Pavana Puresa Keerthanam of Poonthanam

Pavana Puresa  Keerthanam

By

Poonthanam

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(This  Prayer  has  three parts .All of them are prayer to Lord Guruvayurappan)

Part I

1.Gokulam thannil vilangum Mukundande,

Poomeni yeppozhum kanumaarakanam,

Peeli thirumudi kettiyathil chila,

Maalakal chaartheettu  kanumaraganam.

I must be able to see  always , the flower like body,

Of Mukunda   who  shines in Gokula,

I must be able to see  his hair  decoratedby peacock feather,

Adorned with few  flower garlands,

2,Gorochana kuri nalla  thilakavum ,

Omal mukhamathuvum  kanumarakanam,

Punchiri thanchina vaakukalangine,

Vanchanamaam  nokkum kanumarakanam.

I must be able  to see his dear face adorned,

With good thilaka  by gorochana,

I must be able to see his look of deceit,

As well as see his smile along with his talk.

3.Odakuzhal  vilichu achanumammakku,

Icha nalkunnathum kanumarakanam,

Ponnil minnum galam  thannil, puli nakham,

Kundalam charthicheettu  kanumarakam

I must be able to see him  granting desire,

To see   him to his parents by playing the flute,

I would like to see his neck shining likes   gold,

Decorated by chain  in  which tigers claw  and golden globe hangs,

4.Muthukal rathnavum  haaravum kausthubham,

Sri vathsavum  maaril  kanumaarakanam,

Trikaikalil vala, kai viral pathilum,

Mothiram  poondathum  kanumarakanam.

I must be able to see  on his chest pearl and gem studded  ndecklaces,

As well as the kausthubha  gem and the sri vathsa mole,

I must be  able to see  anklets on his legs and rings,

Adorning  all his  ten  fingers.

5,Pani pathmangalil  charutha cherunna,

SAnkha  chakradhiyum  kanumaarakam,

AAlila kothoru udharamathin meethe,

Romavaliyum kaanumaarakam

I  must be able see  the conch and chakra  which add,

Beauty  to his  lotus  like   hands,

I must be able  to a row   of hairs,

Over   his belly which is like abanyan leaf.

6.Peethambara pattu chaarthi arayathil,

Chelaninju yeppozhum kanumaarakanam,

Ponnaranjaanavum  kinkiniyum nalla,

Kaal chilambittathum kanumarakam.

I must able to   see always  hips  where,

He wears   the  red   silk   cloth,

I must be able to see, his  golden waist belt,

AS well  as   the anklets  worn on his legs.

7.Kesavan thanude kesadhi paadhavum,

Kesavaa,nin meni  kaanumaarakanam,

Paaril prasidhamaayidum  guruvaayur,

Vaanarulum Krishnane  Kaanumaarakanam

I must be able  to Oh Kesava, your body,

From  head to foot Oh kesava,

I must be able  to see the world famous Guruvayur,

And  the Lord  Krishna  who lives  there

II

Kaanakenam nin thiruvadiyude,

Poo mei  , pavana puresa,

Kanaka kireedam  kundalam jagad-

Avanam cheyyum  chilli  lathayum,

Kamala dalayutha nayana dwayavum,

Thiru mukavum  , manda smithavum,

I would  like  to see  your  divine self’s,

Flower like body, oh Lord of  Guruvayur,

Your golden crown , ear globes, your,

Climbing plant  like  eye brows  which protrect theworld,

Your  pair of   eyes which are  similar to leaf of lotus,

Your face  and your pretty  slow  smile,

Kande vilasina  kausthubha maniyum,

Kondadina  vana maalakalum,

Chakra  gadambuja  sakrangale,

Kai kondeedunna trikkai  naalum,

Pankaja makalude kongayil izhukina,

Kunkuma pangam kondu ankithamaam,

The  kausthubha gem shining on your  neck,

The  forest garlands  which were  appreciated,

Your four divine  hands   which hold ,

Chakra, Mace, lotus flower  as well as conch.

Which are  coated  with  Kukum  which  .

Were  decorating  the two busts of Goddess Lakshmi

Vaksho dese shobhithamaam  sri ,

Vathsavum adbutha  romavaliyum,

Anda kataha masankhya mirikkum,

Dhanya mathayoru  udharavum yetham,

Nabhi chuzhiyil alamnkruthamai ,

Shobhichidum Brahmavindeyum,

The wonderful Sri vathsa which ,

Shines   on  your chest,

The prosperus  belly  in which,

Innumerable   planets and worlds are  there,

The Brahma  who shines as  ornament ,

To your  belly button

Manjula tharamaam peethambaramum,

Mangala moorthe truthuda  rendum,

Kethakiya  thonneechidum,

Adbutha  jaanu muzhankal  dwayavum,

Bhakthanmaarude  dukham asesham ,

Pokkidum thiru malaradi yinayum,

Mushkodu arukil ananju kruthaanthan,

Vakkanam  thudrumbozh ithingine,

Kaanaakenam   ninthiruvadiyude ,

Poo mei , pavanesa, hare

Your extremely pretty  yellow silk,
Oh auspicious  God, you divine thighs,

Bring to our mind , fragrant  flower of pandanus,

Your wonderful knee  and calves, which are   two each,

And your  two divine feet which would  completely remove,

The sorrow  of   your devotees,

And with pride  when God  of death reaches,

And continue   my meaningless  talk,

I would like to see the flower like body,

Of your divine self, Oh Lord  of Guruvayur, Oh Hari

III

1.Guruvayurappan oru divas am ,
Unniyai  chennudan venattekku

Lord of Guruvayur once  went  ,

AS   a boy  to Venadu

2.Yenthaaye unni, nee ponnathippol,

Panchara payasam  unnanditto

Why my boy, have you come now,

Do you want  to eat Panchara payasam(ugar kheer)

3.Yennal chamathkku orukki  tharaam,

Chamathkku orukeettu  nokkum neram

If So I will  make  arrangements for fire wood,

But when fire wood   started  burning, the boy was not sen.

4.Yengume kaneela Krishnan unniye,

Kandoru  Krishnande thanthonnitham

The boy Krishna was  not found any where,

See the  wanton mischief of Krishna

5.Appozhe kayyonnu  kochi poyee,

Appozhe  nernnu Guruvayurkku

Then his  hands got  numb,

Immediately he prayed  to Guruvayur

6.Ponnum  kireedavum , kinkiniyum,

Ponnu  kondulloru  poonu noolum

7,Guruvayurappande truppadi mel,

Kazhchayai vechithaa  kai thozhunnen

Crown made of Gold, anklets,

A  sacred  thread  made  of Gold,

I will keep on the steps  of the steps of Guruvayurappan,

And then I am salutinh with clapped hands

8,Yende  Guruuvayurappa pothi,

Yende  durithangal agathidenam

Hail my  lord  of guruvayur,

You should remove my sufferings