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taaLam: Adi
Composer: Mayooram Vishwanaata Shaastree
Language:

pallavi

shAnta ahimsAmUrtE samudita samarasa kIrtE sandisha mE shAnti shAnti shAntim

anupallavi

parama hita karOti bhavAn patita janAvana bhagavAn nirupama sukhadOsi mahAn nirmala hrdayE sthitavAn

caraNam

bhArata dEsha pitA bhAsi ajnAna timira savitA bhAvita janasamatA sutarAmbOdhitAhi bhavatA
sAra sakala shubha dAtA sukrta svarAjya vidhAtA mAtA dhAtA pitA sakalamasi mAnita vishvanEtA

Meaning:

pallavi

shAnta - O Serene one!
ahimsAmUrtE - O Embodiment of non-violence!
samudita samarasa kIrtE - O One with the fame of having established equamity !
sandisha mE - Instruct me (on how to acquire)
shAnti shAnti shAntim - peace.

anupallavi

bhavAn - You
karOti - do/cause
parama hitam - great welfare!
patita janAvana - O Protector of sinners!
nirupama sukhadO (a)si - You are the giver of incomparable bliss,
bhagavAn - the Lord,
mahAn - a great person,
sthitavAn - residing
nirmala hrdayE - in pure hearts.

caraNam

bhAsi - You shine
bhArata dEsha pitA - (as) the father of Bharatam,
ajnAna timira savitA - (as) the Sun to the darkness of ignorance.
sutarAm bOdhitA - Well and long instructed
bhavatA - by you,
bhAvita jana samatA - equality among people has been created
hi -indeed !
asi - You are
sAra sakala shubha dAtA - the giver of the essence and of all good,
sukrta svarAjya vidhAtA - the achiever of Independence through (your) good deeds,
mAtA dhAtA pitA sakalam - mother, creator, father, everything,
mAnita vishvanEtA - respected world leader.

Notes:
1. This is in praise of Mahatma Gandhi, without mentioning his name directly.
2. The entire song is in Second person, except this part of the Anupallavi "parama hitam karOti bhavAn" which, though intended as second person, is in the respectful third person.

Notation:

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