Jaya jaya jaya jaanakikaantaa

 

 

By

 

Sage Purandara Dasa

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga Nattai

Thala Khanda Chapu

 

Pallavi

 

Jaya jaya jaya janakikaantaa

Jaya sadhu jana vinutha
Jayathu mahimaanandha

Jayabaagya vandha

Anupallavi

 

Dasaratha Mahaveera Dasakanta Samhaara
Pasupathi svaramithra paavana charithra
Kusumabaana svaroopa kuchalakeerththi kalaaba
Asama saahasa siksha ambujadhalaaksha

Charanam

 

1.Saamagaana vilola saadhujana paripaala
Kaamidhaarththa vidhaatha keerththi samjaatha
Somasoorya prakaasa sakala LOkaadheesa
Sri mahaaveera Raghuveera Sindhukambeera

2.Sakala Saasthra vichaara Charanujana mandhaara
Vihasithaambuja vadhana viswamaya sadhanaa
Suhrutha Mokshadheesha Saakethapuravaasa
Bakthavathsala Rama Purandha vitalaa

English translation

 

Pallavi

 

Victory , victory, victory, consort of Sita,

Victory to him who likes sagely people,

Victory to him who  becomes happy by his greatness

Victory to the lucky one.

 

Anupallavi

 

The great hero who was the son of Dasaratha who killed Ravana,

Who is the friend of Lord Shiva and has a holy history,

Whose form  is praised as better than the God of love,

And who has lotus leaf like eyes  and has incomparable valour.

 

Charanam

 

1The God who enjoys singing of Sama Veda,

The god who takes care of people like sages,

The God who blesses us with wealth that we desire,

The God who earns great fame and shines like Sun and moon,

The God who is the Lord of the world  who is greatly valorous,

The god who is the hero of Raghu clan who got angry with the sea.

 

2.The God who knows all Sasthras who has feet like flowers,

The God who has face like a fully opened lotus flower,

The God who is spread  through out the world,

The who is the friendly God who grants salvation,

The God who belonged to Ayodhya ,

The Rama who loves his devotes and Purandara Vittala