taaLam: tripuTa
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:

1 rAgA: kalyANi

65 mEcakalyANi mEla
Aa: S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

sArasa bhavAdrta pada mE kuru sadA mudAmayi mahita giri nibham akhilamapi mama shamalam apanaya ramA mahidhava griha sutAdi dhana dAyaka sarasijanAbha Ashrita janAvana para

caraNam 2

rAgA: bEgaDA

29 dhIra shankarAbharaNam janya
A: S G3 R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2 D2 P S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

tApamayam iha mAnuSa caritam Adhi kaluSitam Evam api tava pada kamala rasam aparimita sukha pradAyakam iti lOka viditam nu

caraNam 3

rAgA: aThANA

29 dhIra shankarAbharaNam janya
A: S R2 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 P G3 R2 S

salila nidhi dhAma vibudhAdhipa nigama vilasita rINamada nuta jaladhara samanIla nikhila khala shAsana amara shubhada akhilada

caraNam 4

rAgA: suraTi

28 harikAmbhOji janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 P M1 R2 S

kamalinI nivasanI mukha pankaja madhupa amita sAra guNa gaNa tanujita madana vitara kushalam sadA kurutava pAdaratim mama

caraNam 5

rAgA: tODi

8 hanumatODi mEla
Aa: S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S

svAti nrpa krta gAnam idam iha dhAtu parimitam Evam aviduSA vinaya vinamita shirasA kEnApi sarasam tvakrta mAtuyutam api

Meaning: by Rajani Arjun Shankar

ayi sArasa bhava Adrta pada - Oh One whose feet are honoured(worshipped) by the lotus-born Brahma!

mE kuru - Do/give me
sadA mudAm - happiness always.

apanaya - Remove
mama akhilam shamalam - all my sins
mahita giri nibham api- even (if they are) like a big mountain.

ramA mahi dhava - O Lord of Lakshmi and Bhoomi Devi !
griha sutAdi dhana dAyaka - O Giver of wealth such as house, children etc. !
sarasija nAbha - O Padmanabha!
Ashrita jana avana para - O One intent upon protecting people who seek refuge !

caraNam 2

mAnuSa caritam - Human existence
tApamayam iha - here is filled with suffering,
Adhi kaluSitam - tainted with distress.
Evam api - Even so,
tava pada kamala rasam - the honey of your lotus-feet
aparimita sukha pradAyakam - gives boundless bliss.
iti lOka viditam nu - Is this not known to the world ?

caraNam 3

salila nidhi dhAma - O One who abode is the ocean!
vibudha adhipa - O LOrd of all Devas!
nigama vilasita - O One shining in the Vedas!
rINamada nuta - O One praised by those whose egos have melted away (i.e. Jnanis)!

jaladhara samanIla - O One resembling a cloud!
nikhila khala shAsana - O One who disciplines the evil ones!
amara shubhada - O Benefactor of Devas!
akhilada - O Giver of everything!

caraNam 4

kamalinI nivasanI mukha pankaja madhupa - O Honeybee to the lotus-like face of Lakshmi who lives in a lotus!
amita sAra guNa gaNa - O one with limitless strength and virtues!

tanu jita madana - O One surpassing Manmatha with your form!
vitara kushalam sadA - Grant me welfare always.
kuru tava pAda ratim mama - Make me find joy in your feet.

caraNam 5

svAti nrpa krta gAnam idam - This song composed by King Swati Tirunal,
iha - here
Evam - (is) thus
dhAtu parimitam - regulated in music,
sarasam tu akrta mAtu yutam - charming, yet with words not composed,
aviduSA kEna api- by some ignorant person
vinaya vinamita shirasA - with a head bowed down with modesty.

Note : The overall meaning of the words of this Charanam is not very clear.

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Corrections and meaning by Rajani Arjun Shankar.