SrIsa padmanabha pahi
| Ragam: Khamas | Thalam: Adi (Tisra Gati) |
Arohanam:S M1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Avarohanam: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
pallavi
srIsa padmanAbha pAhi dEva dEva mAm jaya jaya
caranam 1
AgamasAra! paramahamsa vihAra! bhOgirAja bhOga shayana bhuva mOhana! jaya jaya
caranam 2
kESisUdana! bhavabhaya klESanASana! kEsakalita piNchavarada! kESavsa! HarE! jaya jaya
caranam 3
vAraNatApa vihata vAmana rUpa sArasa sanAdivandya sArasa nEtra! jaya jaya
caranam 4
dIna pAlana! manasija janaka cidghana! syAnandUrapura nilaya! samsAra mOcana! jaya jaya
Meaning
Oh, Sri Padmanabha! The consort of goddess Lakshmi Protects me. Hail Hail!
You are the essence of the scriptures. You dwell in the great sages. You recline on the king of the serpent. You attract the whole world. Hail! Hail!
You annihilated the wicked demon Kesi; dispelled the miseries of life and death. Your hair is adorned with peacock feathers. Oh, Varada! Kesava! Hare! Hail! Hail!
One how eliminated the miseries of the elephant; took the form of a dwarf; worshiped by Brahama and others. Oh, lotus-eyed! Hail! Hail!
Protector of the hapless! The progenitor of Cupid! The supreme spirit! Dweller of Syanandurapura; liberator from life and death. Hail! Hail!