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20 naTabhairavi janya
Aa: S G2 M1 D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 M1 G2 S

taaLam: aadi (1 beat rest)
Composer: Sadaashiva BrumhEndrar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

bhajarE gOpAlam mAnasa bhajarE gOpAlam

caraNam 1

bhaja gOpAlam bhajita kucElam trijaganmUlam ditisutakAlam

caraNam 2

AgamasAram yOgavicAram bhOga sharIram bhuvanAdhAram

caraNam 3

kadanakaThOram kaluSa vidUram madanakumAram madhusamhAram

caraNam 4

natamandAram nandakishOram hatacANUram hamsavihAram

Meaning:

pallavi

rE mAnasa - O Mind!
bhaja gOpAlam - Worship Gopala (Krishna the cowherd, the protector of cows).

caraNam 1

bhaja gOpAlam - Worship Gopala,
bhajita kucElam - the one worshipped by Kucela,
trijagan mUlam - the root cause of the three worlds,
ditisuta kAlam - the annihilator of the Asuras (sons of Diti).

caraNam 2

(Worship Gopala)
Agama sAram - the essence of the Vedas,
yOga vicAram - the (one realized by) enquiry through the path of Yoga
bhOga SarIram - the one who has taken up a body (purely) for bliss/enjoyment,
bhuvanAdhAram - the basis of the universe.

caraNam 3

(Worship Gopala)
kadana kaThOram - the one who is harsh upon sin and violence,
kalusha vidUram - the one far removed from impurities,
madana kumAram - the one whose son is Manmatha,
madhu samhAram - the destroyer of the demon Madhu.

caraNam 4

(Worship Gopala)
nata mandAram - the celestial wish-fulfilling tree to those who salute,
nanda kiSOram - the child of Nandagopa,
hata cANUram - the one who killed the wrestler Canura,
hamsa vihAram - the one sporting in the company of Paramahamsas (supreme saints)

Notes:

1. Asuras and Devas are the sons of Diti and Aditi, wives of the sage Kashyapa
2. Kucela is another name of Sudama, the saintly classmate of Krishna who came to Dwaraka to meet him(Krishna).
3. Mandaara is one of the five Kalpa-Vrkshas (wish-fulfilling trees) found in heaven

Meaning reprinted from here with permission.

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