Sharanam Sharanam Shastha Charanam

(I surrender, surrender at the feet of Sastha)

Ragam  :               Ranjani                                                                 Thalam    :            Adhi

 

Composed  by

 

Professer B. Ramamoorthy Rao

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

 

Pallavi

 

Sharanam sharanam shasthara charanam

Sharanam pandala raja kumaram                                                                              (Sharanam)

 

I surrender, surrender at the feet of Sastha,

I surrender to the prince of Pandala

 

Anupallavi

 

Unnatha pandya kerala vasam

Sannutha shabari giri viharam                                                                                     (Sharanam)

 

He lives in Kerala in the high clan of Pandyas,

And is present in the Shabhari mountain where he roams.

 

Charanam

 

Hari hara puthram surapathi mithram

Pavana pamba theera viharam

Vyagra roodam parama dayakam

Makara jyothi swaroopam sree shastharam                                                        (Sharanam)

 

He is the son of Vishnu and Shiva, friend of Devendra,

And roams about in the banks of holy Pamba.

He rides on a tiger and a very great and divine donor,

He is the form of Makara jyothi and is called Sastha.