Hara Shankara , Shiva Sankara -Malayalam devotional song

Hara  Shankara , Shiva Sankara  -Malayalam devotional song

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Here is an ancient Malayalam song addressed to Shiva , asking him to you  devotion to Hari’s feet  .Hear   the mesmerising song, which  ladies  used   to sing in their small homes  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikoek9TIiM0

Hara  Sankara  Shiva  Sankara , duritham  kala shivane ,

Hari daasyamodu   anisam mama   valaraan vazhi tharane ,

Marane    mama   guru mandhira  ramane, mathi varane  ,

Tharane  mama  hari than   mrudhu charane rathi shivane

Oh Lord Shiva  , Oh Shiva   who is Sankara , please  destroy all  my sufferings,

Along with   service  to Lord Hari, constantly  give me  a way for me to grow,

Oh Lord , who likes  Guruvayur   at the time of death , may I get all  knowledge,

Oh Lord Shiva   please   give me devotion   to   the soft feet  of my Lord Hari

Yiniyingane   janani  jana jadare yadhi vasam,

Pani mamalagal  than vara, veruthe yarularuthe  hara

Murali rava  tharali krutha   nava vallava  vanithaa,

Vara mamdala pari manditha   guru mandira pathiyai hara

Just without any reason Oh Lord    of the   mountains of snow,

 oh Lord   Shiva,  Do not order me to stay   in the womb of mother

The  Lord of Guruvayur   who by his   music of flute ,

Used   to enchant   the  flower  like  ladies  of Brindavan, Oh Lord Shiva

Kalarunnoru   nalla jeevitham   mivannu   yekuka   Shivane,

Malar sayaka  , madha soodhana, Madhu  sudana  Dayitha , hara,

Marana aarnva tharana  plavam arunambuja   subhagam,

Charanam thiru java sal pura  vara, they  mama   saranam   hara

Oh Lord Shiva   give   me a  good life    which merges  ,

O Lord   who  killed the pride of one   with flowers as arrows

And who is cherished by  the one    who killed Madhu,

Oh Lord who is the boat to swim the ocean of death  . whose feet  is as    pretty as   red  lotus,

Oh blessed  one  of  the divine city of speed(Thiruvegapura) , please  give me protection.

Karunakara , thayi  nee krupa kalaraathe  kazhichaal,

Varumo thaama  gaja   vara  hari than  padamanayaan hara,

Aja narada sura  nayakan  paniyum   thiruvadiyum  ,

Sakalambudha   subhagam   thiru  udalum   thiru mudiyum.

Oh giver of mercy  . if   without mixing  I happen to swallow  your mercy,

Will i be able   to    hug the feet of Lord Vishnu   who  blessed   the black elephant  ,

And become the divine feet saluted by   Narada    as well king of  devas ,

Though I want your divine  feet    , your pretty body and divine  hairs

Madhura adhara   sudhayum   , thodu kuriyum   , kuru   nirayum,

Madu madhiri  pozhiyum    bhava  mozhiyum    thiru mozhiyum,

Vidhu sundara  mukavum  dhaya  vazhiyum  thiru vizhiyum,

Vidhu sekhara, vilayaadenam mama  karalil  anisam hara

Your  sweet nectar like lips  , your  mark on forehead , your  tendrils of curly hair,

Are   raining   the sweetness  of honey and your sweet voice   that is divine,

Your pretty face   resembling the moon , your divine eyes   from which kindness  ebbs out,

Oh Lord   who has collected the moon , you have to continuously  play in my mind

Kadali   giri dharani  saara  bhanitham bahu phaladham,

Muarli dhara   charanambuja   rathidham karu thathidham 

This    is greatly effective  if it is  uttered  over   land   and mountains

And has been composed with    intent  on Loving   the   lotus like feet  of  Lord  Krishna.