Sharanam Sharanam Shastha Charanam

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.