Sarva Vaishnava kala Vandhanam,

Sarva Vaishnava kala  Vandhanam,

By

Kadathanttu .K.Padmanabha Variar

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Vandeham thwaam Maha vishno  , Deva deva , Jagath pathe  ,

Kshamasva may   aparadham thwam praseedha  mayi madhava

1.I salute you  Lord Mahavishnu, God of Gods  , Lord of universe ,

Please  pardo my mistakes and become pleased with me  Oh Madhava.

2.Anargha rathna khachitham  , koti soorya  sama prabham,

Vandeham they  Mahavishno , kireedam meru sannibham.

I salute you Lord Vishnu   who wears a crown as Tall  as Meru,

Which is embedded  with  invaluable gems  and which shines like  one crore of Suns.

3.Mukura prabhayor Vishno  , sankranthal   thava  gandayo,

Vandhe   bahu gunee  bhootha  prabhe  makara  kundale.

3.Oh Lord Vishnu  , the  luster  of  mirror is transferred   to your neck,

And I salute  your Makara  ear globes which are   many times lustrous than that

4.Vana malaam aham vandhe   sarvarthu suma shobithaam,

Madhye  kadamba kusumaam   thava  vakshasi   aalmbineem.

4.I salute  your forest garland   though   t you are shining with flower all over  ,

Along with a  Kadamba  garland   in the middle   which hangs  on your chest.

5.Vandeham tham sindhu kanyaam, kreedamaanam thavorasi ,

Yasvayaa  kadaksha mathrena bhooyanthe  sarva sampadha

5.I salute the daughter of the ocean  who plays  on your chest,

Simply by her   one glance   I would be able   to get all prosperity.

6.Srivathsam angam vandeham   thava   vaksha   sthala  sthitham,

Kshamaa pareekshanaartham   yad mudrinam   Brugunaa  padaa

6. I salute  that Srivathsa   which is   situated  on your chest ,

Which was  given to you by sage  Brugu for testing your  patience .

7.Vandeham kausthubham rathnam  virajantham gale  thava,

Yajjatham  ksheera padhodhe madhidhath   deva danavai.

7. I salute   that gem Kausthubha   which shines on your  throat ,

Which was born out ofocean of milk   when it was churned by Devas and Asuras.

8,Vandhe shankham pAancha janyam  , naadha brahma mayam   thava ,

Yassabdha sravana  deva  sarve nasyanthi sathrave  .

8.I salute   your conch Pancha  janya which  fills you y up with divine sound,

And  as soon as its sound is heard by   devas  , their  enemies   would be killed.

9.SAhasra aadhithya   sankaasam  kala chakra marindhamam,

Sahasra aadhaaram  thadh vandhe   thava chakram sudarsanam,

9.I salute   your Sudarsana wheel , which is as lustrous as   thousand suns,

Which is the wheel of time  killing enemies  and is the  support for thousands.

10.Thava paanou  virajanthim  vande  Kaumodhakeem  gadhaam,

Yayaa   varaha vapushaa  hiranya sthaditha stvayaa.

10. I salute your mace called  Kaumodhaki   which shines in your hand  ,

With which   in your form as the boar  , you hit  Hiranyaa.

11.Thava hasthe  prasodantham  padmam padma kara  prabham,

Vandeham thath padmanabha, Sarva  kanmasha  nasanam,

11. I saluté   you Lord Padmanabha , in whose hands which shine like lotus,

Is  present   the lotus  flower   shining, which removes   all ills.

12.Vandha saarngam maha chapa, , drutham kare  thale thava,

Yasya janyadha maathrena sarva  muhyanthi Dhanava.

12.I salute    that great bow called Saarnga   which is held by your hand  ,

Which  if known to the Rakshasas,  make them  loose  their consciousness.

13,Vandeham than naabhi padmam , yasmin jaatho Pithamaha,

Yasminneva thapaschakre drushtum   tham Purushothamam.

13, I salute   the lotus  on your belly , from which was  born Lord Brahma  ,

Sitting on that stage  of meditation  he   sees you  , the Purushothama.

14,. Vandhe thaam   they yoganidhraam, sarvaabheeshta  pradhaayineem,

Sahasra naamnaa  prakhyaathaa  yaa jathaa  nanda  nandhini.

14. I   salute   your Yogic sleep  which is capable of fulfilling all desires,

And which is famous for having thousand names and later was born as   daughter of Nanda.

15.Peethambaram aham vandhe  thaptha  kanchana  sannibham,

Doorikare athyandhakaaram  yassvaabhaa  sarvathaa  sadhaa.

15. I salute   your yellow silk , which is like hot  molten  gold ,

And which removes great darkness as its luster reaches every  where  always.

16.Ksheerambodhim aham vandhe , yasmin setha  bhavaan sadaa ,

Yasmadeva  Maha Lakshmi jaathaa sarvaartha  Dhayini.

16. I salute   the ocean of milk   where you always lie down,

And from which was born Mahalakshmi  who gives all prosperity.

17.Paryangam they bhaje sesham aadhyam sankarshanam vicbhum,

Yasya swaasaani kalpanthe kurvath  akhila nasanam.

17.  I sing   about   your bed  which is  Adhisesha    who was born as  Lord SAnkarshana,

By whose breath  at the  final deluge   everything is destroyed.

18.Vandhe they vahanam  tharkshyam  suparnam  vinatha  sutham,

Yasthayo  ya sudhaam pathre  dathe  visha  vinasineem.

18.I salute your steed   the eagle called  Suparna which   was the son of Vinathaa,

Who with the pot of nectar  in his hand   gives  the destroyer of poison.

19.Viswambaram aham vandhe, medhinim   thava  kaminim,

Ya thwayaa  kiti roopena   hirayaadh   rakshithaa  puraa

19. I salute you who wears the universe  and whose   darling  is the earth,

And who   by his fearsome   form  saved her   from clutches of Hiranya.

20,Vandeham thulaseem punyaam , vandeham hari   chandana,

Vandhe  sarvaan Vishnu  bhakthaan  , vandhe  thwam kamala  pathim.

20. I  salute   the blessed ocimum , I salute   the  sandal paste  ,

I salute all devotees of Vishnu  and I salute the  Lord   of Goddess Lakshmi.