge even to those who have erred. He is the embodiment of both Siva and Vishnu, dwelling in the hearts of his sincere devotees. He carries Goddess Lakshmi on his chest, for she is an inseparable part of him. He is the personification of wealth and prosperity, the divine Lord Srinivasa, who bestows honor and reputation upon his devotees.

Author’s Note

The second line of the pallavi of this song traces the widely known origin of Brahma to (the lotus that is sprouted from the navel of) Lord Vishnu. See links below for details:

Santi Parva, section CCVII (207) of Mahabharata.

Astro Jyoti

Santi Parva, section CCCXLVIII (348) of Mahabharata.

Internet Sacred Text Archive Bharatadesam

puram aindhu vENdiyE

புரம் ஐந்து வேண்டியே

Pallavi

புரம் ஐந்து வேண்டியே தூது சென்ற புருஷோத்தமா

puram aindhu vENdiyE thUdhu sendRa purushotthamA

அறம் தழைக்க அவதரித்த பரம்பொருளே

aRam thazhaikka avadharittha paramporuLE

Anupallavi

மானம் இழந்து கானம் சென்று பதிமூன்று

mAnam izhandhu kAnam sendRu padhimUndRu

ஆண்டும் கழிந்தே மீண்ட பாண்டவர்க்கு

ANdum kazhindhE mINda pANdavarkku

Charanam

கண்ணிலா வேந்தனவை கண்ணா நயமாய் நீ உரைத்த சொல்

kaNNilA vEndhanavai kaNNA nayamAy nI uraittha sol

வெந்தணலாய்ச் சினந்த இளவலுனை சிறைகொள்ள முனைகையிலே

venthaNalAych chinandha iLavalunai siRaikoLLa munaigaiyilE

மதியிலா பாலனென்று மாவுரு காட்டியே மனதிடை மருள் தந்த மாதவா

madhiyilA bAlanendRu mAvuru kAttiyE manadhidai maruL thandha mAdhavA

பதியிலா ஐவரும் விதி வசத்தால் வெல்வரென்று

padhiyilA aivarum vidhi vasatthAl velvarendRu

Translation

Pallavi

Lord Purushothama, you went as an emissary on behalf of the Pandavas, seeking at least five villages for them as part of the settlement with the Kauravas. Supreme Lord Krishna, you incarnated to establish righteousness in the world.

Anupallavi

The Pandavas lost all their dignity, went to the forest for thirteen years, and returned to reclaim their royalty. You went as an emissary to negotiate with Duryodhana.

Charanam

Krishna, you calmly entreated the blind king Dridharashtra’s court. The young prince Duryodhana would not tolerate it, became angry, and tried to imprison you. You revealed your true form in an imposing way to scare the naive child. Despite all this, the conversation broke down. You knew all along that the five brothers would wage a victorious war. You served as an emissary in a final attempt to prevent war and seek a peaceful resolution.

Author’s Note

This song is based on an episode from the epic Mahabharata. Krishna went as an emissary on behalf of the Pandavas to negotiate for at least five villages for the brothers after their return from dwelling in a forest for 12 years and incognito for another extra year. All of the elders including King Dridhrashtra understood the value of Krishna’s words. The wicked Duryodana, however, did not want to part with an inch of land. In addition, he deviously tried to imprison Krishna and put an end to the negotiations. Realizing that wisdom is beyond the evil mind, Krishna showed his true form, or viswaroopam. Duryodana did not care for the divinity of Krishna, believing it to be a pretense. This paved the way for the Kurukshetra war. For details, see:

Krishna’s peace negotiations fail leading to war

The last-ditch effort by Krishna to bring about a peaceful settlement was in vain. Contrary to the guidance of elders in the assembly, Duryodhana tried to imprison Krishna hoping that the Pandavas would crumble upon hearing this news. Lord Krishna laughed and revealed his divine form. Instantly, with a radiant flame, devas appeared from His body. Brahma appeared from his forehead, Rudra from his chest, Lokapalakas from his hands, and Pandavas wearing armour appeared on his side and back. The entire scene was scary for several kings and ministers who closed their eyes. Duryodhana did not budge in his decision, so Lord Krishna left the court in his chariot. See the link below for details:

V. உத்யோக பர்வம், 21. போர் முயற்சி in ஶ்ரீ மஹாபாரத ஸாரம், உரை ஆசிரியர் “அண்ணா”, ஶ்ரீராமகிருஷ்ண மடம், மயிலாப்பூர், சென்னை 600004, பக்கம் 673 – 718, key slokas 87.8-11, 88.13-14, 95.40-42, 127.25, 130.4-6, 131.2-15.

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