36 calanaaTTai janya
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taaLam: Adi
Composer: OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
Language: Tamil

pallavi

ranganAtham anisham vandE shrI

(madhyamakAla)

nAradAdi munigaNa vandyamAna shObhanIyam ati sundara mukhAravindam

anupallavi

mangaLakara niSkaLanka dakSINa mandAkini kAvEri
madhyastham shankha cakra gadA padmadhara hastam

(madhyamakAla)

sarasija vikasita daLavara nEtram jaladhara marakata varNa gAtram
janana maraNa bhaya shamana pavitram jalaja sambhava sannuta caritram (svarajati in madhyamakAla)

caraNam 1

jhomta dhiri taNaka Namta dhiri taNaka jhomtaka dhruka taNAta tadingiNatOm
tungamaNi kanaka manju kaTaka kara kankaNa vilasitAngam shubhakaram shrI

caraNam 2

jhaNa jhaNandari tatakujham tajham kuntata kukumtata dhImta giNatOm kiTa
mahadahankAra mahita panca bhUtAdi krta bhuvanaika sharaNAlayam

caraNam 3

dhirana dhirana takrta tom takiTatom sari takum takadhI..mi taka
guNa pAvanamAtmakam atItam parama ranjanam ashESita vaibhavam
talAN...gu taNam mitataka jhuNutakaNam mita tatakiTa kutaNam mita takajhaNu
rO...nata mAthuram atishayam ati shObhita suvadanam ati shItaLa padayugam

caraNam 4

tAm dhImta tajjhaNu dhimita dhimita dhakrta jham jham takajham tataNA
Anan...dam avyayam advitIyam akhila naigamaika matam aika bharam
takajhanta dhimi dhimi tajhaNu tatari tadIngiNatOm kiTataka takiTa takiTa
madhukaitabha muranaraka mathanam shashAnka vadanam jitamadanam

caraNam 5

bhaktisAra kulashEkhara yatIndra bhaTTanAtha bhUta munivAhana
bhaktapAdadhULi madhurakavi saraH parakAla mahadAhvaya pramukhair-
avirala samstUya mAnam tad-dramiLa gAna rasAlasa kincidun-
mIlita nayanam pAlita bhuvanam khElita ranga purAntara bhavanam

caraNam 6

lAvaNya pada sarOruham shrI rAjayOga darshana sandOham bhAva
madhura sarasa pravAham bhaktOtsava paramAnanda dEham

(madhyamakAlam)

sEvita nija jana vara vighOSaNam shrIkara racita rucira vibhUSaNam
sauvidha vihanga bhOgi bhASaNam sannuta lankAdhipa vibhISaNam

Meaning:

pallavi

anisham vandE - I always salute
shrIranganAtham - Sri Ranganatha
nAradAdi munigaNa vandyamAna shObhanIyam - the resplendent one worshipped by Rishis led by Narada,
ati sundara mukhAravindam - the one with an immensely beautiful face.

anupallavi

mangaLakara niSkaLanka dakSINa mandAkini kAvEri madhyastham - the one amidst (the two branches of) Kaveri who is the Ganga of the South, who gives welfare and is blemishless,
shankha cakra gadA padmadhara hastam - the one holding the conch, discus, mace and lotus in his hands.

sarasija vikasita daLavara nEtram - the one with beautiful eyes
jaladhara marakata varNa gAtram - the one whose body is like a cloud and emerald,
janana maraNa bhaya shamana pavitram - the pure one who removes the fear of birth and death(i.e Samsara)
jalaja sambhava sannuta caritram - the one whose actions are praised by the lotus-born Brahma.

cranium 1

tungamaNi kanaka manju kaTaka kara kankaNa vilasitAngam - the one whose limbs are shining, with charming armlets and bracelets made with superior gems and gold ,
shubhakaram - the giver of welfare.

caranam 2

mahadahankAra mahita panca bhUtAdi krta bhuvanaika sharaNAlayam - the sole refuge of the world, which is made of the eminent five elements, and the tattvas Mahat and Ahamkara.

caranam 3

guNa pAvanam - the pure one with many virtues,
Atmakam - the self,
atItam - the one transcending (all),
parama ranjanam - the most delightful,
ashESita vaibhavam - the one with all glory.

nata mAthuram - the one saluted by the residents of Mathura,
atishayam ati shObhita suvadanam - the one with a face glowing immensely
ati shItaLa padayugam - the one with a twin-feet which are immensely cooling (soothing, removing suffering)

caraNam 4

Anandam avyayam - the blissful, indestructible one,
advitIyam - the one without a second,
akhila naigamaika matam - the one trusted by all the Vedas,
aika bharam - the sole support,

madhukaitabha muranaraka mathanam - the destroyer of (Asuras) Madhu, Kaitabha, Mura and Naraka,
shashAnka vadanam - the moon-faced one,
jitamadanam - the one who has defeated Manmatha (in beauty)

caraNam 5

avirala samstUya mAnam - the one copiously praised
pramukhaiH - by those (devotees) led by
bhaktisAra kulashEkhara - Tirumazhisaiyaazhvaar, Kulasekharaazhvaar,
yatIndra - Sri Ramanuja,
bhaTTanAtha bhUta - Periyaazhvaar, Bhootathaazhvaar,
munivAhana - Tiruppaanaazhvaar,
bhaktapAdadhULi - Thondaradippodiyaazhvaar,
madhurakavi saraH - Madhurakaviyaazhvaar, Poygaiyaazhvaar,
parakAla mahadAhvaya - Tirumangaiyaazhvaar and Peyaazhvaar,

kincidun-mIlita nayanam - the one whose eyes are half-closed
tad-dramiLa gAna rasAlasa - languid (i.e. enchanted) by the sweetness of their Tamil songs (Nalayira Divya Prabandham),

pAlita bhuvanam - the protector of the universe,
khElita ranga purAntara bhavanam - the one sporting in the abode inside the city of Srirangam.

caraNam 6

lAvaNya pada sarOruham - the one whose lotus-feet are full of beauty,
shrI rAjayOga darshana sandOham - the one who represents the totality of Raja Yoga philosophy,
bhAva madhura sarasa pravAham - the delightful flood of the sentiment of sweetness ,
bhakta utsava paramAnanda dEham - the one whose form gives supreme joy to devotees during festive celebrations,

sEvita nija jana vara vighOSaNam - the one adored with the loud chants by his devotees,
shrIkara racita rucira vibhUSaNam - the one decorated with beautiful ornaments by the hands of Lakshmi,
sauvidha vihanga bhOgi bhASaNam - the one congenially conversing with bird (Garuda) and the snake (Adisesha),
sannuta lankAdhipa vibhISaNam - the one worshipped by the King of Lanka, VIbhishana

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar.