Bhasha Karnamrutham
(The nectar of ears in common language)
By
Poonthanam
Translated by
(Poonthanam was
born in the year 1547 in a village
called Kezhatur near Angadipuram town in the Malappuram, district of Kerala. He was a great devotee
of Guruvaurappan and is the
celebrated author of a book called
Jnanapana (see my translation in http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/o3.htm
He lived up to
the ripe old age of 93. Once when the
old Poonthanam was insulted by the
workers of the temple in Guruvayur, it seems
Guruvayrappan told him that he
himself would come to the place of
Poonthanam and live there.The lord is
supposed to be in the temple of Lord Krishna called “idathupuram “ meaning “left side “and in
Sanskrit “Vamapuram” . Possibly
attracted by the very famous
Sanskrit work called Sri Krishna
Karnamrutham of Leela Sukha , Poonthanam might have decided to call it “Bhasha Karnamrutham” . In the 167th stanza
of this great work he says
“By your well decorated
and coloured form , you made the entire earth get attracted
to you,
Oh God , Oh God, the world is also surrounded by desire and great anger ,
And if my “Bhasha Karnamrutham” is always
enjoyed by the toungue
Then like olden times no one need not creep under the load of the tendrils
of Karma forever.”
Unlike the work of Sri Krishna Karnamrutham which
are poems drenched with devotion
addressed to Lord Krishna , this
BHasha Karnamrutham relates the story
of Lord Krishna from his birth to the famous incident of Lord Krishna helping
Arjuna to get back the dead son of a Brahmin. (Mostly from Dasama Skanda
of Bhagwatham.Possibly he got this idea
from the famous Narayaneeyam relating the story of Lord Vishnu.) These are narrated in the first
113 stanzas. The portion from 114th to the 169th stanza emphasizes the need for chanting the
name “Narayana” and also relates the philosophy of Poonthanam.
Poonthanam
states in the work that his Guru was one Neelakanda and that this
was edited and corrected by one Sri Soolapani.
By the blessings
of the dust of the feet of Neelakanda(Author’s Guru) ,
I went on narrating
the plays of Lord Krishna
somehow,
Oh Mukunda , Victory to Lord of Vamapura ,
Please grant me
devotion to your divine
feet. (117)
Soolapani put in
lot of efforts,
To systematized
and edited it ,
Put in lot of
efforts to make it great ,
My “honey to the ears “ written in local language ,
And please become
happy at the feet of Achyutha.(118)
Poonthanam also
states that this work has
been written when he was nearing the age on ninty.
Oh sea of mercy , I
was for a long time longing,
To see the toys
with which Lord Krishna played,
Counting and counting
the singing of your names,
Ninety years have almost passed by. (148)
To the best
of my knowledge no effort
has been made to translate this great work of devotion to Lord Krishna in to English.Because of that even very great devotees of Krishna and organizations like ISKON do not anything about this great book. , There is no
discussion about this book in the web
also. I think my elementary effort would
bring it to the attention of great
Krishna Bhakthas outside Kerala,.
I would
like to dedicate this translation
to sri P.V.V.Raghavan
(Puducode Venkateswaran
Veeraraghavan) who happens to be my co brother .Sri Veeraraghavan (Popularly known as
Veeramani of Thekke Gramam of Puthucode)
is above 90 and lives
in Mumbai with his sons. He goes
in to raptures even today while
singing prayer songs written in
Malayalam. He remembers by rote most of these songs and it is from him that I developed
interest in Malayalam prayer
songs addressed to Lord Guruvayurappan.)
1.Karnamrutham
Vamapuradhi vasin,
Ninnal matham
kinchana bhashayai jnan,
Yennal varum
vannam udhara keerthe,
Chonnal athum
preenanai varum
Oh lord of
Vamapura, this nectar to your
ears,
Has been composed by me according to your wish,
To the best of my
ability, Oh Lord with great fame.
And it should make
you happy if recited.
2.AAkkam pondu Ashtami Rohini oruma kalarnnoru naal ardha
Rathrou,
Chol kollum Chinga mase muzhu mathiyum udhikkunna mukhye
muhurthe,
Trikkayyil Shanku
chakrambuuja Gadakal darichoru Bala
Swaroopam,
Thakkathil devakikkum
kanavanum anaye darsitham kai thozhunnen.
On a holy day when Ashtami and Rohini were mixed
, at mid night,
In the very good
month of Chingam , in the time when the moon rises to the full,
A form of a baby
holding in his hands conch, wheel,
lotus flower and mace ,
Was made to be
seen by Devaki as well as her husband, My salutations.
3.Achande hastha padmathinnu Madhu karamai niinu povaan mudhirnnu,
THalkkale mushku thedeedinna , kanaka kavadangal thane thurannu,
Chakreesan
chathram aarnnu nira puzhayum uzathode neer vaangi ninnu,
Chikkennu ambadi chernnu, janakanavide akkanyaye kondu ponnu.
He immediately started
to stand from there like a bee in the lotus hands of his father ,
And immediately those proud golden doors which were
imprisoning them opened by
themselves,
The Lord of all
snakes became an umbrella , the
waters of the river receded and stood there,
And they
reached the place of cattle
herds soon and his father brought a girl from there.
4.Atham koodathe kouthoohala paravasanai , nandha gopan thadanee,
Yetham dhanangalum
cheythu udan athi mahitham Jatha karmam kazhichaan,
Chuthi khandichu thoppil kodi thiru udarathandu bangya
kidannor,
Yethillathu unniye
kandavar avar amruthanandam aaraadinar pol.
Then Nandagopa
attained limitless happiness,
And gave in charity
large wealth and also
completed the ritual of Jatha
Karma,
And then they cut
the umbilical chord which was lying twisted on his belly,
And whosever were
lucky to see the baby were drowned in the nectar
like joy.
5.Dushtayakkapoothanakkum
chuzhal valiya kodumkathinnum
chattinnum nee ,
Kattakkavai
kidakkum pozhuthu gathi varuthedinan asramena,
Thushtyaa poi chennu
gargan thiruvadi
thirunamangal ittoru sesham,
Pushtyaa mevidum
ambadiyil anu divas am jyeshtanodu
valarnaan.
When you were lying as a little baby without any
difficulty whatsoever ,
You killed the
very bad Poothana as well as
the Rakshasa ,
Who came as a
cyclone and also as a
cart and later ,
With happiness
after the sage Garga gave you a name ,
You happily grew up progressively in the cow herd village along with your brother.
6.Yeandhunna kaa rana jalathillorunniyai poi,
Neenthiduvaan
kazhivarathavan annu polum,
Nandande
kottil nadumutham mivathilellam,
Neenthi thudangiya
kidavinu kai thozhunnen.
As a little
baby in the water
meant for creation,
It seems he(lord Vishnu) was
not able to swim .
And my salutations to him who but as a little baby ,
Started swimming
in the water filled courtyard of Nanda.
7.Achan chennu
achyuthande thiru mukha kamalam
kandu kondadum appol,
Achande hastha
padmathil, oru adisaya sammanam ichanukoolam,
Kacholum vaani
visweswara janani mudhaa kai
valarthal Yasodha ,
Viswasathode
nalgee varamathilum oru ammanam ammakku vayya.
When your father
went and started to fondle the
lotus face of yours,
With great
willingness you gave a gift to
the lotus like hand of your father ,
And at that time Yasoda
, who was the mother of the god of earth
,
Extended her hand with happiness with great
hope ,
And oh lord you gave
her also a boon .
8.Chanjeridunna
picha kali kavinnu kidannu omana
kai uyarthittu,
Anjum vevvere trikkai viralugal malare
thottu kittanjumappol,
Kunji poomeimarinju ammalarum alavilum punjiri then chorinjum,
Kunjikkai
randumai kattina bhuvana pathe , ninne
jnan kai thozhunnen.
Like all babies
playing and trying to get up , you lay down and lifted
your very dear hands,
And then when you spread
all five fingers separately , you
were not able to get the balance ,
And then your little flower like body fell down and even
then you broke a little honeyed smile,
And showed both your baby hands , Oh lord of earth, And I salute you.
9.Maikannimaar
palarum , unni yenikku yenikku
yennu,
Ulkandayaa
kalikal katti vilikkumappol ,
Okkathirunu
mariyunna Dhayambu rase ,
TRikkal thozhaan
arulu nee karuna kadaksham.
Many pretty damsels saying he is for me, he is for me,
And were calling you
to them showing many plays,
Oh Great baby with an ocean of mercy , who was
,
Tumbling out of
their waist where they were holding you,
I salute your divine feet , please shower your merciful
look.
10.Manathu ammamane kandu
amruthu pozhiyum aakannan unnikku
chithe ,
Manathekai valarthaan amrutha kirananum
melle melinnu irangi,
Manichu ammakku katti pramadha paravasaal randu kai kondu mandham,
Manathekku angu ayacheedina thozhil oru naal
aasthayaa kanamano jnan.
Seeing the uncle moon
of the sky that little babe Krishna who was dripping nectar ,
Extended his
hand towards the sky
and that moon slowly and slowly
came down,
And he with his two hands in great ecstasy showed the moon to his mother ,
And then sent the moon back to sky and will I be able to
see this one day.
11.Kunji kkalum karathaar, kulur mani mukavum , kannile
kannezhuthum,
Kinchil ponnu angurikkum
dasana mukulavum , Krishna, chemjori vayum,
Panjathwam vannu
adukkumbozh athu mathi marannangu
veeneedum appol,
Yen chithe ponnu
udicheeduga thava thirumeykkulla koppum murare .
Holding your little feet
, with the very pleasant shining
face, with eyes decorated ,
With the bud like teeth just making its appearance, Oh
Krishna , with the red mouth ,
Please come and
rise in my mind along with all decorations of your body,
Oh killer of
Mura , when I am nearing
my death.
12.Manjadikkuru ,
kunni ma alakal , murukkin pookal ithyadhiyum,
Chenchorikku virodhiyamadaravum, trukkaikal trukkalkalum,
Chanjadi kaliyum, chamanja vadivum , poonjayalayil
poozhiyum,
Chenjode thirumeni
randum anayathhu ammaru
kandavu jnan.
With garlands made
of Manjadi,(a red shiny seed) Kunnikuru
(A shiny red and blue see d)and flowers of drum stick,
With his lips which are
enemy of deep red blood , with
divine hands and legs ,
With plays involving movement of body , with well made up
form, With dust all over his flower like body,
Were both their
two very pretty bodies , if only can be seen
very near by me.
13,Nalika lochanan
urakku varathu Yasodhaa,
Narayanande
charitham Kadha chollum appol,
Seethaam harichu
dasakandharan yennu keettitu,
Loka nadhan “Ayi
Lakshmana “ yennurachu.
One day
when the lotus eyed one did not
get sleep,
Yasodha told him
the story of Lord Narayana and
then,
Hearing that
Ravana had stolen Sita ,
That lord of the
world called out , “Hey Lakshmana”.
14.Pacha kallotha
poomei niravu mani kazhal
pallavam melle melle,
Vecheedumbol viyachedsunna madhurimayum
pichayum viswamoorthe ,
Machithe ponnu udhicheedanam athinnu viseshichu vijnapayam aham,
Sachil kallolame, nee
krupa tharika sadaa, Krishna, Karunya sindho.
When you with a body like emerald , kept little steps with your gem like feet,
Oh Lord of the world
, the wonderful sweetness of seeing that ,
Should go and
rise in my mind and for that I wish to tell you in all humility,
Oh real tide
of joy, give me your mercy always
, Oh Krishna, Of ocean of mercy.
15.Unnikalum thala
koppukalum arayile ponnaranjaan kizhinjeettu,
Unni kai kondu oru
unni palakayudan yeduthottu veenum
nadannum,
Unnikrishnan varumbol
thiru vayar niraye palum undaa prasadam,
Kannil kanai varenam
rahasi , mama kinavengilum , Pankajakshaa.
With the baby feet ,
bangles and other ornaments, with the
golden belt,
Becoming loose , taking a
small piece of board, falling ,
walking falling,
When the baby Krishna comes , with his entire stomach full
of milk ,
I would like to see
him secretly at least in my dream, Oh lotus eyed one.
16.Unnikkal kondu
nruthangalum ara niraye kinkini ponnaranjaal,
Unni kai kondu
thalangalum mani mudiyil pinjavum
, konjal vaayppum,
Unni kannande poo mei
kuzhal viliyum aduthulla chil pillarum
, may ,
Kannil kanumma pole
mana tharil udhikkenam
orkkumbozhellam.
The dance with the baby feet , the golden belt with several bells filling his waist,
The beat that he kept with baby hands, the peacock on his
pretty hair , his lisping speech,
The flower like
body of the baby Krishna , the music that he sings using his flute ,
and the little boys nearby,
Should rise in my
mind, as if I am seeing it all with my eyes, whenever I think about it.
17.Yelassu , ponmani
chilambukal ponnaranjan,
Melicha kai valagal
modhiravum galanthe ,
Moulikkaninja malar malagal peeliyum they,
Balathwavum
vadana Pankajavum thozhunnen.
I salute him With
golden belt having talisman , golden beads
and bells,
Very thin bangles, with ring, wearing flower garland ,
On the neck and the
peacock feather on the head ,
And the flower like face filled with babyishness .
18.Onnichirukkumbol aduthu Kannan,
Pinnuda kesangal
azhichu kondaan ,
Vannittu
muthathira vallamethan,
Ammykkum
machannum oravathille.
When baby Krishna
was together with his parents,
He untied his
hair at the back,
And got drenched
by the water in courtyard,
And will not his
mother and father get upset?
19.Mayathinaal manushanaya nadhan ,
Mohathiunaal venna
labhippathinnai,
Manichu mathavodu
chernnu
nannai,
Marathu thayil thuliyum
yethirunnan.
The lord who took
the human form by illusion,
For getting butter
, which he desired,
Stood very close
to his mother ,
Making the drops
of curd fall on his chest.
20.Balathwena
kalicha naal anujanodu onnichu
kanunnavarkku,
AAlasyam varum
akshikalkku , thirumei randum jagan mohanam,
Neelakalluthamalamanjanalayaabham hare shyamalam,
Bala thingal udichathu pole bhavatho apyananda neelambaram.
When like little boys
he was playing with his younger
brother, to those who see ,
The eyes would
get become idle, as both the bodies
are world bewitching,
Oh Hari , wearing a garland of blue stones glittering over your black body,
And wearing blue silk
you appear to be a moon which is
just rising.
21.Odakuzhalkku
puthu venna labhippathinnai,
Aadi kuzhanju
kuzhuloothina vasudevan,
Kaanakurinjiye
vilichathu ketta neram,
Punakurinjikal
aduthathu kaanmano jnan.
For getting new butter
to the flute,
That Vasudeva was dancing and playing the flute,
In the raga
Kanakuranji , hearing which,
Will I see small
cats approaching you .
22.Kannan kali chettanumai orunnal,
Swarnadhikalkku
alla mahathwam ayyo,
Kannan chirattakku
paduthwamerum,
Kunnikurukkalkkum
ithennu theernnu.
When the little Krishna was playing with his elder brother ,
What is important is
not gold and other costly things,
But the three eyed
coconut shell and the very shining Kunnikuru
, it was decided.
23.Dweshichorkkatha soukhyam pala vazhiyil varuthunna leelaa vilasam,
Ghoshichu oronnu
kelkkam athilum athisayam pinneyum thonnum asmin,
Oozzikku eerezhinum nayakan , oru pasu pillarum thanumai,
POozhi chorodum
akka poru pozhithiha kandavvu
Vaikunta vasin.
Giving comfort by
various means even
to those enemies who hate you,
Was being heard
by me being told at various places and again I would like to see you ,
The lord of the
fourteen worlds along with few cowherd
boys ,
Sitting for a feast
with rice made of mud , Oh God
who lives in Vaikunta.
24.Ambadikku oru bhooshanam ripu
samoohathinnaho bheeshanam,
Painpal venna thayirkku
moshanam , athi kroorathmanaam
peshanam,
Van papathinnu
soshanam , vanithamarkku aananda samposhanam,
Nin padam athi bhooshanam
, harathu may manjeera sangoshanam.
An ornament to
place of cowherds , Great fear to the
group of enemies,
Theft to the
milk butter and curd of cows, The great pounding to all cruel souls ,
Lessening for the effect of great sins, An ornament of
joy to all ladies ,
And your feet is
greatly ornamental, And let that
sound of those anklets
steal my attention..
25.Ven muthinnum marakathathinnum marthi nalgum,
Ponmeni randum
orumichu chamanju nannai,
Nirmayameva hrudayathil
udhippathinnum,
Janmanthare
sukruthamulloru jevanovaan.
For the two very
well decorated bodies,
Which create jealousy
to the white pearl and emerald,
To be able to rise in my
very weak heart,
I should be a being which has done good in my previous births.
26.Vennkku irannu
vazhiye maniyum kilukki ,
Kunji karangal
uyarthi nadanna neram,
Kannil thelinja
puthu venna labhichu ninnor,
Uni kidavu
chiri poondathu kandithaavu.
While begging for butter with jingling of bells,
With little hands
outstretched , when you were walking,
You stood there with
joy in your eyes on getting new butter,
And would I be
able to see that baby with a pretty smile.
27. Yennomal ingu
varigayennu Yasoda melle ,
Chonnal
magannu puthu venna
koduppathinnai,
Anneram aarthiyode
odi viyarthu veena ,
Kannande
katharatha kanmathu kouthugam
may.
I am interested in
seeing the agitation of Lord Krishna,
When Yasoda
slowly called “Oh my little darling come here”,
For giving
her son the newly made butter ,
And at that
time he ran there with great desire and fell there.
28.Kannadiyil
kandu kalaya ramyam,
Kanil thelinjoru
mukharavindam,
Changathi
yennittu chichu Kannan,
Kannadi poonunnathu kandithavu.
He saw the blue
lotus like beauty in the mirror,
In his eyes that
lotus like face was clearly
seen,
Krishna said
“Friend” and then smiled ,
And would I be able to see him endearing the mirror.
29.Yelassum mashiyum
chilambu thalayum
kolahalathode aa,
Melathil kaliyum
chiricha mukhavum , trukkaikalil
thalavum,
Kalikkal podiyum
kalaya nirayum karunya vaippum thadhaa,
Bala Krishnan aduthu vannoru dinam
kandavu kan kondu jnan.
With pendant , kajal
, anklets and with
great fanfare
Dance along with
drums, smiling face , armlets in holy hands ,
With dust raised
by the cattle of cows , with black
colour and merciful emotions,
When child Krishna came near , would I
see him daily by my eyes.
30.Mannil pirannu
sukhame Madhusudanan than,
Unni kidavu
vadivai valarunna kalam,
Vennakku vannu pisakum
punar yennathalli ,
Pennungal vere
yoridam karutheedinaar pol.
When the killer of
Madhu had been born in the earth,
And happily living in the form
of a young boy,
Thinking that he
will trouble them for butter,
It seems the ladies
decided to go elsewhere.
31,Pathi thudangiyakidangale ver peduthu ,
Chuthhum niranju chila kathu kidangale ppol,
Chithadayum kuzhalumai
naduvil kalikkum ,
Katta kidavu kani kaattuga kouthugam may.
When Krishna
moved away the cows crowding around
him,
It seems the calves completely filled up that space,
And I am interested
to see him , first in the morning,
That boy wearing a short cloth standing in the middle and playing the flute.
32,Unni kku aam unnanam poriga, kalikal ini porum yennu
amma chennittu,
Unni kkavadu chonnal oru pozhuthathilum, preethi appol
kalippan,
Yennomal kku aasayakumbol
variga makane yennamma pokunna neramm,
Pinnale chennu aduthittayi janani
visakkunu vennan Mukundan.
When the
mother came and told “ baby ,
Time to take your food , come ,
And stop the play “ at that time he was
more interested in playing ,
And then the mother told “when my darling wishes , he can come”,
And was going back, Mukunda went behind her and told “I am hungry.”
33.Manikka kannu konden madiyiloru dinam
vannu mandam chuzhathi ,
Preenippippan
upasthe suchiram urasi nee
thanne innorupayam,
Kanunne nalla poomei kanaka manikalum , kanchiyum
kanthipooram,
Poonunnoro omana
chevadiyumaai , vibho dehi dehi
prasadam.
One day Krishna
came to me , rotating
his ruby like eyes
and ,
Stood Rubbing my lap for quite some time as if to
please me , oh
Krishna ,
You yourself with
great sparkle and with your flower like body dressed in silk and with ,
A thread tying the
hip in which gems and golden beads are
threaded,
And with your darling
feet is the alternative, please give me your blessing.
34.Thevarippan irappan thuniyum alavil thevar
jnan yennu cholli ,
Ppovellam
choodumappol aruthayi makane yenthithennal Yasodha ,
Bhioobaram theerpathinnai mahiyil avatharichoru sachid swaroopam,
Vaapadi para
mortheedunna
sukruthinimaarkammamarkke
thozhunnen.
When Yasoda was trying to sit for worship , and when her son told that I am the God,
And started
wearing all the flowers, she told
”No my son , what is this?”,
And Oh God with
divine form born to reduce burden of
earth,
My salutations to all
those blessed mothers who sing
about
You and again and again remember you.
35. Narayana yennu japikka kave-
Nnu aromalai parayum
Yasodha,
Nanam
kunungeetu chirikkumappol,
Narayanan thanithi
vasu devan.
When Yasoda with
great affection said,
“Please chant “Narayana”
, oh darling child,”
That Vasudeva who himself is Narayana ,
Would smile with great
shyness.
36.Yenthi kkelkunnathu yembothi yodu athu veruthekelppan yen kouthukathaal,
Yaenthum paal venna nokki pala palakakalum vachu
kunthichoru naal,
Venthingallku
omanathamkalayum mani mukham trushnayodu anguyarthi,
Chenthondikku adbutham thedinor adara putam kondu montheedinaan pol.
With a curiosity
of knowing what
my Lord wants ,
I kept several planks with milk and butter on them before him,
And he lifting his white moon like pretty face
with great sense of want,
Started drinking
them with his lips which makes even the
red fruit wonder about its colour.
37.Balathwam poondu mevunna alavoru dhinam
angu anya gopalarode ,
Mohathaal ven
murikkin kusuma mathi nuthan mothiram
vithu pol nee ,
Snehathaal bhanga
bheethyaa bhatha ramayum athinnu apriyam bhaviyathe ,
Sevichalenna
lokothama madhurima jnan
kandithavu , krupabdhe .
One day
assuming natural child hood , in
the company of Gopa boys,
Due to desire , it
seems you sold your wedding ring in exchange
for a flower of Indian coral tree ,
And due to love as
well as the fear of split up , it seems
Goddess Lakshmi ,
Did not act as if she did not like it
and served you
and oh ocean of mercy ,
Had I been lucky
enough to see that great sweetness of yours.
38.Thammil kalichu kalahichu nilathu veenaar,
Chemme chuvattil vasamai
bala bhadranappol,
Than mel
kidannu sukhame Madhu sudanan than,
Ammakku anantha
sayanam velivakkinaal pol.
They all quarreled
with each other and fell on the floor ,
And at the time
Bala Bhadra fell down on earth,
And you the killer
Of Madhu with pleasure lay on
the top of him,
As if to show his mother
his usual sleeping on Anantha.
39. Megha
shyamamoredam , indhu
sadrusam,matheda mennigine ,
Thejassu adbuthamai
bhavichathu bhavaanmaar thammil
anyonyamai,
Gadasleshamiyanna
neram , athu kandu
aascharymai ninnavarkku,
Aakase batha vama
geha nilayaa , sriman, parithrahi maam.
You being on one
side black like a cloud and another
side as white as moon,
When both of you
hugged tightly each other , the wonderful light that emanated,
Those who
saw it from the sky ,
stood there very greatly
surprised ,
And Oh God of
Vama pura , Sir , please
protect me.
40.Amme jnan mannu
tineela, thu manasi ninakku illa
viswasamengil,
Chemme
kanennu melle cheriya pavizha vaai katti ammykku
oru naal,
Anneram viswamellam athil anavadhi kandu amma mohikkum appol,
Amme, amminja nalkennoru
nipunatha jnan kandithavu, Mukunda.
Mother , I did not eat mud and if in your mind , there is
any doubt,
Please see and
when you opened your small coral like
and showed it to mother ,
And when your mother saw
several universe there and fainted,
And you with great
cleverness asked, “Mother , give me milk” ,
And had I been lucky enough to see
that cleverness.
41.OOkka
vilpathinnai oruthi theruvil , ponnangu
vannedinaal,
Yekanthe bhagavan
avalkku kuthukal nel kori nalgeedinaan,
Maazhkathe kanakam
niranju sukhame pathrathil ,
appolavalkku ,
AAkaase maruvunna
divya janavum kandeedinaar
adbutham.
When one lady came in the street to sell pickles ,
When nobody was there , the god with enthusiasm gave her
lot of paddy,
And then without
fail her vessel was
filled up with gold,
And this was seen with great wonder by the people crowding the sky.
42.Chollum raappakal koombiyum virikayum
cheynnthenthannu than,
Chollumbol athinnu athennu paravaan ookkam kidangalkkaho ,
Yellarkkum sahasaiva thonni yormichellarumai chollinaar,
Ambhojam , jalajam
payojam mudhajam , padhojam mennekadhaa.
When asked about
the thing that shuts and opens at night and day,
All the children were
enthusiastic to tell the
answer ,
And all of them together
thought the answer and told,
That which is Ambhoja , Jalaja , Payoja, mudhaja and
Padhoja (all names of lotus flower )
43.Ammakkappal
thikakunnathil avasatha poondu , yenne neeki mulakku ,
Yennammakkum preethiyakennu arisamode
thayir patrhramellam thakarthaan,
Nirmaryadhathinonnu yethanam athinnu muthirnnamma nokkedumappol ,
Ammaya
paithal yethan ural mugalil
mudha kandathum kai thozhunnen.
Due to the worry that
the milk was boiling , when the mother left him while breast feeding,
Thinking that his mother
should be satisfied, with
mischief he broke in to pieces the curd
pot ,
And when his mother became prepared and wanted
to punish him for that ,
That illusory
child was seen sitting with
happiness on the mortar and I salute
him.
44.Sri mevidunna poo mei
uralodu kayar kondu amma
bandhicha neram,
Namam mathonnu Dhamodhara, Jay nithraam yennu vinnor pukannar ,
Premavesena mandhm maruthukalilide paanju maangalyam yeki ,
Sri manamaarkku ambujakshan dhanapathi thanayanmarkathum kai thozhunnen.
When his flower like body in which Goddess Lakshmi lives
, was tied to the mortar by a rope by his mother ,
He got a new name
“Dhamodhara” and the devas praised victory
to him,
And he with love
slowly went between two Maruth
trees and blessed with auspiciousness ,
And I salute that lotus eyed one who
gave luck to the sons of
Lord Khubera.
45.Nasam paaram
namukennu avidamavarbruhath kananam kai vedinjittu,
Aasanthe chennu vrundavanamathil maruvedanamennai oru naal,
Koosathe kananathe
sakata nirakal otti thudangi thadhaneem,
Kaisoram poondu dhathri madikalil maruvum Rama Krishnou Thozhunnen.
They thinking that they were suffering great losses, left
that great forest,
And one day decided
to live in a place which was at the far
edge,
And without fear the very
many bevy of carts started running,
And I salute Rama and Krishna sitting on their mothers
laps feigning babyishness.
46,Nandaavanan poale
vana pradesam,
Kunnaya
govardhanavum viseshaal,
Vrundavanam kandu
thelinju pothi,
Santhapam yennullathu
neekku nee may.
With forest area
similar to gardens in heaven,
And specially
along with a hill called
Govardhana,
The protecting God
seeing Brindavana became clear ,
And Oh God please remove
sorrow from me.
47.Pasukidavayoru
paapi vannu ,
Sisukkal kootathil
adutha neram,
Vasathu vachangu vadhichu
Kannan,
Nasikkum allaykilee
viswamellam.
One sinner in the
form of a calf came,
And when the children surrounded him,
Krishna subjugated
and killed him,
For otherwise the entire universe would have been destroyed.
48.Kalindhi
theeramaarge vana bhuvi
pasupanmarum onnichu melle ,
Govrundham mechu meveedunna bhuvanapathe , Krishna, Karunya Sindho,
Aakunnen alla trukkaladi
yodu anavathinnasu , jnan yenthu cheyvu,
Moham neengum prakaram vazhi tharika vibho vama gehadhi vasin.
Slowly in the company of cattle herd boys , in the
banks of river Yamuna,
You the lord of
earth , the Krishna and the sea of mercy , was herding the cows,
And what should I do because I was not able
to merge with your holy feet ,
And Oh Lord of Vamapura please do something so that my desire is fulfilled.
49. AAkkam kalarnna thirumeni vizhunguvaanai,
Kokkum pilarnnu
valiyoru Bhakam varumbol,
Chikkennu vannu gathi nalgi vinodhamode ,
Sakrannu
modhamaruleedunna they namasthe.
When a big
stork with its opened beaks
,
Was
approaching to swallow your
auspicious self,
You very quickly
gave him salvation sportingly
,
And my salutations to you who was making Indra happy.
50.Peeli kaar mudi
kaal thalirpodiyumethittu ottozhinjangine ,
THalathil kuzhalum , Khubera nadayum , gopalarum gokkalum,
Bala sthreegal uzhannu vennu vazhiyil paarkunna sowbhagyavum,
Melathode yezhnnulleedu nnoru dinam , kandavu kan kondu
jnan.
If only I am able
to see one day with my own eyes ,
the procession,
Accompanied
by musical tempo ,
your disheveled black hair,
Adorned with
peacock feather , due to the dust raised by your feet,
The music of the
flute , your royal walk , cowherds ,cows,
And the lucky rest
that you take when
you feel that the young girls are tired.
51.Kannan koodathe
vannam peruginoru perum
pambinullil kadannar ,
Yennam koodathe
gopalarum athinidayil
gokalum chernnu oru naal,
Anneram thanum ulpukku, avannu gathi koduthu aasu , moorchichaverkkum,
Dandam koodathe ponnan
athu pozhuthasuuran chennu sayujyam aarnnan.
Without lord Krishna
, the innumerable gopa boys and the
cows , one day,
Entered a very
stout python and at that
time you also entered inside ,
And you
killed him and quickly
removed all pains ,
To all those who have fainted and by that time, that snake attained salvation.
52.Trukkayyil kabalnnavum
viralgalil
saaropadamsangalum ,
Pothum kombumudhaara
pathravum idam kakshe vahan
kouthukaal,
Vasthranthe madiyil darichu mulraleem, gopalarum
thanumai ,
Swargathil
ullavar nokki nilke yajanadhyakshan
bhujicheedinaan.
With a ball of cooked rice in divine hand , with cooked vegetables in his fingers,
With a cloth covering him, with a stick and broad leaf for taking food tucked
in his arm pits,
With the
flute tied at the end of his cloth, he along with the
cow herd boys,
The chief of the
Yagna(sacrifice) took food when the people in heaven were seeing it.
53.Unni karangalil
uruttiya chorumaai ,
Unni kidaangal oru poale chamanjasangyam,
Onnichurunnu urula
yunmathukandam undum,
Vennakirannavan athin naduve nirannu.
With balls of
cooked rice in their baby hands ,
When the innumerable
well made up children,
Sat together and
were eating , the beggar of butter,
Sat in the middle of all of them and seemed to be eating
with them.
54.Vathsasthomam Mukundan vana bhuvi pasupanmarumai
mecha kaalam,
Vathsa stheyam
vidhadhavu avivasathayil vrudhaa, cheythu nirvinnan aayaan,
Vathsasthomathe
nokkum pozhuthu makudavum hara peethmbara sri-,
Vathsathode vilangee bhuvanam akhilavum kandu Vishnu
swaroopam.
When Lord
Krishna along with the cattle herd boys was
herding the herd of cows,
Lord Brahma who
stole those cows, did it for nothing
and became greatly disappointed
,
For when he saw
the herd of cows , he saw the crown, the garland ,
Along with Sri Vathsa all over the world taking their
forms and were filling the world.
55.Kazhutha
dehamedutha dhenukan than,
Pazhuthil chennu pidichu
ramanodai ,
Kazhalil thanne
pidichu nigrahiichittu ,
Azhagil thala phalangal aaswadhichaan.
The Dhenukasura taking the form of a donkey,
When occasion arose
went and caught Balarama,
Who caught hold
him on his leg itself and killed him,
And enjoyed eating fruits of Palmyra with prettiness.
56.Thanner
mukki kudikkum pozhuthu kodu visham
thatti mohichu veenor,
Unni gopalare
kandoru dhinam udane chennu
Karunya vegaal ,
Unnikkal kondu vannamperiya phanivaran thanne mardhichu pinne ,
Dandam koodathu
ayacheedina parama vibho , ninne jnan kai thozhunnen.
Seeing the little cowherds who
fainted and fell when taking water and drinking
That same day with
the speed of mercy you went immediately
there ,
And with your little hands you took
the very fat snake and beat him,
But send him away
without sorrow , Oh divine lord , I salute you.
57.Kalindhi theera dese nisi vana dahanan vannu chuthum
chuzhannu.
Kalunnor aadhiyode pasupa kulam unarnnuodi angottu uzhannu
,
Cheelennu
kattu theeye thiru mukha kamalam kondu Kannan
nukarnnu ,
Naal onnee vannam
ooro kalikal palavum
aakkanananthe thudarnnu.
In the shores of
Yamuna at night the fire came and
surrounded everywhere ,
And due to great
sorrow the cowherd clan ran
hither and there ,
And at that time
Krishna with his divine lotus face drank the fire with interest ,
And like this daily
different and different
events took place.
58.Pralamban yennulla
asurendran orthaal,
Alambusan than asararathre ,
Chara charangalkku
sukham varuthaan,
Halayudhan
konnaruli vinodhaal.
The king of Asuras Pralambha and ,
Alambusha
are very great asuras,
And for bringing comfort
to moving and non moving beings,
Lord Balarama
killed them as if it was a sport.
59.Dhoore poyangu
munja adaviyil oru dhinam gokkal gopalarellam,
Parikkum kattu theeyil naduvil udan akapettu
muttunna neram,
Nere poi chennupaarkkum karunayodavarekannu
chimmichu chuthum,
Poorichoragniye cherthathu thiruvadanam kondathum kai
thozhunnen.
When they went once in the forest of munja grass, the cows and cow herd boys,
Were caught in
the center of the spreading fire and
were suffocating ,
When you went and saw them directly and made them close their eyes with mercy,
And completely took the fire by your face and I salute you.
60. Venalkkalam
kulir kalavum idi tha kar
pey mazha kalam poi,
Manichu hanthaVrundavana
athathu vilasangal kondu ambujaakshan,
Vanikkarkku adbuthanneyoru pozhuthum abhedena nalgunnathellaM,
Dhyanikkunna neram
ottottu anubhavamarivennakilum
vannithaavu.
The lotus eyed one was
very happy with the changing
looks of,
Brindavan during
summer , winter and heavy rain season with thunder,
And the
devas were wonderstruck due
to your without difference,
And though they
knew this ,they only get things according to their experience.
61.Peeli kannum aninju pillar naduve , Kannan
kalikunnathum,
Seelakedugal melkkulmal
anudhinam vevere kattunnathum,
Bala kaminimaar
vizhutha thugil varikondu olikunnathum,
Chale kan mizhi kondu kanmathinnujnan
yennekothikunnavvan.
Wearing a peacock feather Lord Krishna
was playing in the middle of boys,
Doing more and
more different misdeeds day after
day,
Gathering the
cloths left by the young lovers and hiding them,
Are things that I
greatly desire to see directly
with my eyes.
62.Chollerum Brahmana sthree janamavar vasamakeedum annam bhujippan,
Nallouthsukhya ulkondoru
divas am yezhunelli dhooram
vananthe ,
Melle Gopalarum
gokkalum athinida chernnu yettanum thanumai chernnu,
Ullasam poondu
mevidina thiruudal kandavu kan
kondu orunnal.
For eating the rice
prepared by the famous Brahmin ladies,
With great desire,
one day you went very far off in the
forest,
And slowly the
cowherd boys , cows as well as your brother ,
Joined and had I
been able to see that with my eyes one day.
63.Konjikka kondu kunji pasuparodu kalichum mudhaa vallaveenaam,
Vanjichum chitha
padmam madhura murali kondu aage viswam jayichum,
Kunji kai kondu
kunnin kuda thirumudiyil
choodi ninnoru nin mei,
Nenjil thonnenam aapal ganam anavadhiyai vannu veezhumbozh yellam.
Alwaysplaying with the cowherd boys since they fondled
you ,
Deceiving the Gopis , winning over the mind of entire world by the music of your
flute,
You with your tiny hands lifted the hill and
stood holding it over your head,
And this should come before my mind when I am faced with
groups of dangers.
64.Varnikkavalla
Vishno, thava guna ganam oronnu , seshannu polum,
Kannil kanunnavarkku yenthithu vishayadhiyaam yengilum prarthaye jnan,
Vinnil koodum
janangalkku adhipan avasanai
vannu kai koopi veenor,
Unni trukkalorikkal
manasi mama Darikkai varenam krupaabdhe.
Oh Vishnu , even Adhisesha cannot adequately describe
your good qualities,
And this may appear to those who see this as an ordinary matter ,
But oh sea of
mercy , I should be able to see at least once, your tiny holy feet,
Which is
worshipped and saluted by the
king of those who stand in the sky.
65.Nandan chennangu mungeedunna vazhi varunan thande
lokathu chennan,
Anneram nandajan
than Varuna puriyil ulpukku kondingu ponnan,
Bandhukkalkku okkeyum
than anubhavamuralibindhu nadandham appol,
Yenthaam avannam
yennakilum athinumaham pathramalle
Mukunda.
When Nanda went
and dipped in water, through that way
he went to land Of Varuna,
And at the time
son of Nanda went to the town of Varuna and brought him back,
And he blessed
all his relatives by the
experience of hearing the sound of wisdom ,
And Oh Mukunda , am I also not eligible to that type of
blessing one of these days.
66.Indindarangal
muralunnathum indiresan,
Mandham
thudangiya kuzhal dwaniyum vanathe ,
Onnichu chennu
tharunakshikalodu chonnar ,
Vrundavanathil
varuvaan avar dhootharovaan.
The humming sound of bees
and the music,
Of Flute slowly
started by Lord of Lakshmi ,
Went together in
to the forest and requested,
The young eyed ladies
to come to Brindavan,
It appears
that they are both his messangers.
67. Thoo vennilavu
viravil theliyunna neram ,
Poovinnullam
parimalam choriyunna neram,
Kar vanna kuzhaleduthu vilicha neram,
Neel kannimaar uzharivannathu kaamnano jnan.
When pure white light
of the moon becomes clear,
When the
scent inside is sprayed by
the flowers,
And when the black one
called them using
the flute ,
Would I be able to see
the long eyed ones coming speedily?
68.Anga bangi kandu kandu anangan maal pinanju mevum,
Angana janathode mnam kalarnna madhavan ,
Ranga nadhan yenuper pugazhnna nadhan innu yenikku,
SAnga nasam yennu chonna mangalam tharename .
Those ladies who seeing the prettiness of your body,
Became weak due to
passionate love , Oh Madhava ,
Who has become
famous as Ranganadha , please ,
Give me auspiciousness
by killing my desire for domestic things.
69.Chenthamara poo
malarmala moulow,
Chenthamarakannan aninju
nannai ,
Vrundavanathil
kuzhal oothum akkoppu ,
Onnakilum chethasi
kandithavu.
Krishna wore garland of red lotus flowers
Well on the head
and was singing
,
Using his
flute in Brindavan,
If Only I
could see it once in my mind.
70.Vrundavathil yezhunelli vilasamode ,
Mandara mala kuzhal peeligal pondu nannai,
Pennungalodum ida chernnu nilavu thorum,
Kannan kalicha kali
ambodu kaanmano jnan.
Would I be able to see
the play of Lord Krishna ,
Who came in Brindavan
with grace of passion,
Wore garland of
mandara flowers, flute and peacock feathers,
And played
mixing along with ladies on
full moon days.
71.Gopa sthreegal
maranju poya thiru mei
kandittu kouthuhalaal,
Marathum mula melum
asya kamalam than melum
asleshitham,
Srimal chevadi moovadikku bhuvanam vennedum
ojassode ,
Chetassingal
udhippathinnu sukrutham poraanju
iranneedineen.
Since I am not lucky enough to see
that feet which was hugged,
By Gopa
maidens on their chests , breasts
and lotus like faces ,
Which measured
all the three worlds .and I remained ,
Without having
done sufficient good deeds , so that I could se them in my mind.
72.Vattapor konga mottum thadavi muraharan
melle vatta kalikkai,
Mattolum vanimaar than idayil marathakam poale chernnu vilangi,
Vaatam varathe
thalam thari vala kadakam noopurathodinangi ,
Pushtanandhena
nilkkum muzhu mathi yathil ammaru
geethangal pongi.
The killer of Mura , caressing the round ready to battle breasts
of those ,
Ladies talking prettily , shone like an emerald and got ready
for the round game(rasa leela),
And to see to it
that they do not get tired on that night of full moon with ebbing joy,
The anklets ,
armlets and bangles raised
music along with suitable beats.
73. Peeli kaar mudi chanjathum thirumukham
melle viyarkunnathum,
Chala kan mizhi kondu kaminikale kamicha naipunyavum ,
Neela kar mukhil varnavum
thiruvudal kulloru sourabhyavum,
Bala kaminimar mayangi nathumen kan kondu kandaavu jnan.
If Only, I have been able to see
with my eyes , the bending
,
Of the black hair adorned with peacock featers,
The slight
sweating of his divine face , the expertise ,
With which he loved his darlings with his
very pretty eyes ,
His colour resembling
the blue clouds , the scent
of his divine body,
And the fainting of his young lovely girls.
74.Yekanthe deva
yathraavidhiyil adhikamam ambika kananathil,
Pookunnor
yadavanmaar , athil oru ahivaran nandane chennu thinnan,
Vegam trukkalu konde gathiyaruliyavan , pandu
vidhyadharan pol,
Sokam neekeeda vannam
manasi Madhu ripo , mangalam dehi mahyam.
During the visit
of Yadavas to Ambika forest , at the time the
ritual visits alone ,
During the procession of God , One great serpent swallowed Nanda Gopa,
And immediately you
killed him and it seems , he
was a Vidhyadhara ,
Oh enemy of Madhu , remove the sorrow from my mind and grant me auspiciousness.
75.Angana janatheyum
pidichu kondu mandinoru,
Sankha choodane kadichavande mouli rathnavum,
Thangalakki mellave
halayudhannu nalgeenoru,
Pankajaksha nin
krupaykku pathramakkuka yenneyum.
Oh lotus eyed one who killed Sankhachooda
,
Who abducted and
ran along with the ladies ,
And took away the gem from his head and gave it to Balarama,
Please make me also the receiver of your grace.
76.Arishtan yennoru
dushtanalulla,
Arishtam annattinu
thattiyappol,
Garishtanam nee
kola cheytha sesham,
Varishtamayulla
padam labhichan.
When due to a very bad
fellow called Arishta,
The country
suffered hardships ,
You who are very strong, killed
him,
And that bad one got
a very high position.
77.Chale kkaannaya neela kuthira
viruthanaam kesi nasam varuthaan,
Neelakar varna , ninnodu
arisamodu muthirnnonnu nerittu paanjaan,
Bala kkai
vayilakkeettu arim ara nimisham
kondu konnan triloke ,
Maalake theerthu maayaviyam asurane konnathum kai thozhunnen.
When the expert
Kesi in the form the blue horse
came directly to destroy you ,
Oh god who is blue
like a cloud, with anger he directly
jumped at you,
And you using you put , your hands of a child , in his mouth and
killed the enemy in a half a minute ,
And put an end to the troubles of the world by putting
an end to that magical asura, I salute
you.
78.Nalekku
naale Madhrapuriyinnu kaanaam,
Nalika nethra thava mathula nigraham may,
Kelennu Narada muni
Sthuthi cheytha nee than,
Palichu kolga parameswara
Padmanabha.
Oh Lotus eyed one who was
praised and told by sage
Narada ,
That you would see
city of Mathura , very soon,
And you would kill
your maternal uncle there ,.
Oh Great God , Oh Padmanabha please
protect me.
79.Akrooran mikkathum mel varuvathu vazhiyinullil
orthorthu vannan,
Vyagram kai vittu trukkal podiyil avasanai , hantha
veenurundaan ,
Nilkkunnu pai karukunnathum azhakodu kanda adbuthanmar Bhavanmaar
,
Agre than orthathellam, avan anubhavichana , aho
BHagyasali.
Akroora mainly thought and thought of things likely to
come on his way,
Alas, He left his worries
and with tiresomeness rolled in
the dust round the divine feet,
He saw both of you
as wonderful kids who were watching the milking of the cow,
And that lucky
person experienced all that he thought of earlier.
80.Akroorakku
ottumi krooratha ruchirathayallennu
gopi janaam,
Okke koodumbozh undai
murakal Upanishad geetham yellam
athathre ,
Akkalindhi jaltahil
pranaya vivasanai thanneyum
seshaneyum,
Bhakthanambodu
kanichadhamadhura puriyil, chennathum kai thozhunnen.
The Gopis told that , this cruelty
is not at all suitable to Akroora,
And all those
complaints together it seems
became the song of Upanishads,
And then he showed
to Akroora himself and Adhisesha , being lovelorn ,
In that water of
Yamuna and they reached
Mathura and I salute them.
81,Vasthrangal kanasham alakki alakki nankum,
Salkarmamanda
rajakannu nimesha mathram,
Trikai kondadi koduthu, avanulla papam,
Chikkennu pokki
yezhunelliyathum thozhunnen.
To the washer man ,
who does the good service,
Of washing and
washing and removing the dirt of cloths,
You gave a beating
within a second and thus speedily ,
Removed all his sins and proceeded , and I salute you.
82.Changathimaar
palarumai orumichu nallor,
Angadi pukku
thervoode nadakkum appol,
Mangathe vasthra
kusumadhikal angum ingum,
Sammanamaanda
bhagwanitha kai thozhunnen.
Along with several of his friends , he entered
,
A good market place
and when he was walking in the street,
Without any hesitation that God took
several presents ,
Of cloths and flowers and to him salute.
83. Angam kunnoru dasim alivodaval kodutha angaraga prasadaal,
Angam nerakkiyappol avalum azhagu kandu angaja branthi
poondaal,
Mangathe Manmatha kuthinnu punar oru naal
chennittu anekam,
Mangalyam kai
valartheedunna bhuvanapathe, Krishna
thubhyam namosthu.
Becoming happy due
to the self decorating gifts by ,one hunch backed servant maid
When you made her
body straight , seeing your beauty , she became madly in love with you,
And without
hesitation you went again to her
, another day and after engaging
in love making,
And gave her several auspicious blessings, Oh king of the world , I salute
you Krishna.
84. Yachichavarkku
avaravarkku samastha papam,
Mochichu
thalkshana m athe
parayendathullu,
Poojichu vecha
kula villum odichu melle,
Modhichu ponnumaruveedinathum thozhunnen.
To all those who requested you
, you saved them,
From all their sins immediately , I need to tell only
this,
And later you
broke the bow which has been
worshipped,
And happily
returned to reside it there itself
and for that I salute you.
85.Chollerum kola kopmbanaam Kuvalayapedathodu yethunnathum,
Mallanmaarodu neridunnathum , udan kaivalyamekunnathum,
Melle mathulane
pidichu sahasaa , kai kondu kollunnathum,
Kalyanam jananikku nalkinathum yen Govinda , kai koopinen.
You went very near
the very notorious murderous elephant Kuvalayapeeda,
Fought with the
wrestlers and gave them salvation immediately ,
Slowly caught hold of your uncle
and killed him with your own
hand,
And then gave
happiness to your mother, Oh Govinda, I salute you.
86.Manikkumbol
manassum mathiyum athisayam kondu varnnikum appol,
Vanikkum poi adutheedaruthu batha jagan mohananthe mahathwam,
AAnakombum
darichu yettanum
anjujanumai chennathum ranga dese ,
Dhyanikkumbol
uducheeduga manasi sadaa Vasudeva praseedha.
When I respect you
, my mind and brain becomes filled with
wonder,
And when I try to describe you , Even Goddess Saraswathi
is not able ,
To tell about your greatness Oh
prettiest one in the world,
And I meditate on
how your elder brother and you ,
Wearing the tusk
of elephant and went to the field of war
And Oh Vasudeva ,
please always be present in my mind.
87.Thanne thanne
oronnu kandu janakanum
ammakkum yndai Vibho,
Kannan
kevalanennu thathra pitharou , bhakthya pugazhtheedinaar,
Soundaryadhikal
vasa bhoomi thiru mai poranju
uzhaneedum ,
Akannan kar mukhil
varnane , manasi ponnu aavirbhavikkename .
After seeing personally various things , your father and mother , oh Lord,
They understood that
Krishna is a chosen one and praised you with devotion,
And that
Krishna , if all the
prettiness of your body gets worried
, because ,
Your pretty body is not sufficient for them to live , Oh God with colour of black cloud,
Then please
come and rise up in
my mind.
88.Vaikunneram guru sthreevachanam upakarnya thanum kuchelan,
Maazhkaathe bhagyavaan
angu avar iruvarumai indhanathinnu poyaar,
Peyyum pemariyellam mudiyil virugumai
yethu kaiyum pidichittu,
Ayyo kashtam prabathatholam adaviyile
ninnathum kai thozhunnen.
In the evening you heard the wishes
of the wife of the Guru, you and Kuchela,
Without any hesitation together went to collect firewood from the forest,
And your heads
along with the fire wood were drenched by the torrential rain ,
And alas you both stood till it became morning . I salute you .
89.Mumbe thaan guru dakshinakku guruvodu
anveshanam cheytha pothu,
Ambodhou sahasaa
maricha makanekaanmaan kothicheedinaar,
Gambheeryathodepancha janya ninadham kettu anthakan
sambramichu,
Ambodekina balane
guruvinai kanichu nee pahi maam.
When you enquired with your guru for the fee that
you should give ,
He wanted with
great eagerness to see his son
who died by falling in water ,
Hearing the sound of the regal sound of Panchajanya , the
God of death,
Was scared and
You then showed the lad whom he lovingly
gave , to your Guru, Please protect me.
90.Yekanthe
samsayam may thava pada kamalam
kondu bhoolokamippol,
Vaikundam thanithennayathu pozhuthu mahalokar Vaikunda vaasin ,
Vaikundam
nokki vazhunnavar avani thalam thanne vandhikkumappol,
Kai koopenda yennu yenikko mura madhana vibho, Hantha sandhipinekko.
I have got a
secret doubt , for when, the earth due
to the contact of your feet,
Has become
Vaikunda itself . all the people of this world, Oh Lord who lives in Vaikunda,
Who are living
with a hope to see Vaikunda , should
actually salute the earth itself,
And so oh Lord who killed Mura , should I salute you or Sandheepini.
91.Preethyaa
kanthan niyogichazhal
kalavathinnai , udhavan vannithappol,
Athyaa vegaal viyogathuyirkal madhukarathodasesham
paranjaar,
Thathwam chithe
daricha pozhuthu virahajam
dukhamellam jayichaar,
Yetheedum bhakthi
kondu udhavarum avide ya gopikalkkai
namichaan.
Due to being sent by their Lord to remove their love sickness , at that
time Udhava came,
And they who have been telling the
sorrow caused by parting to
the bees.
When they understood the
philosophy told by Udhava , won over
the sorrow of parting ,
And seeing their
great devotion , Udhava at that
place saluted the Gopis.
92.Akroorane kandu
adha Hasthi pooryaam,
kroora
Duryodhana vruthamellam,
Akrooramaam paandavar
vruthavum ,
Thanagre
darikkum haraye namosthu.
By sending Akroora
to Hasathinapura
You understood the cruel
news of Duryodhana,
And the non cruel
news about Pandavas,
And understood the situation and salutations to that Lord Vishnu.
93.Mushkerum yavanande
mumbil Muchukundan thanne yortheettudan ,
Vekkam parthu adhamaagadhan varavilum vegam
nadicheedinaan,
Durgam theerthadhaREvathi ramananodonnichu mevum Vibho,
Trukkal kandu namaskarippathinnu orikkale varichiddunnen.
Remembering Muchukunda in front of the proud Kalayavana,
Seeing the speed
with which Jarasandha , the king of Magadha came,
Acting as if there
is a problem you constructed a fort and
,Oh lord,
You started living
there along with husband of Revathi ,
Now itself I
choose to see your divine feet and salute it.
94.VElikku thanne
Sisupalan orikkal vannan,
Nalika nethranum
aduthu yezhunnelli ninnan,
Kolahalathode agajaapuriyinnu pombol,
Aalolanethra , garuda dwajanodu ananjaal.
Sisupala once came
to the wedding itself,
And the lotus eyed
one also went and stood near ,
And with great luxury
, when they were going to the town of Parvathi ,
Thel ady with the moving eyes joined with
Him who has Garuda in his flag.
95.Pradhyumnadhikal
yethrayundu bhavathaa, paschad
avarkku yethravaan,
Puthranmaar Anirudhathikalum yellarkkum namikkunnu jnan,
Prathyekam guna
karma morthu parvaanamalla Banasuran,
Hastha chedanamonnu
Hasthinapuri niryana mithyadhikal.
For all those
Pradhyumnas who are there as
yours,
And anirudhas who are
there who are sons of them, I
salute to all of them,
I am not able remember
and tell the particular good
deeds done by you,
For there are many like cutting of hands of Banasura and the killing at Hasthinapura.
96.SAmmodham poondu
velppan abhiruchi perutha SAthyabhamaykkal
yenno,
Kanmano
Jambhavane pranaya nidhiye nee,
dur yasassu onnu theerthu ,
Kan mayathe pugazhtheedaruthu thava para brahmame
mandamandam,
Pen mankyangale
yenmarrkkum oru anubhavamai theernna
ninne thozhunnen.
When you were gladly interested in marrying SAthyabhama , did you not,
See Jambhavaan , removed your notoriety and married
that treasure of love.
Oh Divine Brahmam
, your sleight of hand cannot be praised
that easily,
I salute you who had become an experience to those eight
gems.
97.Mai kannimaar
pathinaaru sahasram onnichu,
Ulkandayaa
thadanubhouma grahe labhichaan,
Akkousalangal ariyaanju
muneendranum poi,
Chakram thirinju BHavangalil yennu
kelppu.
Sixteen thousand kajal
eyed pretty damsels together ,
Who were worried ,
were got by you
from Narakasura(son of earth) ’s house ,
And not knowing your tricks , the king of sages(Narada) ,
It seems wandered
,and searched in several houses and suffered.
98.Darvathyaam
bhavane sutheshu
pathinaarayiram moorthiyai,
Sri Bharathavine
ninne nirmala gunaan vevere kai
koopinen,
Saapthnyam
thadavum mahendraneyudan , jithwa
harichangu aho,
Samarthyathodu
sathyabhamayudane poongavu
kalpadrumam.
In the houses of
Dwaraka you took sixteen thousand forms,
Oh husband of
Lakshmi and I salute each of these sixteen thousand forms,
After winning over great Devendra who feigned enmity ,you who defeated,
With great cleverness
got the Kalpaka vruksha for the
garden of Sathyabhama.
99.Yenthavu viprasaapaal nrugan avasathayaa pandu pande kidannan,
Ondhayittu anthu dese nibruthamathu balaal, balakanmaar
paranjaar,
SAnthapam
theerthu aduthangu avan anavadhi cheythoru dhanangalellam,
Bandhukkal kullil aakeetu
avanu gathi koduthoru thubhyam namasthe.
Due to the curse of a Brahmin, a king called Nruga was for a long time ,
Lying as a chameleon secretly in a well and this was told to you by children,
You put an end to
his sorrow by giving away , that the
blessings he got earlier by giving several charities,
all his relatives and gave him salvation And my
salutations to you.
100.Vaa vaa yennu vilichu kelipuranai leelakku kalindhiye,
Bhavaalonnu pakarnnumathatha kalarnnu yenthethu pokunnitho,
Kopala kari kondu nere kuzhiye thondi dinaan bhavan,
Thapa aakarshanamennthu yengal ureeletanandha neelambara.
He called Yamuna
to come for playing in a playful mood,
And since she was going elsewhere and his
mood changed ,
And with anger, he
lead her to a
ditch made by his plough,
And oh God dressed in blue cloths, draw away my
sorrow and bless me.
101.Thanne snehamiyannavakku nimisham , dweshichavarkkum
balal,
Thannepoale
chamanjavarkku murali kaivalyamalle Vibho,
Thanne than ariyanju
khinnamathiyai ninnodu
irannidinor ,
Yenna kana vasam krupalaya , Jaya Sri Vama gehalaya.
To those who
loved you , to those who hated you
as well,
Those who put on your form without your consent (poundra Vasudeva) , you gave salvation,
And oh temple of mercy
please see my weakness in being,
Not knowing myself
and being of weak intellect , Victory to
the Vamapureeswara.
102.Trukkayyal maranam
varenam athinai pandeyiriukkunnavan,
Chol kollum vividhan
mudhaa musali than ambadiyil chenna naal,
Mai kannar palarodumai
Madhu madham poorichu mevunnavan,.
Trukkayyal maranam labhichu para loke poi
sukhicheedinaan.
When the famous
Vividha (who was a monkey)who
wanted to be killed by Balarama,
Went to his place when Balarama was happily spending time,
With several damsels
and under the influence of liquor,
He got
salvation and lived happily in the
other world as he was killed by you.
103.Puthranmar , pathnimar yennivarodu
sukhame , nithyavum
dwaravathyaam,
Prathwee bhajyaam grahasthasrama vidhi upadesichu kondu
achyuthan than,
Nithyathma nithya
dhaanadhikal niyatham orukkunnathum than
male poy,
Asthane chernnu darmaadhikal viravil vicharippathum kai thozhunnen.
Achyutha lived in Dwaraka along with his sons, wives , daily ,
Serving the earth, teaching the dharma of a householder,
And that divine soul
daily did daily charities and he himself,
Called the
courtiers and enquired about dharmic actions, I salute him.
104.Kooki kozhi vananthare virakumai , ninnannu raave
thadhaa,
Kooki
kokilavanimaar kuchathate mevidum annalilum ,
Kookum kozhikal thammilulla sukrtham soure paranjeeduvaan ,
Akunnilla
characharangalilum undu athyantha
gathyantharam.
When you were
standing in the forest along with firewood , birds of death crowed,
And on the days when you were lying on their breasts the
pretty ladies they made moaning sound,
Oh God born in Soora senas’s clan, I am not able to tell about the blessing of these
crowing,
For between the
moving and non moving beings there is a
lot of difference.
105.Karagrahathil
narapaalar paranja vakkum ,
Sri Naradokthiyum
athil karaneya madou,
Srimanoduddhavarodu
yengane yennathekum,
Premathuram
thirumukham thava kaanmano jnan.
After hearing the
words of the kings , released from the custody
of Jarasandha ,
As well as the
words of sage Narada ,your
enquiring ,
About what should be done
first , with Udhava,
With a face drenching love , which when shall I see.
106.Indraprasthathil
indra Priya suthane ninachullor outhsukhya vegaal,
Vannittu abhemanaleMagadha pathiyeyum konnu nadum
jayichaan,
Dhanyathma raja sooyam
narapathi batha sadichathum Darmajan,
THanonnai chaidhyanappol Madhu madana, BHavanodathum kai
thozhunnen.
Due to the worry about the darling son of
Indra(Arjuna) in Indraprastha ,
You got the king of Magadha(jarsandha) killed by
BHeema and won his country,
And the very good
king Yudhishtra could complete the
Rajasooya sacrifice,
And OH killer of Madhu , you alone then killed king of
Chedhi(shisupala) and I salute you sir.
107.SAlwan vannu achane konnor arivu
kuranjathonnangeekarichittu,
Yellam poi chennu
vannedunna gathiyavanum
nalkinaan yeka bhavam,
Kalyanangalkku moolam
thava pada kamalam seva
cheythavathellam ,
Nirlajjam keerthanam cheyvathu kimapi chevi kolga
vamalayesa.
After recognizing the knowledge that
Salwa killed your father (mayavasudeva),
You gave him the
fate that will come at the end to
all , as well as oneness with you,
And the root of
all auspiciousness is service to your lotus like feet,
As well as
singing praise about you without shame,
and so please hear this Oh Lord of Vamapura.
108.Sri Raman Theertha yathraavidhiyil asurane konnu punyapradesan,
Sri Kasi, Kanchiu, Kaverikal, Madhu
mahendradhiKanyakumari,
Sriraman SEthu bandhichu avidamoru Danushkoti yenningane
thaan,
Oronne seva cheythangumala mathi mudha vannathum, kai
thozhunnen.
During the penance of pilgrimage , Balarama killed an asura ,
Visited holy places
like Benares, Kanchipuram , mahendram, Kanyakumari,
Dhanushkodi where
Sri Rama has built a bridge across the sea ,
Did service in those places and retrned with a happy and clear mind, I salute him.
109.Nirmaayam
thaan kuchelan dwijavaran
avidam vittu verittu vettan,
Unmanillanju alanjaan
punar oru divasam dwarakaam
kandu chonnan,
SAmmodham
poondirunnan avilari thirumul kazhcha vechaan prabathe ,
Brahmandhena ponnan
dhanadane vibhavam kondu vekkam jayichaan.
Kuchela, the great Brahmi
who was very sincere left that
place on marrying elsewhere,
Wandered here and there
without money for food, and one day came to Dwaraka , saw Krishna,
Spend his time happily there and in the morning kept “Beaten rice” as divine offering,
And returned back with great happiness , and then by his wealth defeated even Khubera.
110.Akkalathu udan
athya apoorvam ulavaya arkko aparagam thadhaa ,
Chol kollunna
Samantha panchakamaho theerthinnu
yethum vibho,
Agre babdhu janangal okke yavide koodi
sukhichu ottu naal ,
Achande yajanam
kazhichu puriyil porum hare paahi maam.
At that time there occurred a very rare solar
eclipse ,
And you went to the
famous sacred water called
“Samantha Panchakam”,
And there even
before all your relatives
gathered and enjoyed for several days,
And you conducted
your father’s yaga there, and please
protect me.
111.Than kayyennu parichakamasannu ashubam cheythoru pai
thangale,
Samnthoshathodu kaankayaal kuthukamundu ammakku athum
kondu nee,
Thangal bhakthi mathaam varishtan asuran vazhunna lokathu
poi,
Kodanu amma
anugrahichathu mudhaa, moordhnaa labhicheedinaan.
Due to the fact that
your mother would be happy to
see ,
Those babies
snatched and killed by the dirty hands of Kamsa,
You went to the world where the asura (Mahabali) , who was
your great devotee , lived,
And brought and gave them to your mother and got a happy blessing from her.
112.Parthannu
athma sahodareem azhakuthai sadhyam varuthunnathum,
Kathum thiyyathayachu dushtaneyum achakram dahikkunnathum,
Bhakthan asrutha devanum mithilanum moksham kodukkunnathum ,
Preethyaa nin charithangal nithyavum aho chithe labhikkename.
The act of giving your very dear sister
to Arjuna in a proper manner,
The act of killing
a bad man by sending the raging fire
of the Sudarsana wheel,
The act of giving
salvation to devotees called Srutha deva and king of
Mithila(Bahulaswa),
And such similar stories about you should be
available to me.
113.Pruthwee devande
patham thanayanudan aho maranjaan Arjunan thaan,
Agni chaadedum
mennayathupozhuthu avanum thanum
antharmale poi,
Preethyaa Vaikunda lokathu yezhunnaruli yadhaa poorvam
aagathya balan,
Prathyekam parthane kkonduazhakinodu koduppicha thubhyam
namosthu.
Alas the tenth son
of a Brahmiin immediately died and,
When it was known that Arjuna would jump in to the fire, You and he together ,
Went in to space , with love went to Vaikunda, making the
child to the previous form,
Made Arjuna specially
and with courtesy give back the child , My salutations to you.
(Till now the author was summarizing the Dasama
Skandha of Bhagwatha, From now on
it is prayers, advice and
philosophy of the author.)
114. Yerepporum prabhukkalkku ushasi thuyil unarthum
chilar kkenna poale,
Yoge sri
nidhrayennum pralayamavadhiyaam kalam AAnanda moorthe ,
Yekanthe poi sthuthikkumsruthikalavide yennulla divyaksharangal kku,
Oronne sannamippankrupa tharika Vibho, Vama Gehadhinadha.
Like waking
up at early morning for a few
very rich lords,
Oh personification of joy, at the time of your divine
sleep at the time of deluge,
Oh Lord, Oh Lord of Vama pura , permit me to offer my salutations,
To each of those divine letters , which are used to
praise you in that solitude.
115.Yennayirathineyiratti nallar ,
Nannayirunnoru
vibhoothi kandaal,
Kannayiram poondavannum kothikkum,
Pennayirunnavathi, Padmanabha.
Seeing the prosperous
and pleasant way,
That the sixteen
thousand ladies live ,
Even the thousand eyed Indra would be anxious ,
To become a lady
like them, Oh Padmanabha.
116.Chaale kavadam azhagodu thurannu kondu,
Maale pangavum aninju thelinju nannoi,
Kelee kalasa samaye
kulir thennal yethu,
Naleeka nethran ala
sakshiyumai ninnan.
After opening
the door very prettily ,
Applying sandal paste
on his body and with great clarity,
At the end of the love play , with the clod breeze blowing on him,
That lotus eyed one
stood there with the damsel with the drowsy eyes.
117.Sri Neelakandapada pamsulava prasaadaal,
Sri Krishna leela kali vannam oronnu chonnnen,
Sriman Mukunda, jaya Vamapuradhinadha,
Sripada bhakthi
yaruleeduga nalu thorum.
By the blessings
of the dust of the feet of Neelakanda(Author’s Guru) ,
I went on narrating
the plays of Lord Krishna
somehow,
Oh Mukunda , Victory to Lord of Vamapura ,
Please grant me
devotion to your divine feet.
118,Kramathil aakkedunna Soolapani,
Sramathinaal itham athee vichithram,
Sramichu Bhasha sravanamrutham may ,
Ramichu kolga, Achyutha
pada moole.
Soolapani put in
lot of efforts,
To systematized
and edited it ,
Put in lot of
efforts to make it great ,
My “honey to the ears “ written in local language ,
And please become
happy at the feet of Achyutha.
119.Pallikku urappu maramenna kanakke nin mei,
Pillaykkurappu janani vachasarayam may,
Ullil karappu
kalavan thiru ullamode ,
Pallikuruppu unara
venam anatha sayin..
Like the log of
wood is the strength for the temple,
You are strength
for the body of a baby,
And I depend on
the word’s of mother ,
And for
removing the dirt of the mind,
With happiness
please wake up , Oh Lord Vishnu.
120.Yellil kalarnnuiyalum
yenna kanakke yathmaavu
Yellarkkum onnu, athariyathe mayanginen jnan,
Nulli kalanju sakala, mam kanmasham nee ,
Ullil
thelinju unara vendum udhara keerthe.
Like the oil
which is mixed with Gingelly ,
The soul is one for all
and I am befuddled without knowing that,
And please snip
away all this dirt from me,
And appear in my
heart , oh generous one.
121.Mannil pirannu athilulla manushyanaayaal,
Unnithamai
kazhiyum aadhiyil ulla kalam,
Ponnathamai athum ithu karutheettu sesham,
Thanne thiranju
ariga yannathu asadhyamathre.
If you are born in
this
earth and are a human being,
The initial period would be spent in childishness,
And then with idiocy , after thinking about this and
that,
It is impossible to search and find oneself.
122,Noonam
thwal preethi nana vidha mahitha kadha
nama sankeerthanam thaan,
Ananthya
sradhayallarkku athum ithu vidhamai
undu Vedantha vaakhyam,
Jnanum thwal pada sandarsanam oru vidham ingu
aaswadhippan irippon,
AAnanda prapthi
aanakkarulinaBhagavanallayo nee
krupabdhe.
Definitely hearing your great stories and singing your
names,
Is meant for people with endless attention and so are
the sentences of philosophy,
And I am one of those
waiting to see and enjoy, your
feet ,
Oh ocean of mercy grant me attainment of joy , for have
you not given joy to even an elephant.
123.Kanum karuthu
mala poale yamande dhoothan,
Kannum mizhichu alari yodi varunna neram,
Kannan kalicha kali
keerthanamonnu ketta ,
Ponnan malachu marukunnathu kanmano jnan.
When the mountain like
emissary of god of death with black eyes,
Is rushing
towards me with
staring eyes,
If he hears one of these songs extolling , the plays
of Krishna
Will I be able to see that idiot falling and crying.
124.Onnichirunnu magal makkal uda pirannor,
Innichirikkum avar
yennu ariyathe mohaal,
Mandhichu manasam oru andatha poondirippor,
Yenne kricharulga neeKrupa Vasudeva.
Without knowing that
I am to be a person without
,
Daughter , son or
siblings or others,
Due to attachment
I was trying to be together ,
As My mind was
dark and full of ignorance,
And Oh Vasudeva
please show mercy on me.
125.Onam varunnu ,
Vishu varunnu , piranna nalundu,
Anandam ingane oronnil aho janaanaam,
Kanunnu
nithyavum anithyamithennu
chemme ,
Venam kuranjoru
vicharam akakurunnil.
Onam is coming, Vishu is coming , there is birthday,
Like this
happiness is seen daily in many people,
But you should know that what appears stable is temporary,
And this
thought should be there in the mind.
126.Nale thudanganam ithennu ninachirunnal,
Nalakku nale ini
ellarodukkamennum.,
Nalika nethra, charanambuja seva cheivan,
Naalakil appozhe
thudanganam aprakaram.
If you think that you can start tomorrow,
It could be tomorrow after tomorrow
and ,
There is no end
to this postponement ,
Oh lotus eyed one in case
of serving your lotus like
feet ,
If one can do it , he should Start it
immediately.
127.Mannasayalum ,
madanasayyaalum ,
Ponnasayalum marukunnu lokam,
Ninnasa kandilo
oruvarkkum ayyo,
Kanna same nalguga
manasam may.
Due to desire for
land , desire for women,
And desire for gold,
the world suffers,
Alas I could not find desire to you in any one,
Oh Krishna give
peace in my mind.
128.Swapathinaalum
adha kama vasalum ororo,
Nayathamai anukarippathu
karmame thaan,
Thapinja manjariyodotha kalebharam nee ,
Bhavichu kolga
azhakil nanda kumarakasya.
Possessed by sleep
and by passion is Karma ,
The body is like a
bunch of flower of a living tree ,
And you imagine
that you are as pretty as the son
of Nanda.
129.SAthram
kanoridathu , chathu karayum kolahalam
kuthrachil,
Vidwanmar oridathu
Madhya pakulam thachum kayarthum kwachith,
Mugdha sthree
yoridathu muthikau inunnu
yengi karachanytha,
Srothradhikku amrutho
thalicha vishamo , viswam
vichithram vibho.
An inn is seen in one place , in another place weeping
and crying due to death is heard,
Learned men in one place , in another place
drunkards shout and beat ,
A pretty lady in
one place and in another place old
ladies sit and cry,
For the ears and other organs is it nectar
or poison, Oh Lord , the world is
peculiar.
130.Kamathuram manasamengilum sri-,
Namarutham navil
anachu kollu,
Sri Madhavande
charanambujathil,
Premadhikam
nalil muzhakkumallo.
Though your
mind is filled with passion,
Hug the nectar of his name to your toungue,
Would not the
love for the lotus feet
Of Madhava keep on increasing?
131.Naave , ninakku valiyoru upadesamunde ,
Naaval urappathinnu
, jnan thuniyunnu kel nee,
Narayanande thiru
namam urakkeyaambol,
Nanichu
pokaruthe thava vendathullu
.
Oh toungue , there
is a big advice for you,
Please hear as I
am trying to tell it by my toungue,
When you loudly
shout the name of Narayana,
Only thing is that
you should not become shy.
132.Yenidrusaam
vadanavum panavum ninachittu,
Ananda moorthiye marakkaika mana kurunne
,
Pranan thalarnnu thamakadhikalai chamanjaal,
Venunnathonnum yeluthal lla namukkarinjal.
Thinking about the
face of
ladies with doe like eyes,
And money , Oh
mind do not forget the God who s lord of joy,
When the prana
breath becomes weak and thamaka
breath starts ,
All that we need to do , is not easy to perform.
133.Konikkal ninnu
karayunna kidangal poale ,
Thonikkal ninnu
valayum vazhi pokkar poale ,
Kanikshanam
pozhuthu polum upekshiyaathe ,
Kanithamen thozhil
krupaam kuru vaasudeva.
Like the children who are crying near the
gate ,
Like the stranger confused near
the boat jetty,
Without even leaving
out quarter of a second,
Please see
after my job, Please be merciful
Vasudeva.
134. Vamberunna asurarkku
dambu kalavaan imberum ambadiyil,
Paimpal venna
pakarnna kumbhamudane
sambhidhyamevum vibho,
Ambhojathinnu sambramarthiyarulum nin padam ambeedinor,
Yen papathinu
kambam yekuka nilimbarathi sampekshanam.
To destroy the
pride of the powerful asuras in the pleasant place of cowherds,
Oh Lord who broke
the pots in which cow’s milk and butter were kept,
To me who has surrendered to your feet
which made the lotus flower
worried,
Oh God who even
beat the devas , make my sins
infirm.
135. Nirmayam nija dharmam aasthayode cheythakunna salkarmmavum,
Pen mayathil agappedathe maruveedennakil nannai varum,
Karmaa karmavikarmma
marmamarivaan aalalla
namamrutham,
Nammalavathu seva cheythu
sukhame trukkalodetheeduvaan.
Good things will
come , If one does his
one’s own Dharma with devotion without deceit,
And does the possible
good deeds without becoming
slave to illusion of woman,
We are not
ones to enquire about secrets of doing Karma , not doing Karma or doing it
in a wrong way,
And so we have do
the service that we could to reach the divine
feet.
136.Vithum marannu vishayangal oronnu nokki,
Chathum
pirannum uzhalaika manakurunne
,
Viswam niranju vilayadina thamburane,
Chithe kalarnnu
anubhavippathinorthu kol nee .
Oh mind , forgetting
your root , looking after various
affairs,
Do not suffer in this cycle
of birth and death ,
And think of that
lord who occupies the entire
universe
And who plays there and experience him.
137.Okkaa dhanasa maname , manujannu thannaal,
Neekkavathalla bhavithavyamodunguvolam,
Aakkam
kuranju anubhavangal pakarnnu
kaanaam,
Veerkkunna veerppevide nerthu varum kramena.
Man himself cannot
remove the attachment to money from the mind,
And till the end
what is bound to happen cannot be
avoided,
And experiences
gets weakened
progressively ,
And the
breath slowly gets thickened and slow.
138. Bhoshkkum paranju
bhavanangalil angananaam,
Poi koodum apparichu rappakal ullathellam ,
Neer pola pole
maruvunna kalebaranthe ,
Veerppundathum
niyathamalla ninaykkado nee.
They will
join in the houses of ladies telling lies,
And wander
there day and night without ,
Understanding that the breath that we have ,
Is like a bubble, which is not permanent .
139.Kanyakubjathil allaikayo jananam,atho, Dasiye kamiyannajo,
Thwannamathinnum ippol kali yuga mathu kondulla veeryam kuranjo ,
Yenno nalaksharam thaam
muzhuvan aruthathil, kutham ennil pinanjo,
Thwannamam jananm arinjittu anudhinam uracheykennatho
Vasudeva.
Is it because
I was not born in Kanyakubja or
is it that I did not love a prostitute ,
Or is it that in
this kali age and the power of your name
has reduced
Or did I did any mistake in telling the four letter
word “Narayana”,
Or Hey Vasudeva , after
knowing your name should I chant
it daily.
(Ajamila was born in Kanyakubja, lived with a
prostitute and got salvation by
Just calling “Narayana”(the name of his son) before his death. The poet asks,
Whether this type of treatment is not applicable to
him..)
140.Aarkengilum
porumee nama mathram,
Keerthikku janmathil orikkalennum ,
SAsthrangal chollum
druda nischayam kel,
Bhoshkennu
vannedola nanda soono o.
To any one the chanting
of the name ,
Once in the life
is sufficient ,
The shastras with
certainty tell,
And son of Nanda, this should not turn in to a lie.
141.Pulladhiyulla sareeram oronnu ,
Yellathilulm pukku
paranju ponnen,
Nalloru
janmam nara janmamippol ,
Vallathe yakkidola
, thamburane.
I came away passing through ,
Several bodies including
that of grass,
And now I have
taken the good birth of human being,
And Oh lord ,
please do not make it bad.
142.Nelladhiyulla
padarthamoronnu,
Illathu millanju
uzhalunnithellam,
Nalloru
namamrutham aswadhichaal,
Yellam varum vallathum onnu vendaa.
I was suffering
due to the fact,
That things
like the rice are not there in the house ,
But if I
enjoy the nectar like name
of the lord,
Everything would come and I may not need anything.
143,Nannayathum
theeyathum orthu cheythaal,
Nannai varum
nithyamavannu noonam,
Thwanama
sankeethanam aswadhichal,
Onnai varum jeeva
para prapancham.
If one differentiates between good and bad,
All days would become
very good to him,
And if we
enjoy singing of
the divine name ,
We would merge ourselves in the divine world around life.
144,Ninakku noorayiram aasayunedennu,
Irikkkkilum , kelkka
mana kurunne ,
Thanikku thaan ponnavar
chonnathellam,
Ninakku nannayathu nithyamai.
Oh mind though you
have hundred thousand ,
Desires , please
listen to me,
Think that all that
is told by those ,
Who are capable of everything,
Have become good
for ever.
145.Thanner daham muzhuthum thadiyan arike
vannanthakan thanurathum,
Kanneer kaaraiyi aduthu ullavarkal thozhimuraykkake onnichu paarthum,
Thanne thane marannittu athi vivasatha
poondu aarthanai
veerthumakkoppu,
Yenne kondakki
vechidola varadha , vibho , Vama gehadhi vasin.
The thirst for
water greatly increasing with the stout
god of death coming and shouting,
Seeing together
all those nearby shedding tears and wailing
loudly,
And my forgetting
myself , with great sorrow and be
with labored breath,
This state should
not come to me Oh Lord, Oh God of Vama pura.
146.Venunneela onnum
oronniva yanu divas am thanne
thane ninachen ,
Venunnumuthamundathinnu guru krupaa purame bandhuvullu,
Pranan povaan aduthulloru
samayamathennakilum mevarunal,
Kanenam gopa naari kare thaliril nadakkunnor Ananda brungam.
Daily I was
thinking myself that I do not
need anything,
And decided that I
only want the relation of the mercy
of the Guru,
And on the day whenever
it is , when time is nearing for the soul to go,
I want to
see the joyful bee walking on the hands of gopa ladies.
147.Yenne thudangiya udaya asthamayangal thorum,
Bindennu urangiyum unarnnum uduthum undum,
Nandhichunanda thanayande padambujathil,
Chennavu navathinu kouthugam menthithavu.
When did the
sudden sleep, waking up , dressing
and eating ,
During every day with sun rise and setting of sun start?
What is the reason for
my joyful wish that,
“If only my toungue has gone to the feet of Krishna?”
148. Kannan kalikkum kali koppu kaanmaan,
Yenno kothikkunnu dhayamburase ,
Twannama sankeerthanam
yenni yenni,
Thonnuraduthu
parivathsaram may.
Oh sea of mercy , I
was for a long time longing,
To see the toys
with which Lord Krishna played,
Counting and counting
the singing of your names,
Ninety years have almost passed by.
149. Nandhichu
kolga thava vannathu kondu
nithyam,
Nindhikka venda gathi bhedam oronnu kandaal ,
Vandichu kolga
sakalathma easwarantham,
Mandhichu
pokaruthu ajasram aka kurunne.
Becoming happy when things daily comes as expected ,
And do not
berate if differences come to
your expectation,
And salute that
God who is within every soul,
And Oh mind do not
become inactive at any time.
150.Naave , nee cholgil allanjuakhilam
aphalamennathra loka prasidham,
Naaval onnucharichal avanamruthaharan pinneyum prasidham,
Naave , nanam varunnu manasi thelivaranju ingane yenni
yenni,
Chavaano nama sankeerthanamajitha vibho , dehi dehi
prasadam.
Oh toungue , it is known all over the world, that if you tell or not tell , it is useless
If you tell it by your toungue, it is again well
known that he would get happiness,
Oh toungue , I feel ashamed to see
that he does not come in my mind,
Oh lord who cannot be defeated, is it my fate to die
telling your names, please give me happiness.
151.Radha sthangalil
olicharulunna moorthe ,
Bhedasrayam mama
vidutharul mohamellam,
Bhodasrayam
thava kalebaram orthu kolvaan,
Yethal prabho bahu virodhakamai varunnu.
Oh Lord who hides in Radha’s breasts and blesses,
Please bless me
by removing all my dependence ,
And make me
completely devoid of desire,
As to know that wisdom depends on your form,
Oh Lord , this
comes as something greatly
against.
152.Naalathil thadayunnathum , nadanade nilkunna vayukkal poi,
Olathil kurugunnathum
chila pizhachodum mano vruthiyum,
Neelathil kayarum
pidichu yamanum neerode bandhukkalum,
Nalathe thozhil yiprakaram arulaayken pothi Narayana.
The block in the
throat , the aforesaid decreasing of gases
Which already
existed, Some wrong acts of the mind ,
The god of death
holding a long rope , relatives
with tears,
Salutations oh Narayana , please bless that all these do not happen to me tomorrow.
153.Navillathe
janikkayo nata nateyullor
ilakkaikayo,
Namathe padiyaikayo , narakam yennorthaal kulirpaakayo,
Navil durghatmakayo, nara kulathil janmam allaikayo,
Namocharanam
yenthu bandham arivullorum thyajicheeduvaan.
Is it because of being born without a toungue?
Is it because even
earlier being lazy there was less
movement?
Is it because names were not understood?
Is it because the thought of hell leads to joy?
Is it because there
is difficulty in the toungue?
Is it because birth did not take place as human being?
Why is it that
even learned people do not chant god’s names?
154.Namocharanam
onnu kondu gadhi vannu pandu DAsi pathe,
Namocharanam onnu
kondu muniyai , Valmiki pandu thulom,
Namocharanam onnu
thanne mathiyennu othunnu Vedanthavum,
Namocharanamennmennathu
yengal aruleedananda payo nidhe.
The prostitutes husband (ajamila) got salvation by chanting of God’s names,
In olden times Valmiki became a sage by chanting of God’s names,
The Vedanthas said that
the chanting of God’s name only
is required,
Oh ocean of joy , give me the boon of chanting of names
and bless me.
155.Namamrutham navil irikkumappol,
Somamrutham vismruthamai varunnu ,
Namamrutham parthu nirachu kandaal ,
Namamrutham kanamrutham mruthaanaam.
When the nectar of
your name is there on the toungue,
I am forgetting about
the nectar extracted from Soma,
If the nectar of your name
is filled up in the mind,
That nectar
is the nectar to wake up the dead.
156.Naninnu onnu irunniri vikalpam yennathu irippu ,
Naam ini
yethoru vijathiyil vanna jnanyam,
Naan innu thanne ariyenamarinju kolvan,
Thirippu
thirunamavum yennu veppu.
The toungue has
developed a doubt ,
As to which caste
it belongs?
It wanted it to be understood today ,
Itself, whether
its nervousness is due to that.
157.Kannil koothaduvaan undoru vaka cheviyil pattu paadaan kalippan,
Kannanthi konduvere sathatham ivarode ninnuporaduvaanum,
Kanna nin
meniyakunnathu karuthi mudhaa namam otheeduvaanum,
Kanunnan illupaayam
thava karunayozhinjonnu
mindivarakshaa.
There are things
that dance before our eyes, there are
things to make songs in our ear,
And always there are others which with pushed out eyes prepares to fight
them,
But Krishna , with happiness to think about your form and to chant your
names,
I am not able to see
any other way except your mercy, oh lotus eyed one.
158. Dehathin mel
tharakkunnathu kimapi parikkilla
mullum mahathmaa,
Dehathinmel
chorinjeedunna thoridam , othukkavathalle ninakko
,
Soham bhaavathinnu
ootham pala vazhi thelivai katti mathullavarkkum,
Moham theerkkum
sadananditha paramashiva brahmame , they namosthu.
A great man will not remove the thorn that is struck in the body,
If there is itching in a part of the body , can you not
cure it ?
Showing various proofs , for “I am that”, to all
other people ,
Is the divine Brahmam
which is ever joyful , to you my salutations.
159.Ha Krishna ,
ha Krishna, krupambu rase,
Hey Krishna , Hey Krishna srushwa Vishno,
Hee Krishna, hee
Krishna, mahathyupekshaa ,
Maa krishhna maa Krishna, parithyajasmin.
Hey Krishna, Hey Krisha, Hey ocean of mercy,
Hey Krishna, Hey Krishna, Please hear me Lord Vishnu,
Hey Krishna, hey Krishna , great indifference ,
Hey Krishna, Hey Krishna
do not neglect us.
160.DEhathil sukhame
kadicha masakaadhya
jnanamadhou thadhaa ,
Dehathinnu
visappu daham ariyaika yenundu randamathu,
Dehathe kakshanikkilum vihathayillennangu moonnamathu
,
Soham bhava drudanubhoothi yarulittan Ananda payo nidhe.
The first wisdom
got by learning is like the
pleasant bite of a mosquito on the body,
The second state is when you do not feel hunger
or thirst of the body,
The third state is when you do not feel destruction ,
even if the body is cut in to pieces,
Oh ocean of joy , please make the knowledge “I am that” firm
in me.
161. Dehathil choriyum sahikkatthu , athi krooram visappu
ottume,
Mohathil kalarunna jnan athu vrudhaa mohippathenthinnuvaan,
Snehathode
Yasodha pulgina kisoran than azinjekadhaa ,
Snehippovathu porumennu manasa namangal otheedinen.
The itch in the
body is unbearable , and greatly unbearable
is the hunger,
Why am I getting mixed in all these even after
knowing they are illusions?
The young boy who was hugged with love by Yasodha has
come down,
Is loving me and
thinking this is sufficient , I
chant his names in my mind.
162.Chollenam
namam yennullathu palarum arinjum paranjum kazhinjaal,
Cholleedunnorkanakke kurayumathu maha papamennum prasidham,
Cholletendhennumathullavarparihasichaal namukkalla dukham,
Chollerum Vyasanumparthanum Radha thuragammechu mevum
ninakkum.
Though many people
know and tell that we should chant the names of God,
It is well known that not chanting names is a sin and
number of people chanting is coming down,
When others make fun of you telling there is no use of this chanting, the sorrow is not for us,
The great sorrow
is for Arjuna, the famous Vyasa and you who s driving the horses and chariot.
163.Aarkkanum
vazhi poaleyundu madi
kootathe manassengilo ,
Keerthikkam
athinee aneka vidhamai theerthoru sankeerthanam,
Parthalokke
vrudhaa prayathna rahitham keerthippathinnu agraham,
Perthum melithunasthiyai
varum athin mumbe marikkename.
Suppose some has a methodical mind , which is not lazy ,
They can praise in
various ways and sing the
names of God,
Suppose at a time
I feel I that it is a waste to sing and
there is no desire to sing,
And there is no effort put to do it , I would better
die before I decide
not to pray.
164.Naavum Narayanethya aksharam oru
dhanam thammil yeki bhavichaal ,
Chavum nerathu
novaan kazhivara yamanum
dhoore ninnedumallo ,
Nave nalaksharam
nee yorupozhuthumupekshikkalo deiva yogaal,
Yivannam vannathellam amrutham anubhavicheedu Narayanethi.
When the toungue and the word Narayana one day becomes together ,
At the time of
death there would not be pain and even Yama
would stand far away ,
And so oh toungue
do not ever forsake the four letter Narayana and if by the grace of god,
It happens
that way , because of Narayana
everything you experience will be nectar.
165.Megha shyamalamaam angavum makutavum , poovum,
chevithoodayum,
Rakachandranu
samanamaam vadanavum mar malayum mudhrayum ,
AAkum vannam aneka bhoosshanayutham ninmei kuri kondu
jnan,
Pokunnen Bhagawan Janardhana , bhaval karunya padheyavaan.
Body which is black like cloud , crown , flowers , ear studs ,
A face equal to the full moon , garlands on chest, the
Sri vathsa mole ,
And decorated properly with many ornaments is yourself ,
And Oh God Janardhana , I am going in search of you , with
your mercy as food packet to the way.
166.Sri padam vaazhka vamalaya nilaya, bhaval sripadamboruhathe ,
Sri namam kondu nithyam niravadhiparamananda moorthe nisheve,
Sri moorthim kandu kandathmanee sathatham urappicha deham thyajicheettu,
Moorthikku ikyam
yekeeduga Guru karunaa vaaridhe, Varijaaksha.
Oh god of Vamapura, long live your auspicious feet , your lotus like
feet ,
Is worshipped by
me daily by chanting of your divine
names, Oh God with a form of divine joy,
After seeing and
seeing your form I make it firm within my mind,
Please merge this
body which I am giving away within you, Oh
sea of mercy , oh lotus eyed god.
167.Bhooshaa varnaadhiyaal yi bhuvanamakhilavum hantha
mohichu raga-
Dwesha poornam
vighoornam shiva shiva
parayaavalla mayaa vilasam,
Bhasha karnammrutham
may sukruthamithu sadaa navu kondu aswadhichaal
Nuzhaa karma
valee vallikalil udan avan
pinne munnethu poale.
By your well decorated
and coloured form , you made the entire earth get attracted
to you,
Oh God , Oh God, the world is also surrounded by desire
and great anger ,
And if my “Bhasha Karnamrutham” is always
enjoyed by the toungue
Then like olden times no one need not creep under the load of the tendrils
of Karma forever.”
168.Unni kidangal
kaliyaloru kalu vechaal ,
Kannin
peruthathinaho kuthukam
pithroonaam,
Yenne kanakke
nadayullavarkithellam ,
Yennal
krutham kimapi kouthukamai
varenam.
W hen little
babies sportingly take a dance
step,
To the fathers it
would lead to great joy ,
Like that to those
people who came before me,
All this should at least give a little joy.
169.Peethambara prollasitha Akhilesam,
Hemangadhjol bhasithas bahu dandam,
Somambuja sri Vadhanara
vindham,
Vamalayastham
Bhaja Vasudevam.
He who is shining
wearing an yellow silk,
With golden armlets
decorating his wrist,
Whose face is like
the moon as well as lotus,
Is The Lord of Vamapura And I salute that Vasudeva.
Thank u very much. For opening doors to such beautiful literature of devotion authored by dear devotee of the Lord, Poonthanam
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