Par Kadalalai mele
(On the waves of
the ocean of milk)
By
Udumalai Pettai Narayana
Kavi
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Though this great
Krithi describing the Dasavatharas
of Vishnu was written in
mellifluous Tamil for the picture
Raja Desingu, the Carnatic music fraternity made it their own with great enthusiasm. It is also a very popular dance number .Hear it sung by Smt Sudha Raghunathan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hydNczw_o8
) , and watch the great dancing star Padmini dance for it
, with the song dung by the
legendary Smt.M.L.Vasanthakumari (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di42rx-U7oo
)
Raga (Shanmuga
priya)
1.Parkadal alai
mele pambanayil palli kondai Ranganatha-Undhan,
Padamalar nidham
thedi paravasamodu gathi perave
jnanam nee thaa deva
1.Oh Ranganatha
who lies down on the bed of
snakes on the waves of ocean of
milk,
Oh God, give
us wisdom to search for your lotus feet daily and to
get salvation with ecstasy.
Raga (Kedara
gaula)
2.Gathakan aana
oru Somukhan kai kondu kadal idaye olitha marai
nalum,
Pinnar medhini
than meela , padhakan thaan maala
, meen avatharam seidha
thirumale,
2. When the bad
killer called Somukha hid
the four Vedas inside the
Ocean,
Oh Lord
Vishnu you later
took the incarnation of fish to ,
Bring them back to the earth and to kill
that bad one .
Raga (Sama)
3.Vaanavarum
Danavarum aazhi amudham kadainthida , mandara giri thanai thaangidave –oru,
Koon udaya Oadu
konda koormavatharam yena
kolam uthrai pugazh ongidave,
3.When the Devas
and Asuras churned
the ocean to get nectar , for
lifting the Mandara mountain,
You took the form
of a turtle with a curved hard back so
that your fame would
increase.
Raga (Athana)
4.Heenan
Hiranyakshan yennum padu paavi
ezhu kadalul maraitha bhoo
devi -aval,
Dheena Rakshaka , sakala
jeeva rakshaka yenave naanilathai thookiya
Varaha vadivanavane
4, When Goddess
earth was hidden by that
evil one Hiranyaksha who is
a great sinner,
Inside the seven oceans and when she cried”Oh saviour of
the suffering , Oh saviour of the soul “,
You took the form of a boar and lifted the entire earth.
5.Raga (Mohana)
5.Yengu irukkiraan Hari
, (avan) yengu irukkiraan endra
HIranyan sollai idai marithu
, avan pillai,
Engum irupaan , toonil
ingum iruppan -andha toonil iruppan
endru iyambiyathal nerndha
thollai,
Neengavum , pongu
shina vambanargal bhootha udaumbum
dasai thindrezhundhu thondiyodu, mani kudalam udhiram,
Shindhave , nakham
kondu keerum narasingamaana avathaarane
, Chakra dharane , upakaatrane
,aadharane.
5. When his son hearing the words of Hiranya “Where is
he , Where is he” stopped him in the middle ,
And said, “He is everywhere, He is here in this
pillar and that pillar “ , to remove the
problem caused ,
You took the
incarnation of Narasimha , rose with great anger from there, with a very gigantic body,
Displayed his belly
and intestines , stood up ,
tore with your sharp claws his
flesh apart and after eating it
,
Stood there
spilling his blood all around, Oh
lord who carries the conch and the wheel
and who is the basis of everything.
Ragam (bilahari)
6.Moovadi man
kettu vandhu , Man alandhu , Vin alandhu
, Mabali siram alandha Vamanane
,
THandhai aaviyai pirith-
athanaal Surya kula vairi
yaga amaindha Parasuraman aanavane.
6.Oh Lord Vamana
who came asking for three feet of
earth , then measured earth by one one
feet , heavens by one feet and Then measured the head of Mahabali,
Oh Lord who became
Parasuramsa the enemy of solar dynasty due
to the taking away of the soul of your father.
Ragam (Kanada)
7.Devarkalai
chirai meettu Ravanadhi uyir maitha
Dasaratha Sri Rama
Avatharane ,
Bhoomi thanil pugazhayum
uzhuvor kalappai thanai Puyam
adhil thangi nindra
Balaramane.
7.Oh Lord who incarnation of Dasaratha Rama , released devas from prison and killed Ravana and others,
Oh Balarama who got great fame in the earth and
who stood carrying the
farmer’s plough in his hands.
Ragam (Kapi-Thisra nadai)
8.AAvani Rohiniyil
ashtamiyile Ashta jama
nerathil avatharithione ,
Aayarpaadi Yeriya Yasodai
Nandalala , Padhinayiram,
Gopiyar Parama
ananda Lola, bhoo bharam theerkka
Bharatha por muditha Sheela, Gopalakrishna , Adhi Moola
, Paripaala
8.Oh Who look who
took birth in the Rohini
star and Ashtami thidhi of
AAvani month (August-September) ,
Who is the Yasodha’s
darling of Nanda who went in the
home of Cowherds ,
Who enjoyed company of ten thousand gopis , who conducted the Bharatha
war to lighten the buden of earth,
Who is
Gopalakrishna , Who is the primeval root and who looks after
all.
Ragam (shiva ranjini)
9.Pancha Padakam, Vathum
, kodiya vanjakam , mithra
bedhakam cheyya anjidathavar
,
AAdidum nataka
medai aakiya kaliyugam azhaikkave , dharmam thazhaikkave ,
Anburuvaagiya
Kalki avatharam , Singaaran ,dasavatharan
neeye.
9.Being summoned
by Kali
age , which is the stage of the
people who are not scared to do,
The five type of evil acts , unnecessary arguments , Terrible
cheating and creating enmity among friends ,
For making
Dharma grow luxuriously , you took the friendly incarnation of Kalki ,
Oh Lord who is
very pretty , you are
all the ten incarnations.
Mikka nanrri Sir
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