marakata maNimaya
raagam: aarabi

29 deera shankaraabharaNam janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P D2 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

marakata maNimaya cElA gOpAla madana kOTi saundarya vijita
paramAnanda gOvinda mukunda

anupallavi

tara karatala muraLI navanIta vadana kamala Ananda hasana tara nayana kamala Ananda jvalita mama hrdaya kamala nirantara jagannAtha

madhyamakaalam

tAm takiTa takataka dhimi ri sa ni dha tajhaNu sa ri ma ga ri da sa ri ma pA

tajhaNu sa ri ma ga ri tajham jham takiTa dhitlAm kiTa dha pa ma ga ri tadingiNatOm

caraNam

mAnita guNa shIlA dayALA mAm pAlaya varabAlA gOpAlA sA ni dha pa ma ga ri
muraLIdharA nanda mukunda mama mAnasa pada sarasIruha dala yugaLA Adi madhyAnanda rahita vaibhava ananta kalyANa guNA mama rakSaka

madhyamakaalam

takiTa dhrimita taka taka dhimi dhImtaka taka tika tOm taka tOm taka dhiranA

vanaja nayana rAdhAmukha madhukara rasika rasikavara rAsa vilAsa

takiTa dhrimita taka taka dhimi dhImtaka taka tika tOm takatOm taka dhiranA

navarasa kaTitaTa shObhita vallabha nava vrajayuvatI manOllAsa

taka tika tOm taka taka tOm taka dhiranA kanaka maNimaya nUpura dharaNA
taka tika tOm taka tOm taka dhiranA kamala bhavanuta shAshvata caraNA
kalpita kali kaluSajvara mardana kALinga nartana katitha janArdana

Meaning:By V. Chandra of California.
marakata maNimaya - of the form of emerald gem
cElA - wearing such a garment
gOpAla - protector of vedas/cows
madana kOTi saundarya vijita - defeating crore manmadhaas in beauty
paramAnanda gOvinda mukunda - Lord of supreme bliss

tara karatala - palm of his hand
muraLI navanIta - flute and butter
vadana kamala Ananda hasana tara - lotus face smile
nayana kamala Ananda jvalita - lotus eyes glitter happiness
mama hrdaya kamala nirantara jagannAtha - resides permanently in my heart lotus

mAnita guNa shIlA - One possessing honourably great attributes
dayALA mAm pAlaya varabAlA gOpAlA - merciful Lord protect me!
muraLIdharA nanda mukunda - one having flute, son of nanda
mama mAnasa - in my mind
pada sarasIruha dala yugaLA - pair of lotus leaf like feet
Adi madhyAnanta rahita - devoid of beginning, middle and end
vaibhava ananta kalyANa guNA - Having countless auspicious qualities
mama rakSaka - protector of me

vanaja nayana - lotus eyed
rAdhAmukha madhukara rasika - enjoys the honey dripping in Radha's face
rasikavara rAsa vilAsa - enjoys rAsa krIDa (?)

navarasa kaTitaTa - waist emanating nine bhaavas (??)
shObhita vallabha - adorns
nava vrajayuvatI manOllAsa - rejoices in the minds of nine vraja girls.

kanaka maNimaya nUpura dharaNA - wearing golden gem-studded anklets
kamala bhavanuta shAshvata caraNA - One whose feet are permanently worshipped by the one born out of lotus (Brahma)
kalpita kali kaluSajvara mardana - Killer of the punishing fever of kali yuga
kALinga nartana katitha janArdana - one who danced on [the snake] Kalinga