JAGAD ANANDAK¯ ARAKA¯

tyagar¯ aja¯

ragam¯ : nat¯.a talam¯ : adi¯

pallavi

jagadanandak¯ araka¯ jaya janak¯ i¯ pran¯ . anayaka¯

the consciousness that moves the universe in the direction of supreme bliss, he in whose heart resides the spirit of Janak¯ i,¯ the granter of spiritual opulence (Goddess Laks.mi)¯

anupallavi

gaganadhipa¯ satkulaja rajar¯ aj¯ e¯swara´ sugunakara¯ surasevya¯ bhavyadayaka¯ sadasakala¯ he who is born as an emblem of the brilliant sky, he who is the king of all kings, who causes good conduct, who is adored by the Devas,¯ who grants humility and who is eternal and is manifest in everything.

cara´ nam˙

i

amara taraka¯ nicaya kumudahita paripurn¯ . anagha¯ sura surabhuja¯ dadhipayodhi vasa¯ haran. a sundarataravadana sudhamaya¯ vacovr.nda govinda ananda¯ mavar¯ ajar¯ apta¯ subhakar´ an¯ eka¯ he who is the shimmering divine star who always sustains the pure lotus (a symbol of enlightenment), who is complete , devoid of blemishes , who is the helping hand for great energy, who is the famous thief of curd and butter, who has the prettiest face , who talks nectar-like words, who is a cowherd , who is ever happy who is consort of Laks.mi,¯ and who ensures safety of all worlds.

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ii

¯ nigama nirajamr¯ .taja pos.aka¯ ¯ nimis.a vairivarida¯ samiran. a khagaturanga˙ satkavi hrd˙ alay¯ a¯ gan. ita vanar¯ adhipa¯ nata¯nghr˙ .iyuga

he who nourishes the nectar as well as Goddess Laks.mi,¯ who is the wind that scatters the enemies of Devas¯ and whose feet are saluted by innumerable simians.

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indranilaman¯ . i sannibhapaghana¯ candrasurya¯ nayanapram¯ eya¯ vagindra¯ janaka sakale¯sa´ subhra´ nag¯ endra¯ sayana´ samanavairi´ sannuta he who is body is of the colour of blue sapphire, whose eyes are sun and moon , he whose divinity cannot be measured, who is the father of all words, who sleeps on the good serpent and who is victorious over any concept of mortality.

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padavijita¯ maunis´apa¯ savaparipala¯ varamantra grahan. alola paramas´anta¯ citta janakajadhipa¯ sarojabhava varadakhila¯

the remover of sage Gautama’s curse by virtue of your divine feet, the one who protects the yagas,¯ the one who delights in understanding the depth of the mantras of Visv´ amitra,¯ the one who exudes who’s mind has a disposition of supreme peace, who is the husband of Jananki,¯ emerges from the lotus of and the ones who is the granter of boons.

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sr.s.t.i sthityantakarak¯ amita¯ kamita¯ phaladasam¯ ana¯ gatra¯ sac´ ipatinut¯ abdhi¯ madaharanur¯ aga¯ ragar¯ ajita¯ kathas¯ arahita¯

he who performs the three functions of creation , protection and destruction, who fulfills countless prayers to fruition, whose spirituality has a body beyond comparison, who subdues the pride of Indira’s son Vali and king of the seas, who is the essence of ,¯ the story that is embodiment of love and desire.

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sajjana manas¯ abdhi¯ sudhakara¯ kusuma vimana¯ surasaripu¯ karabja¯ lalita¯ caran. avagun¯ . asuragan¯ . a madaharana sanatan¯ ajanuta¯

he who is the moon of the noblemen , who is as sweet as the sea of elixir of immortality, riding on the flight of flower petals, whose feet are pleasantly caressed by the lotus hands of , who subdued the demon- like forces of evil character, you are immortal and worshipped by Brahma. 3

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onk˙ ara¯ panjarak˜ ira¯ purahara sarojabhava ke¯sav´ adir¯ upa¯ vasavaripu¯ janakantaka¯ kaladhara¯ kaladhar¯ apta¯ ghrn. akara¯ saran´ agata¯ jana palana¯ sumanoramana nirvikara¯ nigama saratara¯ he who is the parrot who lives in the cage of Pranava,¯ who is the sum total of Siva´ , Brahma, and others, who art the slayer of Ravana,¯ father of Indirajit, who is the embodiment of all arts, who is the abode of giving succor to those who surrender to you, the granter of happiness to noblemen, who is beyond description and devoid of any attributes,who is the essence of .

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karadhr.ta saraj´ al¯ a-sura¯ madapaharan¯ . a avanisura¯ suravana¯ kavina¯ bilaja mauni kr.ta caritra sannuta sr´ i¯ tyagar¯ ajanuta¯ he who is the destroyer of the ego of the Asuras, the protector of all people, the noble forces at work on earth and the skies, whose name is as omnipotent as ether and whose fame is spread through the epic Ramayana¯ written by poet , you are the lord worshipped by sr´ i¯ Thyagar¯ aja.¯

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puran¯ . a purus.a nr.varatmaj¯ a¯srita´ paradh¯ ina¯ khara viradha¯ ravana¯ viravan¯ . anagha¯ para¯sara´ manohara¯ vikr.ta tyagar¯ aja¯ sannuta he who is ageless, the son of king Dasaratha, the helper and protector of the followers of , slayer of Kara, Viratha, and Ravana,¯ who delights the blemishless sages you are praised by the imperfect mortal Tyagar¯ aja.¯

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agan. itagun. a kanakacela¯ s´ala¯ vidalanarun¯ . abha¯ samana¯ caran. a¯ para¯ mahimadbhuta¯ sukavijana hr.dsadana suramunigan. a vihita kalasa´ niranidhij¯ a¯ raman. a pdpagaja nr.sim. ha vara tyagar¯ aj¯ adinuta¯

he who has countless good qualities, who adorns saffron colored silk clothes, who pierced Mara trees, who has divine rosy feet, thy fame is limitless, he who dwells in the hearts of very great poets, who does many good thing for the devas¯ and saints, the consort of Laks.mi,¯ who is Narasimha to darkness, thou art worshipped by great men like Shri Tyagar¯ aja.¯

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