Sritha Kamala from Ashtapadi
By
Jayadeva
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(This is a very popular prayer ,
usually sung in Hindustani and Karnatik
music concerts in the Raga Pahadi or
Bhairavi.)
1.Sritha Kamala , kucha mandala,
Dhritha kundala hey,
Kalitha vana mala jaya jaya deva
hare,
You rest on the lotus like breasts of Goddess Lakshmi,
Oh god who wears swinging ear globes,
And also wear garland of forest flowers,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
2.Dina mani mandala
mandana , bhava khandana hey ,
Muni jana manasa Hamsa
jaya jayadeva hare.
Your face shines like
the disc of Sun ,
Oh destroyer of the ties
of birth and death,
Oh swan in the hearts
of great sages,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
3.Kaaliya visha dhara ganjana jana ranjana hey,
Yadu kula nalini
dinesa , jaya jaya deva hare
You who defeated the poison bearing
Kaliya ,
Oh God who entertains lots of people,
And
who is the lotus of the clan of Yadus,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
4.Madhu mura naraka vinasana ,
Garudasana hey,
Sura kula kelee nidhana, jaya jaya
deva hare.
You who killed Madhu, Mura and
Narakasura,
Oh God who sits on Garuda,
And who entertains devas by his
sports,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
5.Amala, kamala dala lochana, bhava
mochana hey,
Tribhuvana bhuvana
nidhana, jaya jaya deva hare
You are having holy lotus flower like eyes,
Oh
God who frees us from ties of birth,
And whose home is all the three
worlds,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
6.Janaka suthaa krutha bhooshana,
jitha dhooshana hey,
Samara samitha dasa kanta, jaya jaya deva hare
You who made Goddess Sita wear
ornaments,
Oh defeater of bad ones,
Who in the war killed the ten headed
Ravana,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
7.Abhjinava jala dhara Sundara,
Dhrutha mandara hey,
Sri Mukha chandra chakora, jaya jaya
deva hare
You who are as pretty as the rich
new cloud,
Oh God who lifted the mountain,
And whose face is like the moon
loved by Chakora* birds,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
*Birds who live by drinking moon
light
8.Thava Charanam pranatha vayam , ithi bhavaya hey,
Kuru kusalam pranatheshu , jaya jaya
deva hare
We salute at your feet ,
Oh God who gives prosperity,
Please look after the good of all beings,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.
9.Sri Jaya deva kaver idham krutha
mudam hey,
Mangala ujjwala githam , jaya jaya
deva hare
Oh
darling God , this shining and
auspicious song ,
Written by poet Jayadeva,
Is being offered to you ,
Victory to God Jaya deva and to Lord Hari.