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Sadhujane tavasayam

Arohanam:S R2 M1 P N2 S
Avarohanam: S N3 S D2 P M1 P G3 R2 S

pallavi
sAdhu jAnE tavASayam cAruvadana!

annupallavi
bAdhasE kimu pESala bhAshanEna pankajanAbha!

caranam 1
kAminIlOlupa tAntE kalayAmi bahunA kimmAmanusara mAnAtha! mAnyataraSIla!
kAmakElishu nipunAnAntAmahO hrdi nidhAyamAmanu kaitavavAdam maNjulANga! vadasikim!

caranam 2
sArapIyUshanilayam sAtavAdharamahaha! dhIramApibatu sadA deva! bhAgyapurna
mArabAna sithilatamAnasAm mAmapahAya nIrajAksha! kulatAm tAm nityamAsrayasi hanta!

caranam 3
mAmaka paridEvanam mA vanaruditaprAyam kOmalAnga!  viracaya kundasuradana!
mAmaka madanatApam mayi kimapi dayayA syAmala nIradagAtra! samaya jIvanAyaka!

Meaning

Oh lord with a beautiful face! I know well your idea.
Oh, Padmanabha! are you affected by such clever speech?
Don't I know your interest in women?  Oh lord of Lakshmi! of noble virtues, just follow me.  Are you telling me beautiful but false things, keeping in your heart that girl who is an expert in live sport?
Oh lord, may that blessed woman drink from your lips, which are overflowing with nectar.  What a pity that, discarding me, who is shattered by the Cupid's arrow.  Are you depending on that wretched woman?
May not my prayer be a cry in the wilderness.  You are of the lovely form.  Your teeth are like jasmine buds and you are dark like the rain clouds.  You are the lord of my life.  Somehow or other, be kind enough to satisfy my romantic desire, Oh Syamala! Niradagatra!

Sadaramava nirupama

Arohanam:S R2 M2 P D2 S
Avarohanam: S N2 D2 P M2 R2 S

pallavi
sadaramava nirupama rAma viracaya shubhamayi vara

anupallavi
pAda vinata shubhakara shrI padmanAbha su-lalAma virajita

caranam 1
sharadija shashadhara ruciratara vadana sakala bhuvana bhaya haraNa mrduLa hAsa
karamukha nishicara vidaLana sharadhara kamaladaLa nayana kaluSa manajaya

caranam 2
shishi himakara mada haraNa caNa niTila shatamaka sura parivrDha nuta padayuga
dasha mukha phaNi khagavara guNa nivasana disha nija padayuga jalaja bhajanamayi

caranam 3
su-lalita maNimaya makuTa parilasita surucira tanu ruci vihasita sumashura
naLa pavanaja mukha kapi gaNa parivrta vilasa mama hrdi jalanilaya madahara

Meaning

Oh lord, Rama! pray to protect me with your kindness.  YOu the nonpareil supreme lord, bestow on my good fortune.
You confer joy on those who worship your feet, Sri Padmanabha!  you are adorned with a vermilion mark on your forehead.
Your face is more beautiful than that of the autumnal full moon, you allay the fear of all in the universe.  You are the smiling countenance.  You destroyed demons like Khara and others, you sport bow and arrows in your arms. Your eyes are like lotus petals.  May you be victorious!  You who remove the malefic effects of Kali.
The beauty of your forehead surpasses that of the crescent moon.  Your feet are worshiped by a host of celestials inclusive of Indra.  You are to Ravana, what Garuda is to serpent. Oh, the treasure trove of virtues!  please guide me as to how to worship your lotus feet.
You sport a gem-studded crown. The beauty of your form subdues that of Cupid.  You are in the company of Nala, Hanuman, and a host of monkeys.  Pray to abide in my heart, oh one who subdued the pride of ocean!

Sadaramiha bhaje

Arohanam:S R2 M1 P N2 S
Avarohanam: S N2 P M1 R2 S

pallavi
sAdaramiha bhajE sarasijanAbham

anupallavi
vEda nikaranuta mAdhIshu rushamiha

ciTTa svara sAhitya
sAnati sarasa sAmAnUna vinuta kAmEna sama lalAma vilasita sAma japa lAhisAya

caranam
pAlita tribhuvana

svara sAhitya 1
pApamahara samapAnupamAtana
svara sAhitya 2
mA pravinata krpAdrta girIsha kAma pArijAta rusama

svara sAhitya 3
pANDu sutanata pAda sarasija pAtita danuja pAvana parama

svara sAhitya 4
nityArihara mA rAma sujapa shOnim asmAti mOhanad-shana
vasana pariNatarasa bhItara sashata krtu pramukhAnata nirupama

caranam
pAlita tribhuvana paNkajAtavadana Sailavaradharana sAdhujanaSarana

Meaning

I meditate on you with reverence.  The supreme being who is praised by scriptures.
One who is praised by Samaveda with devotion and is without blemish.  One whose beauty suppresses the Cupid; the protector of elephant and the one who reclines on the serpent.
The protector of the three worlds!
One who has none equal in dispelling the sins.
One who was praised by Lakshmi. One who had the compassion of Parvati and is equal to the celestial tree Parijata.
Your lotus feet are worshiped by Arjuna (the son of Pandu); annihilator of demons; the most auspicious and supreme one!
Destroyer of the permanent enemies like Kama, Krodha, etc one who delights with Lakshmi; beautiful as a red flower; shining with beautiful teeth and adorning attractive garments; one who is saluted by Indra and other eminent ones and is nonpareil.
Protector of the three worlds; faces like that of lotus; held aloft the mountains and the refuge to the sages.

Sadaramava sarasija

Arohanam:S R2 M1 P N2 S
Avarohanam: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 P M1 R2 S

pallavi
sAdAramava sarasija daLa su-nayana sakala sujana bhava bhya hara

anupallavi
pAdatala nata suramuni samudaya padmaAbha dayAkara mAdhava

caranam 1
gOpahita karatala dhrta girivara kunda vilasita nijarada yadukula
dIpa jaladhara sama madhura vacana dIna janatati shubhakara nirupama

caranam 2
ghOra bhuja bala maghada-nrpati hatikOpa suma gaNa vilasita kaca bhara
shrI ramaNa mrgamada niTila varada sEvaka nikara ghana kaluSa shamana

caranam 3
kAma janaka mama vitara murahara kAmita mahivara shayana nirupama
bhUmi ghana bhara vidaLana samadhika bOdhAkara himakara su-vadana vara

Meaning

Please protect with honor Oh! The one who has beautiful eyes like the lotus petal and the one who dispels the worldly fear of all the good people.
Oh, Madhava!  Your feet are worshiped by the host of celestials and sages; Oh Padmanabha, the embodiment of compassion!
One who held aloft the mountain for the welfare of the cowherds; having charming teeth like the jasmine buds; the beacon light of the Yadu dynasty; having the hue of the clouds; nectar-like speech; bestower of prosperity to the hapless, oh the supreme being!
One who killed the mighty-armed dreadful king of Magadha with rage; your tresses are adorned with fragrant flowers;  Oh Sri Ramana!  Your forehead is adorned with musk; the bestower of boons;  you dispel the sind of the devotees.
Oh, the progenitor of Cupid! Annihilator of the demon Mura! Fulfill my desires.  You recline on the serpent!  Oh, the unparalleled one! obliterate of the afflictions of the earth; personification of wisdom; the face as charming as the moon and the remover of the fear of good people!