Guruvayurappan Pratha Smaranam

Guruvayurappan  Pratha  Smaranam

Remembering  Guruvayrappan in the morning

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Pratha  smarami  Guruvayupuresa  Moorthim,

Aarthi pranasana samarjitha  punya  keerthim,

Tailabisheka ruchiranga druthathpa bhooshaam,

Balochithaambara  lasadh  kamaneeya   veshaam.

In the morning  I think  of the  God Guruvayurappa,

Who has fame  of curing  grief  and accumulating  Punya,

Whose limbs were  anointed with oil, with him decorated little,

And  who was  having a pretty  shining form dressed  suitable  to a boy.

2,Prathar  bhajami , garuda dwaja manjanaabham,

Vaathaasa nesa sayanam  , satha pathra  naabham,

Vathalyesamanisam , muni vrundha  vandhya,

Paadhava namra jana thavana  jaaga  rookam.

I sing in the morning, him who is black in colour  and has a  flag of Garuda,

Who  is lying downin the ocean  with belly  of hundred  leaves,

The  Lord of Guruvayur  is always  saluted  by a group  of sages,

And  large  number  of people   are  carefully   saluting his feet.

3.Prathar  namami charanam  sukruthopalabhya-,

Sandarsanam  guru maruth pura  nayakasya,

Viswa mayanthaka mahoushadha  thaila sesham,

Bhakthabhilaasha paripoorna  parijaatham.

In the  morning I salute  the feet, which can only  be god by good deeds,

And see  the  Lord   of  Guru  Vayu  pura,

With  remaining oil  , which is great medicine , all over  the world,

And who  is the full Parijatha flower desired   by his devotees.

4.Prathar grunami Pavaneswara  punya  namam,

Narayana achyutha, hare  , madhusudanethi,

Yannama keerthana vinashta  samastha  rogaa,

Yadh bhakthi meva paramaam muhur ardhayanthe.

In the  morning  I chant the  holy names of Lord of Guruvayur,

Narayana, Achyutha  , Hari   and Madhusudana,

Chanting   wich names   all diseases   are  destroyed,

And that  devotion , would  worship the divine form.

5.Prathar pranoumi bhagawan  mahimathireka-

Udhgeetha poorvamakhilai  kavibhi puraanai,

Yallelayollasathibhagawatham puraanam,

Narayaneeyamapi samsthutha  maruthesam.

In the morning  I salute the God, whose  fame.

Has spread  all over the world by the  old poet,

In the Bhagavatha  purans   describing  his sports,

And in Narayaneeyam about the lord  of Guruvayur.

6. ya pancha rathnamidham  aadhara tho  anuvela,

Mudhgayathi prayatha  nispruha chitha vruthi,

Thasya  prasanna hrudhaya pavanaalayesa,

Sreya pradhana niratha sathatham hari syaath.

These  five gems are honouring  from   time to time,

If  sung from time to time  bestows desirable cleanliness  of mind,

And the lord of Guruvayur    with a pleased heart,

Would always  give   good credit to them as they  are engaged in worship of Hari.