DIVINE PRAYERS PART 10 NURNI SASTHAPREETHI PATALKAL 2
3. Kulathooril mevukintra Nattai (vera mattu) Kulathooril mevukintra kunjarathil varukintra Anthanarkal pukazhkintra veera manikantaa - jaya Victory the valorous Manikanda who lives in Kulathoor , Who rides on an elephant and who is praised by Brahmins Maaneduthu vilayaadum vandulaa vi sheikal paadum Vaanavar dinam kondaadum vaazh kulathoorilayyaa then kulathooril ayya Oh Lord of Kulathoor where deer play , bees roam and playmusic, Where devas daily praise , Oh Lord of Thenkulathoor Shiva kaantha malai mevum shingaara chandhana kkaavil Shella ppillayudan mevum then kulathoorilayyaa Vaazh kulathooril ayya Oh God who lives in Shivakanthamalai in the very pretty sandal wood temple , And who roams as darling son in Then Kulathoor and Lord who lives in Kulathoor. Hariharan arul baalaa anaivarkkum anukoolaa Aariyan kaavinil vaazhum ayyaa muthayyaa Oh Boy who is graced by Shiva and Vishnu , Who ispartial to all , Oh Lord who lives in Aaryan kavu, Oh darling lord. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Sharanam sharanam Sharanamumaithiru sharana malaradi Thanthu enthanai aaluvaai Sharanam then kula thooril meviya Sharanamey jaga dheeshaney (sharanam sharanam…) I surrender , please give your divine feet , And ruleover me , I surrender to the great God who, Existed as protection in Thenkulathoor. Shankaran thiru maal ukantharul Chathuranaakiya thuyyaney Engalukku varam kodutharul Eeshaney sarveshaney (sharanam sharanam…) Oh pure one who is very clever and , Is the joint grace of Lord Vishnu and Shiva, Please grant us boons, As God and as God of all. Chandhana kkavil chendhooram kondu Vanthu indhiran paniyavey Anthanarkku varam kodutharul Ayyaney pukazh meyyaney (sharanam sharanam…) When Indra brought Chendooram , And bowed before him in sandalwood temple , And requested “Please give boons to Brahmins , Oh Lord , Oh truthful one who is famous.” Vellakkal bhootham shellappillayum Virumbbhi thozhum bhootha naathaney Ullam thannil urai harikkum haranukkum Unmayaakiya puthraney Swaamiyaakiya puthraney (sharanam sharanam…) Oh Lord ofBhoothas who is saluted by Vellakalbhoothan*, As well as bythe darling son with desire **, Oh God whois the true son of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, Oh son who isthe God. *One of thechief courtier of lord Sastha ** Shella pillai –darling son ofLord Sastha. My note- Lord Sastha the son of Lord Vishnuin his incarnation as Mohini and Lord Shiva and has beenworshipped all over Tamil Nadu in the form of Sastha and Ayyanar. In both thesecases, Lord Sastha wasconsidered to be married to Poorna and Pushkala. Ayyappa or Mani Kanda ,who was an Avathar of Lord Sastha and who lived as the adopted son of thepandya king of Pandalam was a Nithya Brahmachari though in Arayankav temple ofKerala , it is believedthat he married Pushkala devi (Some say Prabhavathi ) of the Saurashtriancommunity and he is consecrated with his wives Poorna and Pushkala in AchalKovil temple. Of Kerala. Legend says that the temples of AchanKOvil andAryankav were consecrated by Lord Parasurama himself much before theincarnation of Lord Sastha as Ayyappa. Lord Sastha also is supposed to have a soncalled Sathyaka , reforred to as Chella Pillai(Darling son) Andar munivarkal kandu paninthida Adhika varam tharum bodhaney Kondral pozhinthidum thendral kaavinil Ulaavum kulathooril ayyaney Swami kulathooril ayyaney (sharanam sharanam…) Oh God who gives lots of boons, To thesages of the world , when they see andsalute you, Oh Lord of Kulathoor who wanders in the garden where the wind flows, Oh God who is the lord of Kulathoor Shiriyel urai sheiythen poomi mel alli Shirakkavey arul purikuvaay Hariharan thiru baalanaey pukazh Adhipan then kulathooraney (sharanam sharanam…) I the lowly one said , Please help, To the lotusto bloom in this world, Oh son of Shiva and Vishnu, Who is the lord and king of Thenkulathoor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Murahara nagadhara Murahara nagadhara mukundha maadhavaa Garuda gamana pankaja naabhaa - krishnaa Parama purusha bhava bhanjana keshavaa Naramruga shareera namo namo Hari naaraayanathey namo namo Naradha sannutha namo namo Hari naaraayanathey namo namo Killer of Mura, one who carried the mountain , Mukundha , Madhva , One who travels on Garuda , One who has lotus on hisbelly , Krishna, Oh Divine Purusha whois Kesava who destroys accumulated Karma, Oh God with body of man and the beast salutations, Oh Hari andNarayana, to you my salutations, Oh God to whom Narada is the devotee , salutations , Oh Hari andNarayana, to you my salutations, Aadhi devasakalaagama poojitha Yaadhava kula mohana roopaa – krishnaa Vedhodhara thiru venkita naayakaa Radha priyathey namo namo (hari naraayanathey….) Oh Primeval God who is worshipped by all Vedas, Oh pretty one born in Yadava clan, Oh Lord ofVenkitachala who lifts the Vedas , Oh darling of Radha salutations Jaladhi shayana ravi chandra vilochanaa Jala ruha bhava nutha charana yugam - krishnaa Bali bandhana go vardhanagiridhara Nalinordharathey namo namo (hari naraayanathey….) Oh God who sleeps on ocean, who has sun and moon as eyes, Who is Krishna whose feet is saluted by the elephant in water , Who tied thegreat Mahabali , Who carried Govardhanamountain, And who has pretty eyes , My salutations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Thodaya mangalam (The song ofauspiciousness normally sung before starting the Bhajan) Maadhava bhavathuthey mangalam Madhumura harathey mangalam Krishna Hey Madhava Mangalam(auspiciousness) to you Hey killer ofMadhu and Mura , Mangalam to you Krishna Naravara nandhanaa naagari kethanaa Maragatha mani nilaa mangalam Krishnaa Son of blessed man , The enemy of serpent Who is bluelike emerald mangalam Krishna Sundhara thanujayaa koojitha noopuraa Sundhara vadhanashree mangalam Krishna One with pretty body with the singing anklets, One who has a pretty face , Mangalam Krishna. Mandhaara vanamaalaa vaaniya guna gana Sreeranga poorachandra mangalam krishnaa One who wears garland of forest flowers, who has the proper diction, The full moon of Sreeranga , Mangalam Krishna Maadhava bhava thuthey mangalam Madhumura harathey mangalam Krishnaa Maadhava bhava thuthey mangalam Hey Madhava Mangalam to you Hey killer ofMadhu and Mura , Mangalam to you Krishna Hey Madhava Mangalam to you Ranga puraalayaa raaghava paalayaa Mandhara giridharaa mangalam Sangeetha saahithyaa sarasa gunaalayaa (Sreeranga ….) One who has temple in Sri Ranga , one who isyoung Rama , One who lifted Mandhara mountain , Mangalam One who is blessed with the beauty of text of songs , Mangalam I willcontinue in next posting -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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