Sri Vignarajam Bhaje

 

By

Oothukadu Venkata Subba Iyer

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

Ragam Gambheera naattai

Thalam Kandam

 

Pallavi

Sri Vigna Rajam Bhaje-Bhajeham bhajeham,

Bhajeham bhaje –thamiha

 

Anupallavi

SAnthatham aham Kunjara Mukham,

Shankara sutham, Shankari sutham-Thamiha,

Santhathamaham dhanthi Sundara mukham,

Anthakanthaka sutham, Shiva Shankari sutham-thamiha

 

Charanam

1.Sevitha surendra, mahaneeya guna sheelam,

Japatha Samadhi sukha varada  anukoolam,

Bhavitha suramani Ghana bhaktha paripalam,

Bhayankara vishanga mathanga  kula kalam.

 

2.Kanaka keyura haravali kalitha,

Gambheera gowragiri shobham sushobham,

Kamadhi bhaya bharitha mudaa madha,

Kali kalusha kanthitham akhanda prathapam-prathapam,

Sanaka suka Narada Patanjali , Parachara,

Mathanga muni sanga sallapam –sallapam,

Sathya paramabhja nayana pramudha mukthikara,

Thathwamasi nithya nighamadhi swaroopam.

 

English Translation

 

Pallavi

Sing about the king of obstacles,I sing, I sing,

I sing, sing , now

 

Anupallavi

I always  sing about  him who has face of an elephant,

Son of Parameshwara, Son of Parvathi  -now

I always sing  about the pretty elephant face,

Son of the killer of  the God of death , Son of Shiva and Parvathi-now

 

Charanam

1.He is being worshipped by Indra has character of greatness,

Is Partial to those  who chant his name and meditate on him  and blesses them,

He looks after those devas and sages  who think about him,

He is the cause of death of the tribe of  very bad poisonous elephants.

 

2.Wearing a golden crown and other garlands,

Who looks great and shines like the white mountain- greatly shines,

Who puts an end  the dark aspects like passion , fear , arrogance and irrationality,

Who has fame , great fame , He who chats  and chats with sages like,

Sanaka , Suka , Narada , Patanjali , Parachara and Mathanga

And who is the embodiment of ultimate truth and leads to salvation ,

And who  is the form of Vedic saying that “You are that”